Citizens who reported that their last consultation with their primary care provider was for a regular checkup that was scheduled in advance

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
37.2
35.7 - 38.7
36.6
35.1 - 38.1
35.6
34.0 - 37.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
41.5
38.6 - 44.3
38.1
35.3 - 41.0
37.8
35.0 - 40.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
30.9
27.9 - 34.0
33.4
30.2 - 36.7
29.1
25.9 - 32.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
32.4
28.9 - 35.8
31.3
28.1 - 34.6
35.1
31.0 - 39.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
55.1
50.0 - 60.3
55.0
49.2 - 60.8
50.7
44.4 - 57.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
44.7
39.6 - 49.8
40.9
35.8 - 46.0
42.2
35.1 - 49.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
40.0
35.1 - 44.8
39.5
34.9 - 44.1
39.5
34.8 - 44.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
27.5
22.7 - 32.4
36.8
32.1 - 41.6
27.0
21.7 - 32.3
Age
18-64
36.1
34.1 - 38.0
35.9
33.9 - 37.8
34.2
32.1 - 36.4
65 and over
39.7
37.4 - 41.9
38.2
36.0 - 40.3
38.7
36.6 - 40.7
Gender
Female
34.9
33.1 - 36.7
33.5
31.7 - 35.3
33.5
31.6 - 35.4
Male
40.1
37.5 - 42.6
40.1
37.6 - 42.6
38.4
35.6 - 41.1
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
36.5
28.5 - 44.5
28.5
20.6 - 36.5
33.4
25.0 - 41.9
Language
Most comfortable in English
33.0
31.1 - 34.8
33.9
32.1 - 35.7
n/a
Most comfortable in French
47.0
44.0 - 50.1
44.7
41.5 - 47.8
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
42.6
37.5 - 47.8
38.3
33.3 - 43.4
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
27.4
19.3 - 35.5
36.3
26.3 - 46.4
39.0
26.6 - 51.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
43.8
36.5 - 51.2
42.7
35.3 - 50.2
37.5
30.1 - 44.8
Education level
High school or less
36.7
33.8 - 39.7
36.3
33.5 - 39.1
38.1
35.2 - 40.9
Postsecondary
37.5
35.7 - 39.3
36.9
35.1 - 38.6
34.5
32.6 - 36.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
31.9
26.9 - 37.0
37.4
32.4 - 42.4
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
36.3
32.2 - 40.4
37.7
33.9 - 41.4
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
35.9
32.9 - 39.0
35.4
32.6 - 38.3
n/a
$60,000 or more
38.3
36.2 - 40.4
36.7
34.5 - 38.8
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
41.9
34.5 - 49.3
44.0
36.6 - 51.3
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 regular checkup that was scheduled in advance.

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 "a regular check-up that was scheduled in advance" 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_USEPF_2

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