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

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
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
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
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
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
41.5
36.4 - 46.7
33.2
27.8 - 38.6
41.0
34.9 - 47.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
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
39.3
34.5 - 44.1
39.6
35.1 - 44.1
43.0
38.1 - 47.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
40.6
35.3 - 45.8
35.9
31.4 - 40.5
42.9
37.4 - 48.3
Age
18-64
35.9
34.0 - 37.9
36.2
34.3 - 38.1
36.4
34.3 - 38.6
65 and over
42.1
39.8 - 44.4
43.9
41.7 - 46.2
47.7
45.6 - 49.8
Gender
Female
36.8
35.0 - 38.6
38.4
36.5 - 40.2
37.0
35.2 - 38.9
Male
39.2
36.7 - 41.7
38.6
36.2 - 41.0
43.6
40.7 - 46.4
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
44.9
36.7 - 53.1
43.1
34.6 - 51.6
38.6
29.8 - 47.3
Language
Most comfortable in English
37.3
35.4 - 39.1
37.9
36.1 - 39.7
n/a
Most comfortable in French
39.4
36.4 - 42.3
38.1
35.1 - 41.2
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
38.8
33.8 - 43.8
45.4
40.2 - 50.7
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
44.5
35.0 - 53.9
43.3
33.5 - 53.1
42.5
30.9 - 54.1
Immigrant
Immigrants
27.0
20.5 - 33.4
30.0
23.4 - 36.7
30.1
23.9 - 36.3
Education level
High school or less
40.6
37.6 - 43.6
39.8
37.0 - 42.5
48.3
45.3 - 51.2
Postsecondary
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
45.8
40.5 - 51.1
45.5
40.5 - 50.5
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
40.5
36.3 - 44.7
40.4
36.6 - 44.2
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
39.9
36.8 - 43.1
41.4
38.5 - 44.4
n/a
$60,000 or more
36.0
34.0 - 38.1
36.7
34.6 - 38.8
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
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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