Citizens who reported that their last consultation with their primary care provider was for a health concern or problem that needed medical care

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
55.5
54.0 - 57.1
56.7
55.1 - 58.2
54.5
52.8 - 56.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
52.7
49.8 - 55.6
54.7
51.8 - 57.7
50.0
47.1 - 53.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
58.8
55.6 - 62.0
56.2
52.8 - 59.5
59.9
56.4 - 63.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
59.2
55.6 - 62.9
61.2
57.9 - 64.6
57.0
52.7 - 61.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
51.9
46.7 - 57.0
51.5
45.7 - 57.4
46.5
40.2 - 52.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
51.1
46.0 - 56.2
52.8
47.6 - 58.0
50.6
43.5 - 57.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
53.0
48.1 - 57.9
56.5
51.8 - 61.2
53.6
48.8 - 58.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
56.7
51.2 - 62.1
60.2
55.5 - 65.0
58.4
52.9 - 63.8
Age
18-64
56.3
54.3 - 58.4
58.3
56.3 - 60.3
56.4
54.2 - 58.7
65 and over
53.8
51.4 - 56.1
53.3
51.0 - 55.5
50.1
48.0 - 52.2
Gender
Female
57.4
55.5 - 59.2
59.6
57.7 - 61.5
57.1
55.2 - 59.1
Male
53.2
50.6 - 55.8
53.2
50.7 - 55.8
50.9
48.1 - 53.8
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
56.2
48.0 - 64.3
62.8
54.6 - 71.1
56.7
47.6 - 65.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
57.7
55.7 - 59.6
58.6
56.7 - 60.4
n/a
Most comfortable in French
48.5
45.5 - 51.6
52.1
48.9 - 55.2
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
57.4
52.3 - 62.5
52.8
47.6 - 58.1
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
59.9
50.6 - 69.2
60.6
50.6 - 70.7
65.7
54.8 - 76.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
54.0
46.6 - 61.4
59.0
51.6 - 66.4
62.4
55.3 - 69.4
Education level
High school or less
53.9
50.8 - 57.0
54.6
51.7 - 57.5
48.3
45.4 - 51.3
Postsecondary
56.2
54.3 - 58.0
57.6
55.7 - 59.4
57.1
55.1 - 59.2
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
63.3
58.1 - 68.5
58.3
53.3 - 63.3
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
59.7
55.6 - 63.9
55.8
52.0 - 59.7
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
53.6
50.4 - 56.8
56.0
53.0 - 59.0
n/a
$60,000 or more
55.7
53.5 - 57.8
57.6
55.4 - 59.8
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
54.4
46.8 - 61.9
53.8
46.3 - 61.2
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 health concern or problem that 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 "a health concern or problem that needed medical care" 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_USEPG_2

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