Citizens who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for one (1) or more chronic health conditions (among a list of 12 conditions)

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020 Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
67.8
66.5 - 69.2
67.5
66.0 - 69.0
64.7
63.9 - 65.5
60.8
60.1 - 61.5
61.6
60.9 - 62.3
59.6
58.9 - 60.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
65.1
62.5 - 67.8
64.5
61.9 - 67.1
62.5
60.8 - 64.1
58.7
57.5 - 60.0
60.8
59.5 - 62.2
58.9
57.5 - 60.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
68.7
65.5 - 71.8
65.8
62.5 - 69.0
65.5
63.7 - 67.3
60.9
59.4 - 62.3
61.0
59.6 - 62.3
60.7
59.3 - 62.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
69.0
66.2 - 71.7
68.1
64.4 - 71.8
64.6
63.0 - 66.2
63.7
62.3 - 65.1
61.4
60.0 - 62.7
58.4
57.0 - 59.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
62.7
58.3 - 67.0
72.7
67.8 - 77.6
63.3
60.4 - 66.2
51.9
49.7 - 54.2
55.5
53.1 - 57.9
55.7
53.3 - 58.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
70.7
66.3 - 75.2
71.8
65.3 - 78.3
67.8
64.4 - 71.2
64.3
61.3 - 67.3
66.4
62.8 - 70.1
64.1
61.0 - 67.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
70.0
66.1 - 74.0
71.6
67.4 - 75.8
62.6
60.3 - 64.8
61.7
59.7 - 63.7
65.1
62.8 - 67.4
61.9
60.0 - 63.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
74.1
70.0 - 78.2
72.0
66.6 - 77.4
75.4
72.1 - 78.7
65.6
62.7 - 68.4
65.3
61.9 - 68.6
59.8
57.3 - 62.3
Age
18-64
60.5
58.8 - 62.2
60.1
58.1 - 62.0
56.4
55.3 - 57.5
53.7
52.8 - 54.5
55.8
55.0 - 56.7
53.4
52.6 - 54.2
65 and over
87.2
85.9 - 88.6
87.1
85.8 - 88.3
85.9
85.0 - 86.8
83.1
82.2 - 84.0
84.1
83.2 - 85.1
86.9
86.0 - 87.9
Gender
Female
70.5
68.9 - 72.1
69.6
67.9 - 71.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Male
64.9
62.8 - 67.1
65.3
62.8 - 67.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
70.5
64.1 - 77.0
74.3
67.4 - 81.3
66.6
62.2 - 71.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
69.5
67.9 - 71.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
62.8
60.1 - 65.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
66.5
62.0 - 71.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
82.8
76.6 - 89.1
72.9
63.2 - 82.6
64.3
59.1 - 69.5
65.7
62.3 - 69.1
70.8
66.8 - 74.8
70.5
66.5 - 74.5
Immigrant
Immigrants
45.6
40.4 - 50.9
57.3
51.1 - 63.6
48.0
44.5 - 51.6
41.5
38.5 - 44.6
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
74.3
71.8 - 76.7
75.7
73.2 - 78.1
72.2
71.0 - 73.4
67.5
66.5 - 68.5
67.8
66.8 - 68.9
65.2
64.2 - 66.2
Postsecondary
65.4
63.8 - 67.0
63.9
62.1 - 65.8
59.5
58.5 - 60.6
56.4
55.5 - 57.3
57.7
56.8 - 58.6
55.4
54.5 - 56.3
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
89.1
85.7 - 92.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
76.0
72.7 - 79.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
69.7
67.1 - 72.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
64.4
62.5 - 66.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
41.8
36.6 - 47.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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 have been diagnosed or treated for one (1) or more chronic health conditions (among a list of 12 conditions).

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 to at least 1 of the 12 chronic health conditions asked in the questionnaire (excluding: high cholesterol and anxiety)" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no, to at least 1 of the options asked" to the question: Has any health professional ever diagnosed you with or treated you for any of the following chronic health conditions: arthritis, asthma, chronic pain, Emphysema or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cancer, diabetes, depression, A mood disorder other than depression, such as bipolar disorder, mania, manic depression, or dysthymia, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure or hypertension or gastric reflux (GERD).

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

Lower is better

NBHC code

PH_CHC12_1

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