Citizens [with a preference for services in French] who always received the health care services they needed in the official language of their choice

Table

Unit %

Year 2020 Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
69.9
68.4 - 71.4
74.7
73.5 - 75.9
72.8
71.4 - 74.1
79.0
77.8 - 80.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
65.7
62.2 - 69.2
71.5
68.9 - 74.1
68.4
65.6 - 71.2
77.9
75.3 - 80.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
S
43.2
30.5 - 55.9
45.8
30.7 - 61.0
53.3
38.6 - 68.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
24.4
16.4 - 32.4
38.3
28.9 - 47.6
46.7
36.7 - 56.7
28.7
19.9 - 37.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
81.1
78.5 - 83.8
84.1
82.3 - 85.9
84.1
82.1 - 86.2
90.0
88.3 - 91.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
66.0
61.2 - 70.8
65.4
61.2 - 69.5
65.5
60.1 - 71.0
68.0
62.8 - 73.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
75.0
72.8 - 77.3
79.7
77.9 - 81.6
76.4
74.1 - 78.7
83.6
81.9 - 85.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
47.3
39.0 - 55.5
48.8
41.6 - 56.1
54.0
46.3 - 61.7
50.2
43.9 - 56.6
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
70.5
65.4 - 75.5
72.0
68.2 - 75.9
69.0
64.3 - 73.7
80.7
77.1 - 84.3
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
72.0
66.0 - 77.9
71.3
65.3 - 77.3
67.8
62.2 - 73.4
81.0
76.2 - 85.7
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
63.1
56.3 - 69.9
61.8
56.2 - 67.4
67.8
60.3 - 75.2
66.8
58.6 - 75.0
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
74.4
69.9 - 78.8
81.3
77.5 - 85.1
82.5
78.3 - 86.7
87.8
84.6 - 90.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
69.8
63.1 - 76.4
69.1
63.0 - 75.3
63.3
55.2 - 71.4
69.4
62.5 - 76.3
Dieppe and Memramcook
74.8
69.1 - 80.4
74.8
70.4 - 79.2
74.1
68.1 - 80.2
75.8
69.5 - 82.0
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
S
S
S
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
85.9
82.6 - 89.1
87.0
84.8 - 89.1
84.7
82.3 - 87.2
92.7
90.6 - 94.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
S
S
S
S
Fredericton
S
37.3
23.3 - 51.4
S
S
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
S
S
S
S
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
73.8
68.4 - 79.2
76.9
72.8 - 81.0
76.7
71.8 - 81.6
83.5
79.0 - 88.0
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
S
S
S
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
73.0
66.1 - 80.0
86.0
81.4 - 90.6
94.2
90.0 - 98.5
90.2
86.6 - 93.8
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
S
S
S
S
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
34.4
19.1 - 49.8
46.1
33.0 - 59.2
36.2
24.2 - 48.2
44.4
33.6 - 55.1
Moncton
60.1
50.9 - 69.4
63.0
56.5 - 69.5
64.3
57.7 - 70.9
72.2
65.9 - 78.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
S
S
S
n/a
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
55.3
45.7 - 64.9
50.8
42.0 - 59.7
65.0
55.5 - 74.5
53.7
45.8 - 61.7
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
S
S
S
S
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
7.8
0.0 - 16.4
S
S
S
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
S
S
S
S
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
S
S
S
S
Riverview and Coverdale
S
S
S
S
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
S
S
S
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
S
S
S
S
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
S
S
S
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
60.0
51.7 - 68.3
79.0
74.3 - 83.6
68.0
63.4 - 72.7
85.0
81.3 - 88.7
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
78.1
73.5 - 82.6
82.4
78.6 - 86.2
81.9
77.6 - 86.3
85.6
82.3 - 88.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
S
S
S
S
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
S
S
S
S
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
S
S
S
S
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
78.8
74.8 - 82.8
85.2
82.0 - 88.5
75.7
70.9 - 80.5
81.5
77.8 - 85.3
Age
18-64
67.0
65.1 - 69.0
72.7
71.3 - 74.1
71.5
70.0 - 73.1
78.2
76.9 - 79.5
65 and over
75.2
72.9 - 77.5
80.8
78.8 - 82.7
78.1
75.4 - 80.9
82.9
80.5 - 85.3
Sex at birth
Female
69.5
67.7 - 71.4
73.8
72.4 - 75.3
71.9
70.3 - 73.5
76.3
74.8 - 77.8
Male
68.9
66.3 - 71.6
75.7
73.8 - 77.7
73.9
71.4 - 76.3
82.4
80.6 - 84.3
Sexual identity
Minority sexual identity
63.5
54.7 - 72.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Heterosexual
70.5
68.9 - 72.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Preferred language of service: English
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Preferred language of service: French
69.9
68.4 - 71.4
74.7
73.5 - 75.9
72.8
71.4 - 74.1
79.0
77.8 - 80.2
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
57.6
47.2 - 67.9
71.7
66.1 - 77.3
69.4
61.3 - 77.4
84.2
77.5 - 91.0
Non-Indigenous
70.3
68.8 - 71.9
75.0
73.8 - 76.2
73.0
71.6 - 74.3
78.8
77.6 - 80.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
47.7
36.5 - 58.8
53.5
44.5 - 62.5
n/a
n/a
Non-immigrants
69.6
68.1 - 71.1
75.5
74.3 - 76.7
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
69.6
67.3 - 72.0
77.0
75.3 - 78.8
73.5
71.4 - 75.7
81.3
79.7 - 82.9
Postsecondary
68.9
67.0 - 70.9
73.1
71.5 - 74.7
72.3
70.6 - 74.0
77.5
75.8 - 79.1
Household income
Less than $25,000
69.0
65.7 - 72.3
74.2
71.7 - 76.7
71.4
68.5 - 74.3
80.4
78.2 - 82.6
$25,000 to less than $60,000
72.3
69.9 - 74.7
75.4
73.5 - 77.2
78.8
76.8 - 80.8
79.5
77.6 - 81.4
$60,000 or more
66.0
63.3 - 68.6
74.8
72.8 - 76.8
69.2
66.9 - 71.5
77.2
74.9 - 79.4
Persons with a disability
Without disability
69.7
68.0 - 71.5
74.7
73.4 - 76.0
72.5
71.0 - 74.0
n/a
With disability
67.7
64.7 - 70.8
74.3
71.7 - 76.9
74.1
71.1 - 77.1
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 [with a preference for services in French] who always received the health care services they needed in the official language of their choice.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who have a preference for services in French . This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "always" by the number of respondents who answered "never, rarely, sometimes, usually or always" to the question: In the last 12 months, how often did you receive the health care service you needed in the official language (English or French) of your choice?

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_LOS03_3

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