Citizens who prefer to receive health care services in English

Table

Unit %

Year 2020 Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
70.3
69.6 - 71.1
71.6
71.0 - 72.2
71.4
70.8 - 72.1
75.7
75.1 - 76.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
67.7
66.1 - 69.3
72.1
71.0 - 73.3
67.3
65.9 - 68.6
74.7
73.4 - 76.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
97.2
96.6 - 97.9
97.3
96.8 - 97.8
97.6
97.1 - 98.0
98.9
98.6 - 99.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
94.4
93.6 - 95.2
95.0
94.3 - 95.6
95.7
95.1 - 96.3
96.8
96.2 - 97.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
11.5
9.6 - 13.4
9.0
7.7 - 10.3
13.9
12.2 - 15.6
21.5
19.4 - 23.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
38.1
34.6 - 41.7
37.3
34.3 - 40.4
49.6
45.7 - 53.6
62.8
59.6 - 66.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
12.4
10.8 - 14.0
13.3
11.9 - 14.7
16.3
14.5 - 18.1
20.6
18.9 - 22.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
76.8
73.6 - 80.0
78.6
76.2 - 81.0
73.6
70.6 - 76.7
81.8
79.7 - 83.8
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
25.8
22.0 - 29.6
29.4
26.4 - 32.4
32.1
28.4 - 35.8
41.0
37.6 - 44.4
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
52.5
48.7 - 56.4
60.0
56.4 - 63.5
45.3
41.5 - 49.1
57.1
53.2 - 61.1
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
34.8
29.8 - 39.8
35.1
31.0 - 39.3
48.7
43.3 - 54.2
60.1
55.0 - 65.2
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
3.0
1.4 - 4.7
2.4
0.9 - 3.8
6.5
4.0 - 9.1
5.4
3.3 - 7.5
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
41.5
36.5 - 46.5
39.3
34.8 - 43.7
50.5
44.8 - 56.1
65.3
61.1 - 69.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
39.9
35.7 - 44.1
45.7
42.4 - 49.0
35.4
30.5 - 40.2
42.9
37.5 - 48.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
96.5
94.5 - 98.6
96.1
94.3 - 97.9
94.7
92.5 - 97.0
98.1
96.8 - 99.4
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
5.0
3.1 - 6.9
5.2
3.9 - 6.6
9.3
7.5 - 11.1
13.0
10.6 - 15.4
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
98.4
97.3 - 99.5
98.4
97.4 - 99.4
98.6
97.9 - 99.3
98.8
98.0 - 99.5
Fredericton
93.9
92.2 - 95.6
92.6
90.9 - 94.2
94.5
93.0 - 96.1
95.0
93.4 - 96.7
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
97.1
95.1 - 99.1
97.4
95.8 - 99.1
98.1
96.7 - 99.4
98.5
97.1 - 99.8
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
25.3
21.1 - 29.5
19.1
16.0 - 22.2
26.7
22.7 - 30.6
42.1
37.6 - 46.5
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
98.2
96.1 - 100.0
97.7
95.7 - 99.6
94.3
91.1 - 97.4
98.3
96.6 - 100.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
S
S
2.1
0.4 - 3.8
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
98.4
96.8 - 100.0
96.7
94.8 - 98.6
97.1
95.6 - 98.6
96.4
94.6 - 98.2
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
87.9
85.0 - 90.7
87.7
85.6 - 89.9
86.6
84.0 - 89.3
91.4
89.8 - 93.1
Moncton
74.5
71.2 - 77.8
77.0
74.9 - 79.1
75.2
72.9 - 77.5
80.7
78.5 - 83.0
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
98.4
97.0 - 99.8
98.7
97.6 - 99.8
98.6
97.7 - 99.6
100.0
100.0 - 100.0
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
18.2
12.4 - 24.0
29.0
22.9 - 35.1
20.2
13.8 - 26.6
39.4
33.7 - 45.1
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
90.7
88.1 - 93.3
93.3
91.3 - 95.4
93.6
91.6 - 95.5
96.2
94.6 - 97.9
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
89.5
86.6 - 92.3
96.3
94.7 - 97.8
95.1
93.4 - 96.7
95.6
93.7 - 97.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
91.8
88.4 - 95.1
95.1
