Citizens with one or more chronic health conditions (among a list of 12 conditions) who reported that they are very confident in managing their health condition

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020 Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
33.7
32.2 - 35.2
33.1
31.5 - 34.7
40.7
39.7 - 41.7
41.2
40.2 - 42.3
42.7
41.6 - 43.8
39.6
38.6 - 40.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
31.3
28.5 - 34.0
33.0
30.1 - 35.8
39.0
37.0 - 41.0
41.9
39.9 - 44.0
42.8
40.6 - 45.0
38.9
36.7 - 41.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
36.0
32.7 - 39.3
35.3
31.8 - 38.7
44.4
42.1 - 46.6
44.0
41.8 - 46.3
46.0
43.9 - 48.2
42.6
40.5 - 44.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
30.2
27.2 - 33.1
27.7
24.1 - 31.2
42.5
40.5 - 44.5
43.5
41.3 - 45.6
42.1
39.7 - 44.5
39.2
37.0 - 41.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
35.3
30.0 - 40.6
30.8
25.4 - 36.2
30.3
27.0 - 33.5
31.0
27.6 - 34.5
41.0
37.4 - 44.6
37.0
33.6 - 40.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
37.7
32.6 - 42.9
31.4
26.2 - 36.7
39.8
35.6 - 44.0
38.0
33.2 - 42.9
38.6
33.1 - 44.0
37.1
32.9 - 41.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
40.4
35.6 - 45.1
41.0
36.1 - 45.9
40.0
37.2 - 42.9
36.6
33.7 - 39.4
41.3
37.8 - 44.8
41.3
38.5 - 44.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
35.2
30.3 - 40.2
36.2
30.5 - 41.9
40.7
36.3 - 45.2
39.1
34.8 - 43.4
38.7
33.5 - 43.9
34.8
31.4 - 38.2
Age
18-64
31.6
29.6 - 33.5
31.8
29.6 - 34.0
39.3
37.9 - 40.7
40.5
39.2 - 41.8
41.9
40.5 - 43.3
38.9
37.6 - 40.1
65 and over
37.6
35.4 - 39.7
35.6
33.7 - 37.6
43.4
42.0 - 44.8
42.6
41.0 - 44.2
44.7
43.1 - 46.3
41.6
40.0 - 43.2
Gender
Female
33.0
31.2 - 34.7
33.7
31.8 - 35.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Male
34.6
32.3 - 37.0
32.6
30.0 - 35.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
24.2
17.3 - 31.2
27.6
20.3 - 35.0
30.2
25.1 - 35.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
33.2
31.5 - 35.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
35.0
31.8 - 38.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
33.8
28.6 - 39.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
30.2
21.6 - 38.7
36.8
25.9 - 47.7
32.0
26.1 - 38.0
33.2
28.3 - 38.2
36.4
30.2 - 42.5
37.4
31.0 - 43.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
27.2
20.7 - 33.7
27.6
21.3 - 34.0
37.1
32.7 - 41.4
46.9
41.7 - 52.2
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
31.2
28.7 - 33.7
31.3
28.6 - 34.0
37.2
35.7 - 38.6
37.9
36.3 - 39.4
40.2
38.5 - 41.8
36.2
34.8 - 37.6
Postsecondary
34.8
33.0 - 36.6
33.9
31.9 - 35.8
43.2
41.9 - 44.5
44.0
42.6 - 45.4
44.5
43.0 - 46.0
42.7
41.3 - 44.1
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
26.2
22.2 - 30.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
34.1
30.7 - 37.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
30.3
27.6 - 33.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
36.9
34.7 - 39.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
25.5
19.1 - 32.0
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 with one or more chronic health conditions (among a list of 12 conditions) who reported that they are very confident in managing their health condition.

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). This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "very confident" by the number of respondents who answered "not at all confident, not very confident, confident or very confident" to the question: How confident are you that you can manage your health condition? By manage your health condition, we mean knowing what to do to control symptoms, prevent flare-ups, or monitor your condition.

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_MGT01_3

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