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Citizens who reported that they felt that they needed to see or talk to a health professional in the last 12 months about their mental or emotional health, or their use of alcohol or drugs

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Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020
Province
New Brunswick
22.3
21.1 - 23.5
24.3
22.9 - 25.7
18.2
17.6 - 18.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
23.8
21.5 - 26.2
26.1
23.7 - 28.6
20.2
18.9 - 21.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
21.5
18.7 - 24.3
23.0
20.1 - 25.8
17.6
16.1 - 19.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
26.7
24.0 - 29.3
28.8
25.0 - 32.6
17.1
15.8 - 18.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
11.8
8.9 - 14.7
19.7
15.2 - 24.1
12.4
10.5 - 14.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
16.9
13.2 - 20.5
17.0
12.2 - 21.8
16.5
13.8 - 19.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
19.7
16.3 - 23.0
18.9
15.5 - 22.2
15.0
13.3 - 16.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
18.6
14.9 - 22.3
20.3
15.6 - 24.9
15.6
12.8 - 18.3
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
n/a
n/a
15.9
12.7 - 19.1
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
n/a
n/a
14.1
11.5 - 16.8
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
n/a
n/a
17.0
13.1 - 21.0
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
n/a
n/a
10.2
7.3 - 13.2
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
n/a
n/a
16.0
12.3 - 19.7
Dieppe and Memramcook
n/a
n/a
20.0
16.6 - 23.5
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
n/a
n/a
19.3
15.0 - 23.7
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
n/a
n/a
11.1
8.3 - 13.8
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
n/a
n/a
15.3
12.2 - 18.5
Fredericton
n/a
n/a
16.3
13.7 - 19.0
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
n/a
n/a
15.8
12.3 - 19.4
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
n/a
n/a
15.6
10.1 - 21.1
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
n/a
n/a
9.8
5.3 - 14.3
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
n/a
n/a
13.9
9.5 - 18.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
n/a
n/a
13.4
10.5 - 16.4
Moncton
n/a
n/a
22.3
19.1 - 25.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
n/a
n/a
13.1
9.3 - 16.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
n/a
n/a
14.1
8.8 - 19.3
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
n/a
n/a
17.5
14.2 - 20.9
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
n/a
n/a
23.0
19.1 - 26.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
n/a
n/a
13.7
9.5 - 18.0
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
n/a
n/a
11.0
8.4 - 13.6
Riverview and Coverdale
n/a
n/a
18.3
14.8 - 21.9
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
n/a
n/a
21.8
17.2 - 26.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
n/a
n/a
18.5
15.5 - 21.4
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
n/a
n/a
13.5
8.8 - 18.2
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
n/a
n/a
21.8
17.4 - 26.3
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
n/a
n/a
12.4
9.0 - 15.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
n/a
n/a
15.2
11.3 - 19.2
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
n/a
n/a
14.7
11.3 - 18.2
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
n/a
n/a
12.9
9.7 - 16.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
n/a
n/a
12.2
9.2 - 15.3
Age
18-64
27.1
25.6 - 28.7
29.8
27.9 - 31.7
19.6
18.7 - 20.5
65 and over
9.6
8.4 - 10.8
9.8
8.7 - 10.9
7.3
6.6 - 8.0
Gender
Female
24.7
23.2 - 26.3
26.7
25.0 - 28.4
n/a
Male
19.4
17.5 - 21.2
21.8
19.5 - 24.1
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
53.0
46.0 - 59.9
54.3
46.6 - 62.1
38.0
33.4 - 42.5
Language
Most comfortable in English
23.2
21.7 - 24.7
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
18.6
16.4 - 20.9
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
24.8
20.5 - 29.0
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
24.6
17.0 - 32.3
35.1
25.3 - 44.9
22.4
17.9 - 26.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
21.8
17.1 - 26.6
24.9
19.5 - 30.3
13.8
11.3 - 16.2
Education level
High school or less
20.5
18.2 - 22.8
20.9
18.4 - 23.3
14.7
13.8 - 15.7
Postsecondary
23.1
21.7 - 24.6
25.7
24.0 - 27.4
17.3
16.5 - 18.2
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
42.9
38.3 - 47.5
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
26.2
22.9 - 29.4
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
23.1
20.8 - 25.5
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
21.8
20.1 - 23.5
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
20.7
16.1 - 25.4
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 felt that they needed to see or talk to a health professional in the last 12 months about their mental or emotional health, or their use of alcohol or drugs.

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: In the last 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that you needed to see or talk to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional about your mental or emotional health or your use of alcohol or drugs?

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_MHI04_1

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