92.8 - 97.4
97.8
96.3 - 99.3
98.5
97.3 - 99.8
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
96.5
95.0 - 98.0
95.3
94.0 - 96.6
95.4
94.0 - 96.7
98.7
98.0 - 99.5
Riverview and Coverdale
96.4
94.7 - 98.1
97.7
96.6 - 98.8
95.3
93.5 - 97.0
98.8
97.8 - 99.8
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
95.4
93.0 - 97.7
97.0
95.5 - 98.5
97.2
95.5 - 99.0
97.8
96.2 - 99.5
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
97.4
96.1 - 98.6
97.2
96.3 - 98.1
97.6
96.9 - 98.3
98.9
98.4 - 99.4
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
97.5
95.4 - 99.7
97.1
94.9 - 99.3
96.6
94.5 - 98.7
99.7
99.0 - 100.0
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
44.4
39.0 - 49.7
54.7
51.5 - 58.0
46.6
43.4 - 49.7
54.0
50.6 - 57.5
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
3.8
1.8 - 5.7
S
S
4.1
2.3 - 5.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
99.8
99.2 - 100.0
99.0
98.1 - 99.9
99.3
98.5 - 100.0
99.2
98.4 - 99.9
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
96.7
95.0 - 98.5
98.8
97.8 - 99.9
99.6
99.0 - 100.0
99.2
98.3 - 100.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
97.3
95.8 - 98.8
99.3
98.7 - 99.9
98.7
97.9 - 99.5
99.0
98.2 - 99.8
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
1.3
0.2 - 2.3
2.3
1.0 - 3.6
3.8
1.8 - 5.8
5.8
3.6 - 7.9
Age
18-64
70.8
69.8 - 71.8
72.0
71.2 - 72.7
70.8
70.0 - 71.6
75.1
74.4 - 75.8
65 and over
69.2
68.0 - 70.5
70.7
69.6 - 71.7
74.0
72.9 - 75.1
78.2
77.0 - 79.4
Sex at birth
Female
70.0
69.0 - 70.9
71.3
70.5 - 72.1
70.7
69.9 - 71.5
74.8
74.0 - 75.6
Male
70.7
69.4 - 72.0
71.9
70.9 - 72.9
72.2
71.1 - 73.3
76.8
75.7 - 77.8
Sexual identity
Minority sexual identity
72.8
68.6 - 77.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Heterosexual
70.8
70.0 - 71.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Preferred language of service: English
100.0
100.0 - 100.0
100.0
100.0 - 100.0
100.0
100.0 - 100.0
100.0
100.0 - 100.0
Preferred language of service: French
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
68.7
63.6 - 73.7
67.5
64.2 - 70.9
68.7
64.6 - 72.7
77.8
74.0 - 81.7
Non-Indigenous
70.4
69.6 - 71.2
71.8
71.2 - 72.4
71.5
70.9 - 72.2
75.6
75.0 - 76.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
82.2
79.4 - 84.9
81.9
79.5 - 84.3
n/a
n/a
Non-immigrants
69.5
68.7 - 70.3
71.0
70.4 - 71.6
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
70.4
69.2 - 71.7
71.6
70.6 - 72.5
72.8
71.8 - 73.8
75.5
74.6 - 76.4
Postsecondary
70.4
69.4 - 71.4
71.6
70.8 - 72.4
70.6
69.7 - 71.4
76.0
75.1 - 76.8
Household income
Less than $25,000
66.6
64.7 - 68.6
66.0
64.5 - 67.5
67.7
66.3 - 69.2
69.3
67.9 - 70.8
$25,000 to less than $60,000
69.6
68.3 - 70.9
70.1
69.1 - 71.1
70.5
69.5 - 71.6
75.4
74.4 - 76.4
$60,000 or more
72.2
71.0 - 73.4
74.2
73.2 - 75.2
72.1
71.1 - 73.1
77.5
76.4 - 78.5
Persons with a disability
Without disability
69.3
68.4 - 70.2
70.1
69.4 - 70.9
69.9
69.2 - 70.7
n/a
With disability
73.7
72.3 - 75.1
76.6
75.4 - 77.7
76.7
75.5 - 77.9
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 prefer to receive health care services in English.

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 "English" by the number of respondents who answered "English, French or no preference" to the question: Under the Official Languages Act, you have the right to be served in either English or French. Of these two languages, which is your preference?

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

%

NBHC code

PH_LOS02_1

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