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

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Table

Unit %

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