Citizens who reported that their last consultation with their primary care provider was for a prescription renewal

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
34.7
33.0 - 36.4
37.9
36.4 - 39.4
38.7
37.2 - 40.2
39.9
38.3 - 41.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
35.1
32.1 - 38.0
37.8
35.0 - 40.6
40.9
38.0 - 43.8
40.0
37.2 - 42.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
35.0
31.3 - 38.7
37.1
34.0 - 40.2
37.7
34.5 - 40.8
37.5
34.1 - 40.8
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
33.5
29.7 - 37.3
35.0
31.5 - 38.5
37.2
33.8 - 40.5
38.9
34.7 - 43.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
30.5
24.6 - 36.5
41.5
36.4 - 46.7
33.2
27.8 - 38.6
41.0
34.9 - 47.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
36.5
30.6 - 42.5
46.7
41.6 - 51.8
46.1
41.0 - 51.3
46.6
39.7 - 53.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
34.8
29.5 - 40.1
39.3
34.5 - 44.1
39.6
35.1 - 44.1
43.0
38.1 - 47.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
37.8
31.8 - 43.7
40.6
35.3 - 45.8
35.9
31.4 - 40.5
42.9
37.4 - 48.3
Age
18-64
33.1
31.0 - 35.2
35.9
34.0 - 37.9
36.2
34.3 - 38.1
36.4
34.3 - 38.6
65 and over
37.8
35.1 - 40.5
42.1
39.8 - 44.4
43.9
41.7 - 46.2
47.7
45.6 - 49.8
Gender
Female
33.3
31.2 - 35.5
36.8
35.0 - 38.6
38.4
36.5 - 40.2
37.0
35.2 - 38.9
Male
36.1
33.4 - 38.8
39.2
36.7 - 41.7
38.6
36.2 - 41.0
43.6
40.7 - 46.4
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
42.3
34.6 - 49.9
44.9
36.7 - 53.1
43.1
34.6 - 51.6
38.6
29.8 - 47.3
Language
Most comfortable in English
35.2
33.1 - 37.2
37.3
35.4 - 39.1
37.9
36.1 - 39.7
n/a
Most comfortable in French
31.9
28.4 - 35.3
39.4
36.4 - 42.3
38.1
35.1 - 41.2
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
37.3
32.2 - 42.4
38.8
33.8 - 43.8
45.4
40.2 - 50.7
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
35.2
25.7 - 44.6
44.5
35.0 - 53.9
43.3
33.5 - 53.1
42.5
30.9 - 54.1
Immigrant
Immigrants
26.6
20.7 - 32.5
27.0
20.5 - 33.4
30.0
23.4 - 36.7
30.1
23.9 - 36.3
Education level
High school or less
37.7
34.5 - 40.8
40.6
37.6 - 43.6
39.8
37.0 - 42.5
48.3
45.3 - 51.2
Postsecondary
33.6
31.6 - 35.6
36.8
35.1 - 38.6
38.1
36.3 - 39.9
36.4
34.5 - 38.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
42.8
37.2 - 48.4
45.8
40.5 - 51.1
45.5
40.5 - 50.5
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
38.1
33.6 - 42.6
40.5
36.3 - 44.7
40.4
36.6 - 44.2
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
33.8
30.3 - 37.2
39.9
36.8 - 43.1
41.4
38.5 - 44.4
n/a
$60,000 or more
33.9
31.6 - 36.1
36.0
34.0 - 38.1
36.7
34.6 - 38.8
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
32.1
25.9 - 38.2
36.4
29.2 - 43.6
32.3
25.4 - 39.2
n/a
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 reported that their last consultation with their primary care provider was for a prescription renewal.

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 "prescription renewal" by the number of respondents who answered "prescription renewal, a regular check-up that was scheduled in advance or a health concern or problem that needed medical care" to the question: Thinking of the last time you consulted with your family doctor or your nurse practitioner, either in-person or virtually, was this for:

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_USEPE_2

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