Table
Unit %
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| Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Brunswick |
47.8
46.1 - 49.4
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49.6
48.6 - 50.7
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46.4
45.5 - 47.3
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48.0
47.1 - 48.9
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46.8
45.9 - 47.7
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| Health zones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area |
53.1
49.9 - 56.3
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50.2
48.1 - 52.4
|
49.6
47.9 - 51.4
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52.2
50.4 - 54.1
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47.5
45.6 - 49.4
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| Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area |
43.9
40.2 - 47.5
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56.0
53.7 - 58.4
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52.8
50.9 - 54.8
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56.8
55.1 - 58.6
|
54.4
52.5 - 56.2
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| Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area |
41.7
38.2 - 45.1
|
54.8
52.7 - 57.0
|
50.7
48.8 - 52.6
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53.5
51.7 - 55.2
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51.8
49.9 - 53.8
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| Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area |
55.3
49.4 - 61.1
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38.5
34.9 - 42.2
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32.3
29.4 - 35.2
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29.1
25.8 - 32.3
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32.6
29.6 - 35.6
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| Zone 5 - Restigouche Area |
53.9
48.5 - 59.3
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39.4
35.0 - 43.8
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36.9
33.0 - 40.8
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31.7
27.0 - 36.4
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39.9
36.0 - 43.9
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| Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area |
49.3
44.1 - 54.5
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38.2
35.2 - 41.1
|
31.5
28.9 - 34.1
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30.0
27.0 - 32.9
|
33.2
30.7 - 35.7
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| Zone 7 - Miramichi Area |
47.9
42.5 - 53.4
|
42.1
37.3 - 46.9
|
39.3
35.7 - 43.0
|
42.5
37.9 - 47.1
|
42.4
39.1 - 45.7
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| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-64 |
45.4
43.2 - 47.7
|
55.5
54.0 - 57.0
|
53.5
52.3 - 54.7
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53.2
52.0 - 54.5
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51.8
50.7 - 52.9
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| 65 and over |
51.4
49.2 - 53.7
|
40.3
38.9 - 41.8
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34.4
33.1 - 35.7
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36.6
35.3 - 38.0
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35.1
33.6 - 36.6
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| Gender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female |
46.2
44.2 - 48.3
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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| Male |
49.3
46.7 - 52.0
|
n/a
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n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
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| 2SLGBTQIA+ status | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2SLGBTQIA+ |
37.0
28.4 - 45.6
|
60.2
54.5 - 66.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
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| Language | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most comfortable in English |
45.6
43.6 - 47.6
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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| Most comfortable in French |
54.0
50.5 - 57.5
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
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n/a
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| Comfortable in both English and French |
50.6
45.0 - 56.3
|
n/a
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n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
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| Indigenous identity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indigenous |
40.3
30.8 - 49.7
|
44.5
37.9 - 51.2
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40.6
36.0 - 45.2
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44.1
38.5 - 49.6
|
40.7
35.1 - 46.3
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| Immigrant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants |
42.6
34.1 - 51.2
|
55.1
50.1 - 60.0
|
41.6
37.0 - 46.3
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n/a
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n/a
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| Education level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school or less |
55.3
52.4 - 58.2
|
39.3
37.8 - 40.9
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34.1
32.8 - 35.3
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38.9
37.6 - 40.3
|
37.3
36.1 - 38.6
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| Postsecondary |
44.1
42.1 - 46.1
|
57.1
55.7 - 58.5
|
56.7
55.5 - 57.9
|
55.1
53.8 - 56.3
|
55.4
54.1 - 56.7
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| Disability or special need | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability or special need |
44.9
40.1 - 49.7
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n/a
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n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
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| Household income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than $30,000 |
52.3
48.4 - 56.1
|
n/a
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n/a
|
n/a
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n/a
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| $30,000 to less than $60,000 |
48.1
45.0 - 51.3
|
n/a
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n/a
|
n/a
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n/a
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| $60,000 or more |
43.9
41.5 - 46.4
|
n/a
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n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
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| Racialized groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racialized groups |
49.0
40.0 - 58.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
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n/a
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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 have one or more chronic health conditions (among list of 12 conditions) and take prescription medications on a regular basis who reported that they strongly agree that they know what their prescribed medications do.
Source
New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey
Calculations
This indicator is based on respondents who have one (1) or more 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) and who take 6 or more prescribed medications on a regular basis. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "strongly agree" by the number of respondents who answered "strongly disagree, disagree, agree or strongly agree" to the question: After I read the following statement, please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree: I know what each of my prescribed medications do.
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_MED02_1