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

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020
Province
New Brunswick
19.2
18.0 - 20.3
21.6
20.5 - 22.8
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
19.8
17.5 - 22.0
22.7
20.5 - 25.0
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
19.4
16.7 - 22.2
20.3
17.8 - 22.7
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
23.5
20.9 - 26.1
24.9
22.2 - 27.5
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
15.3
11.7 - 18.8
13.5
10.4 - 16.6
11.8
8.9 - 14.7
19.7
15.2 - 24.1
12.4
10.5 - 14.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
16.5
12.6 - 20.4
20.0
16.3 - 23.8
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
12.0
8.9 - 15.1
18.8
15.3 - 22.3
19.7
16.3 - 23.0
18.9
15.5 - 22.2
15.0
13.3 - 16.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
15.9
12.2 - 19.6
23.0
19.0 - 27.1
18.6
14.9 - 22.3
20.3
15.6 - 24.9
15.6
12.8 - 18.3
Age
18-64
23.7
22.2 - 25.3
26.7
25.2 - 28.3
27.1
25.6 - 28.7
29.8
27.9 - 31.7
19.6
18.7 - 20.5
65 and over
7.5
6.2 - 8.7
8.8
7.6 - 9.9
9.6
8.4 - 10.8
9.8
8.7 - 10.9
7.3
6.6 - 8.0
Gender
Female
22.0
20.4 - 23.6
25.8
24.3 - 27.3
24.7
23.2 - 26.3
26.7
25.0 - 28.4
n/a
Male
15.8
14.1 - 17.5
16.5
14.8 - 18.2
19.4
17.5 - 21.2
21.8
19.5 - 24.1
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
46.6
40.3 - 53.0
56.9
50.5 - 63.3
53.0
46.0 - 59.9
54.3
46.6 - 62.1
38.0
33.4 - 42.5
Language
Most comfortable in English
20.5
19.0 - 22.0
22.2
20.8 - 23.7
23.2
21.7 - 24.7
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
15.2
13.0 - 17.4
18.9
16.7 - 21.1
18.6
16.4 - 20.9
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
17.5
14.0 - 21.0
23.6
19.6 - 27.6
24.8
20.5 - 29.0
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
30.2
22.6 - 37.8
28.6
20.5 - 36.6
24.6
17.0 - 32.3
35.1
25.3 - 44.9
22.4
17.9 - 26.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
15.6
12.4 - 18.9
19.3
14.7 - 23.9
21.8
17.1 - 26.6
24.9
19.5 - 30.3
13.8
11.3 - 16.2
Education level
High school or less
18.0
15.8 - 20.3
18.7
16.5 - 20.9
20.5
18.2 - 22.8
20.9
18.4 - 23.3
14.7
13.8 - 15.7
Postsecondary
19.6
18.2 - 21.0
22.8
21.5 - 24.2
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
40.9
36.2 - 45.7
39.7
35.0 - 44.4
42.9
38.3 - 47.5
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
23.8
20.6 - 27.1
25.1
21.7 - 28.5
26.2
22.9 - 29.4
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
18.9
16.5 - 21.3
24.6
22.0 - 27.1
23.1
20.8 - 25.5
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
18.5
16.9 - 20.1
20.0
18.5 - 21.5
21.8
20.1 - 23.5
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
16.1
12.9 - 19.3
20.8
15.9 - 25.6
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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