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

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Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020
Province
New Brunswick
18.2
17.1 - 19.3
18.0
16.7 - 19.2
16.1
15.5 - 16.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
19.8
17.7 - 22.0
18.1
16.0 - 20.1
17.6
16.3 - 18.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
18.6
16.0 - 21.1
16.0
13.6 - 18.3
15.8
14.4 - 17.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
19.8
17.4 - 22.2
22.1
18.7 - 25.5
16.3
15.0 - 17.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
10.5
7.7 - 13.3
14.7
10.7 - 18.8
10.1
8.3 - 11.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
12.0
8.9 - 15.1
15.1
10.5 - 19.7
15.0
12.4 - 17.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
15.6
12.5 - 18.7
16.4
13.3 - 19.6
11.5
10.0 - 13.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
18.7
14.8 - 22.5
15.9
12.0 - 19.8
12.5
10.0 - 15.0
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
n/a
n/a
14.9
11.8 - 18.1
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
n/a
n/a
14.2
11.5 - 16.8
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
n/a
n/a
14.7
11.0 - 18.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
n/a
n/a
8.2
5.5 - 10.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
n/a
n/a
16.5
12.7 - 20.2
Dieppe and Memramcook
n/a
n/a
17.0
13.7 - 20.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
n/a
n/a
13.8
10.0 - 17.7
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
n/a
n/a
8.8
6.3 - 11.3
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
n/a
n/a
13.2
10.2 - 16.1
Fredericton
n/a
n/a
13.6
11.1 - 16.1
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
n/a
n/a
13.9
10.5 - 17.2
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
n/a
n/a
15.9
10.3 - 21.5
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
n/a
n/a
5.7
2.2 - 9.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
n/a
n/a
13.1
8.8 - 17.5
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
n/a
n/a
13.3
10.3 - 16.3
Moncton
n/a
n/a
19.7
16.7 - 22.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
n/a
n/a
10.3
6.9 - 13.7
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
n/a
n/a
8.2
4.0 - 12.3
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
n/a
n/a
15.9
12.6 - 19.1
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
n/a
n/a
25.4
21.4 - 29.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
n/a
n/a
12.4
8.3 - 16.5
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
n/a
n/a
12.5
9.8 - 15.2
Riverview and Coverdale
n/a
n/a
19.9
16.3 - 23.6
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
n/a
n/a
19.3
14.9 - 23.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
n/a
n/a
15.3
12.5 - 18.0
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
n/a
n/a
11.6
7.1 - 16.0
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
n/a
n/a
14.3
10.5 - 18.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
n/a
n/a
11.5
8.2 - 14.8
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
n/a
n/a
10.9
7.5 - 14.3
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
n/a
n/a
14.2
10.8 - 17.7
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
n/a
n/a
11.6
8.6 - 14.6
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
n/a
n/a
9.6
6.9 - 12.4
Age
18-64
21.8
20.4 - 23.3
21.4
19.7 - 23.0
17.5
16.7 - 18.4
65 and over
8.7
7.6 - 9.9
8.9
7.9 - 10.0
7.4
6.7 - 8.1
Gender
Female
21.0
19.5 - 22.5
21.8
20.2 - 23.4
n/a
Male
15.0
13.4 - 16.6
14.1
12.2 - 16.0
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
40.6
33.8 - 47.5
42.4
34.5 - 50.3
33.9
29.4 - 38.4
Language
Most comfortable in English
18.9
17.5 - 20.3
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
16.0
13.9 - 18.1
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
18.7
15.1 - 22.4
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
19.2
12.5 - 26.0
27.9
18.9 - 36.8
18.4
14.2 - 22.6
Immigrant
Immigrants
10.8
7.6 - 14.1
14.2
9.9 - 18.5
11.1
8.9 - 13.4
Education level
High school or less
16.1
14.1 - 18.2
14.9
12.8 - 17.0
13.1
12.2 - 14.0
Postsecondary
19.1
17.8 - 20.5
19.2
17.7 - 20.7
15.9
15.1 - 16.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
35.9
31.4 - 40.4
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
20.4
17.4 - 23.4
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
17.3
15.2 - 19.4
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
18.9
17.4 - 20.5
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
11.0
7.7 - 14.3
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 saw or talked to a health professional about their mental or emotional health, or their use of alcohol or drugs in the last 12 months.

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, did you 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

Higher is better

NBHC code

PH_MHI05_1

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