Citizens who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for anxiety

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020 Year 2017
Province
New Brunswick
24.6
23.4 - 25.7
25.6
24.2 - 26.9
19.2
18.6 - 19.9
17.0
16.4 - 17.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
25.9
23.6 - 28.3
26.2
23.9 - 28.5
20.3
19.0 - 21.7
17.2
16.2 - 18.1
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
23.7
21.0 - 26.4
24.7
21.9 - 27.5
19.8
18.3 - 21.3
16.8
15.6 - 17.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
25.7
23.2 - 28.2
26.8
23.3 - 30.3
18.9
17.6 - 20.3
18.5
17.3 - 19.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
16.8
13.5 - 20.1
23.0
18.6 - 27.5
17.5
15.2 - 19.7
12.7
11.2 - 14.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
22.1
18.4 - 25.8
24.4
18.8 - 30.0
19.6
16.7 - 22.5
15.4
13.1 - 17.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
23.9
20.5 - 27.4
25.8
22.0 - 29.6
18.1
16.3 - 19.9
16.5
14.9 - 18.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
27.1
23.0 - 31.2
23.0
18.7 - 27.3
16.8
14.0 - 19.6
17.4
15.1 - 19.6
Age
18-64
27.8
26.3 - 29.4
28.5
26.7 - 30.3
21.3
20.4 - 22.2
18.4
17.7 - 19.0
65 and over
15.9
14.4 - 17.3
17.8
16.4 - 19.2
13.5
12.6 - 14.4
12.5
11.7 - 13.3
Gender
Female
30.0
28.4 - 31.6
30.8
29.1 - 32.5
n/a
n/a
Male
18.4
16.7 - 20.1
20.3
18.1 - 22.4
n/a
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
47.5
40.6 - 54.3
48.4
40.6 - 56.3
41.8
37.2 - 46.5
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
24.9
23.4 - 26.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
22.3
20.0 - 24.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
27.9
23.6 - 32.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
37.4
28.9 - 46.0
47.7
37.7 - 57.8
27.5
22.7 - 32.4
22.6
19.6 - 25.6
Immigrant
Immigrants
16.4
12.6 - 20.3
20.2
15.2 - 25.2
12.3
10.0 - 14.7
11.0
9.1 - 13.0
Education level
High school or less
25.9
23.6 - 28.2
26.8
24.3 - 29.2
21.3
20.2 - 22.4
19.0
18.1 - 19.8
Postsecondary
24.2
22.8 - 25.6
24.9
23.3 - 26.6
18.1
17.2 - 18.9
15.6
14.9 - 16.2
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
49.0
44.5 - 53.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
30.1
26.9 - 33.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
26.6
24.2 - 28.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
22.4
20.8 - 24.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
16.1
12.3 - 20.0
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 anxiety.

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: Has any health professional ever diagnosed you with or treated you for any of the following chronic health conditions: n) Anxiety

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_CHCAN_1

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