Citizens [who consulted with their primary care provider in the last 12 months] who consulted with an allied health professional in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available when they needed medical care

Table

Unit %

Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
1.9
1.4 - 2.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
2.3
1.4 - 3.1
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
1.4
0.7 - 2.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
1.7
0.4 - 3.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
3.4
0.7 - 6.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
2.6
0.6 - 4.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
S
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
1.5
0.4 - 2.6
Age
18-64
2.0
1.4 - 2.7
65 and over
1.5
1.0 - 2.0
Gender
Female
1.9
1.4 - 2.3
Male
1.9
1.1 - 2.7
Sexual identity
Minority sexual identity
S
Heterosexual
2.0
1.5 - 2.5
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Non-Indigenous
1.8
1.4 - 2.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
S
Non-immigrants
1.9
1.4 - 2.4
Education level
High school or less
0.4
0.1 - 0.7
Postsecondary
2.5
1.8 - 3.1
Household income
Less than $25,000
1.0
0.4 - 1.7
$25,000 to less than $60,000
1.2
0.7 - 1.7
$60,000 or more
2.7
1.8 - 3.5
Persons with a disability
Without disability
1.8
1.2 - 2.4
With disability
2.0
1.4 - 2.6
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of citizens [who consulted with their primary care provider in the last 12 months] who consulted with an allied health professional in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available when they needed medical care.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner and who consulted with them in the last 12 months. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: Thinking of the last 12 months, did you use any of the following services because your family doctor or your nurse practitioner was not available when you needed medical care? f) Other services, please specify (allied health professional)

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_TIAAH_2

Charts

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