Citizens who reported they felt they needed to see or talk to a health professional about their mental or emotional health, or their use of alcohol or drugs in the last 12 months, but did not

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020
Province
New Brunswick
33.7
30.7 - 36.8
34.6
31.2 - 37.9
32.6
30.5 - 34.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
33.3
27.6 - 39.0
39.9
34.2 - 45.6
32.4
28.4 - 36.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
32.9
25.7 - 40.0
39.3
32.1 - 46.4
32.2
27.4 - 36.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
36.6
30.9 - 42.4
31.1
23.4 - 38.8
29.3
25.2 - 33.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
29.5
18.0 - 41.0
28.5
17.4 - 39.5
42.6
34.0 - 51.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
40.7
28.1 - 53.2
20.0
9.9 - 30.2
25.2
16.8 - 33.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
32.5
23.1 - 41.9
20.2
12.4 - 28.0
38.4
32.0 - 44.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
24.6
15.6 - 33.7
34.9
21.4 - 48.4
42.9
32.7 - 53.2
Age
18-64
33.5
30.2 - 36.9
35.0
31.2 - 38.7
30.8
28.4 - 33.1
65 and over
35.2
28.8 - 41.5
31.3
25.9 - 36.7
30.1
25.8 - 34.4
Gender
Female
30.5
27.1 - 33.9
30.2
26.6 - 33.8
n/a
Male
38.7
33.3 - 44.2
39.9
33.8 - 46.0
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
29.0
20.3 - 37.7
26.6
16.0 - 37.2
28.1
20.2 - 35.9
Language
Most comfortable in English
35.3
31.6 - 38.9
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
26.6
20.4 - 32.8
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
35.7
25.2 - 46.1
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
49.0
30.3 - 67.6
23.6
7.1 - 40.2
32.2
20.6 - 43.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
58.5
46.3 - 70.8
47.8
35.2 - 60.4
39.3
30.0 - 48.5
Education level
High school or less
38.4
31.9 - 44.9
38.4
31.6 - 45.2
35.0
31.2 - 38.8
Postsecondary
32.0
28.5 - 35.4
33.3
29.4 - 37.2
29.2
26.7 - 31.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
27.4
20.6 - 34.3
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
32.7
25.6 - 39.8
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
36.8
30.8 - 42.8
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
32.1
27.8 - 36.3
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
53.7
40.9 - 66.6
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 they felt they needed to see or talk to a health professional about their mental or emotional health, or their use of alcohol or drugs in the last 12 months, but did not.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who 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. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "no" 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

Lower is better

NBHC code

PH_MHI05_2

Charts

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