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

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
47.3
45.9 - 48.6
44.6
43.2 - 45.9
54.6
53.1 - 56.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
49.4
46.9 - 52.0
45.4
42.8 - 48.0
57.8
55.2 - 60.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
44.4
41.5 - 47.2
43.5
40.4 - 46.6
53.8
50.6 - 57.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
53.0
50.2 - 55.9
48.1
45.3 - 50.9
55.9
52.2 - 59.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
33.4
29.4 - 37.5
30.3
26.3 - 34.4
39.4
34.4 - 44.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
52.5
47.9 - 57.0
42.2
37.7 - 46.7
55.9
49.9 - 62.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
39.8
35.7 - 43.9
44.3
40.2 - 48.4
51.9
47.5 - 56.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
49.1
44.4 - 53.8
47.0
42.5 - 51.5
55.5
50.1 - 60.9
Age
18-64
48.0
46.4 - 49.7
44.3
42.6 - 46.0
54.5
52.6 - 56.5
65 and over
45.3
43.2 - 47.3
45.1
43.1 - 47.2
54.7
52.9 - 56.6
Gender
Female
53.6
52.0 - 55.2
50.9
49.2 - 52.5
61.1
59.4 - 62.8
Male
40.7
38.6 - 42.8
37.8
35.7 - 39.9
47.8
45.4 - 50.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
60.3
53.9 - 66.7
54.9
48.0 - 61.8
64.0
56.3 - 71.6
Language
Most comfortable in English
48.7
47.0 - 50.3
45.6
44.0 - 47.3
n/a
Most comfortable in French
41.9
39.2 - 44.5
41.1
38.4 - 43.8
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
50.2
45.7 - 54.7
44.4
39.8 - 49.0
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
54.9
46.8 - 63.0
39.2
30.6 - 47.8
51.8
41.8 - 61.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
38.8
33.4 - 44.1
35.2
30.2 - 40.2
57.1
51.0 - 63.2
Education level
High school or less
40.2
37.7 - 42.8
39.0
36.6 - 41.5
48.7
46.1 - 51.4
Postsecondary
49.8
48.3 - 51.4
46.6
45.0 - 48.2
57.1
55.3 - 59.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
58.0
53.5 - 62.6
57.1
52.5 - 61.6
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
42.9
39.4 - 46.4
36.9
33.6 - 40.1
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
45.8
43.1 - 48.6
44.5
41.9 - 47.2
n/a
$60,000 or more
49.7
47.8 - 51.5
48.0
46.1 - 50.0
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
42.0
36.3 - 47.7
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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