Citizens who reported that they were able to get an appointment with their primary care provider within 5 days

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
34.2
32.2 - 36.2
31.4
29.5 - 33.3
34.0
31.8 - 36.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
36.2
32.3 - 40.1
29.6
26.1 - 33.1
28.8
25.1 - 32.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
34.8
30.6 - 38.9
33.5
29.3 - 37.6
37.9
33.4 - 42.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
33.5
29.0 - 38.1
27.5
23.5 - 31.6
33.0
27.3 - 38.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
26.1
19.5 - 32.7
29.2
21.6 - 36.8
39.0
29.3 - 48.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
19.7
13.9 - 25.4
24.4
17.3 - 31.5
17.0
10.6 - 23.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
40.5
33.5 - 47.5
42.4
36.2 - 48.6
36.9
30.9 - 43.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
26.1
20.2 - 32.1
30.3
24.7 - 35.9
45.1
37.1 - 53.0
Age
18-64
32.2
29.6 - 34.8
28.5
26.2 - 30.9
32.5
29.7 - 35.4
65 and over
38.6
35.5 - 41.8
38.0
34.9 - 41.0
37.9
35.0 - 40.9
Gender
Female
32.9
30.6 - 35.3
30.4
28.2 - 32.7
33.5
31.0 - 36.0
Male
35.8
32.3 - 39.4
33.0
29.8 - 36.3
34.3
30.4 - 38.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
20.5
12.7 - 28.3
17.7
10.6 - 24.7
41.1
28.6 - 53.6
Language
Most comfortable in English
34.2
31.8 - 36.7
30.6
28.4 - 32.8
n/a
Most comfortable in French
34.7
30.4 - 39.0
31.9
27.7 - 36.0
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
33.5
26.7 - 40.3
35.6
28.5 - 42.8
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
35.3
23.3 - 47.2
33.0
21.6 - 44.3
39.4
24.7 - 54.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
36.5
26.7 - 46.3
27.6
18.7 - 36.4
25.1
17.6 - 32.7
Education level
High school or less
37.6
33.1 - 42.1
34.1
30.6 - 37.6
37.1
33.0 - 41.3
Postsecondary
32.9
30.6 - 35.2
30.3
28.1 - 32.6
32.8
30.1 - 35.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
33.1
27.0 - 39.2
37.5
31.5 - 43.4
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
36.3
30.7 - 41.9
32.7
28.0 - 37.5
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
36.2
31.9 - 40.6
34.9
30.9 - 38.8
n/a
$60,000 or more
33.8
31.0 - 36.6
29.7
27.0 - 32.3
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
33.3
24.1 - 42.6
31.1
21.8 - 40.3
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 they were able to get an appointment with their primary care provider within 5 days.

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 and last consultation was for a health concern or problem. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "same day, 1 day, 2 days or 3 to 5 days" by the number of respondents who answered "same day, 1 day, 2 days, 3 to 5 days, 6 to 7 days, 8 to 14 days (up to 2 weeks), 15 to 21 days (up to 3 weeks), 22 to 28 days (up to 4 weeks) or more than 4 weeks/More than a month" to the question: Thinking of the last time you consulted with your family doctor or your nurse practitioner, either in-person or virtually, how long did it take from when you first tried to make the appointment to when you actually consulted with him/her?

Notes

The 2020 edition of the Primary Health Survey (PHS) was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic did not influence the survey’s response rate, NBHC had to assess the impact of surveying during the pandemic. Accordingly, advanced statistical analyses were performed to allow for comparison between the results obtained in 2020 and those obtained in previous PHS cycles. Despite these analyses, users are advised to use the PHS 2020 data with caution, especially when creating estimates for small sub-populations or when comparing it to other PHS editions.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PH_ACCPB_2

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