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Citizens who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for chronic pain

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Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020 Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
20.2
19.2 - 21.3
20.5
19.4 - 21.6
17.6
16.9 - 18.2
14.1
13.6 - 14.6
14.0
13.5 - 14.5
15.0
14.5 - 15.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
18.3
16.5 - 20.2
19.0
17.1 - 21.0
16.9
15.6 - 18.2
12.5
11.7 - 13.4
12.5
11.6 - 13.5
13.9
12.9 - 14.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
21.3
18.9 - 23.6
20.8
18.4 - 23.3
17.3
15.8 - 18.7
15.1
14.1 - 16.2
14.5
13.5 - 15.5
15.7
14.6 - 16.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
19.1
17.0 - 21.2
19.9
17.2 - 22.6
18.4
17.1 - 19.8
14.2
13.1 - 15.2
14.3
13.3 - 15.3
15.7
14.6 - 16.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
19.9
16.4 - 23.4
19.7
15.8 - 23.6
19.7
17.3 - 22.1
14.1
12.6 - 15.7
13.7
12.0 - 15.4
16.7
14.9 - 18.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
22.4
18.8 - 25.9
23.7
18.9 - 28.5
20.6
17.7 - 23.5
18.4
16.0 - 20.8
17.9
14.9 - 20.9
17.0
14.6 - 19.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
24.3
20.8 - 27.8
23.3
19.7 - 26.8
16.7
15.0 - 18.5
14.6
13.1 - 16.0
14.1
12.4 - 15.9
13.7
12.3 - 15.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
22.9
19.2 - 26.5
23.9
19.5 - 28.3
15.0
12.3 - 17.7
13.9
11.8 - 15.9
15.8
13.2 - 18.3
13.8
12.1 - 15.5
Age
18-64
17.9
16.7 - 19.1
18.5
17.1 - 19.9
15.4
14.6 - 16.2
12.7
12.1 - 13.2
12.9
12.4 - 13.5
13.7
13.2 - 14.3
65 and over
26.6
24.8 - 28.3
25.8
24.2 - 27.5
23.4
22.2 - 24.5
18.6
17.7 - 19.5
18.4
17.4 - 19.4
20.7
19.6 - 21.9
Gender
Female
22.9
21.5 - 24.2
23.1
21.7 - 24.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Male
17.3
15.8 - 18.8
17.9
16.1 - 19.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
23.0
17.5 - 28.5
21.2
14.9 - 27.5
17.7
14.1 - 21.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
20.7
19.4 - 22.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
18.6
16.7 - 20.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
20.1
16.6 - 23.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
29.9
22.0 - 37.7
32.8
24.0 - 41.6
18.9
14.7 - 23.2
20.2
17.4 - 23.1
19.6
16.1 - 23.1
22.3
18.7 - 26.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
10.3
7.3 - 13.2
17.3
13.2 - 21.4
12.3
10.0 - 14.6
9.4
7.6 - 11.2
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
23.4
21.4 - 25.4
25.4
23.1 - 27.7
21.7
20.6 - 22.8
16.4
15.6 - 17.2
17.1
16.3 - 17.9
17.9
17.1 - 18.7
Postsecondary
19.0
17.8 - 20.2
18.4
17.1 - 19.7
15.1
14.4 - 15.9
12.6
12.0 - 13.2
12.1
11.5 - 12.7
12.8
12.1 - 13.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
48.7
44.2 - 53.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
30.3
27.2 - 33.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
20.9
18.9 - 22.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
16.6
15.2 - 17.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
11.1
8.1 - 14.1
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 chronic pain.

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: c) Chronic pain

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_CHCCP_1

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