Citizens who reported that they had a virtual care consultation in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
44.6
43.2 - 45.9
54.6
53.1 - 56.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
45.4
42.8 - 48.0
57.8
55.2 - 60.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
43.5
40.4 - 46.6
53.8
50.6 - 57.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
48.1
45.3 - 50.9
55.9
52.2 - 59.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
30.3
26.3 - 34.4
39.4
34.4 - 44.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
42.2
37.7 - 46.7
55.9
49.9 - 62.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
44.3
40.2 - 48.4
51.9
47.5 - 56.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
47.0
42.5 - 51.5
55.5
50.1 - 60.9
Age
18-64
44.3
42.6 - 46.0
54.5
52.6 - 56.5
65 and over
45.1
43.1 - 47.2
54.7
52.9 - 56.6
Gender
Female
50.9
49.2 - 52.5
61.1
59.4 - 62.8
Male
37.8
35.7 - 39.9
47.8
45.4 - 50.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
54.9
48.0 - 61.8
64.0
56.3 - 71.6
Language
Most comfortable in English
45.6
44.0 - 47.3
n/a
Most comfortable in French
41.1
38.4 - 43.8
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
44.4
39.8 - 49.0
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
39.2
30.6 - 47.8
51.8
41.8 - 61.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
35.2
30.2 - 40.2
57.1
51.0 - 63.2
Education level
High school or less
39.0
36.6 - 41.5
48.7
46.1 - 51.4
Postsecondary
46.6
45.0 - 48.2
57.1
55.3 - 59.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
57.1
52.5 - 61.6
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
36.9
33.6 - 40.1
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
44.5
41.9 - 47.2
n/a
$60,000 or more
48.0
46.1 - 50.0
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
35.3
30.2 - 40.4
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 they had a virtual care consultation in the last 12 months.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: In the last 12 months, did you have a virtual consultation for your own personal medical care?

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_VIR01_1

Charts

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