Citizens who have a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner)

Table

Unit %

Year 2022 Year 2020 Year 2017
Province
New Brunswick
85.4
84.3 - 86.6
89.9
89.3 - 90.4
92.8
92.5 - 93.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
90.0
91.2
93.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
86.7
90.4
93.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
79.9
86.3
89.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
74.6
87.7
92.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
83.5
92.8
96.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
86.2
92.0
94.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
90.0
93.5
95.1
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
n/a
90.4
87.8 - 92.9
91.9
90.1 - 93.7
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
n/a
95.2
93.5 - 96.8
97.2
96.1 - 98.4
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
n/a
93.5
90.9 - 96.0
96.0
94.3 - 97.8
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
n/a
95.3
93.2 - 97.3
96.6
94.9 - 98.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
n/a
91.9
89.1 - 94.6
97.2
95.7 - 98.7
Dieppe and Memramcook
n/a
93.2
91.0 - 95.3
92.7
91.0 - 94.5
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
n/a
82.6
78.5 - 86.8
85.0
81.7 - 88.4
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
n/a
86.9
83.9 - 89.8
94.4
93.0 - 95.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
n/a
92.0
89.7 - 94.4
93.4
91.4 - 95.5
Fredericton
n/a
81.3
78.5 - 84.2
86.4
84.3 - 88.5
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
94.4
91.7 - 97.2
97.0
95.2 - 98.7
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
n/a
96.2
94.3 - 98.0
93.3
91.3 - 95.3
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
n/a
93.5
89.7 - 97.2
93.9
90.8 - 97.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
n/a
68.1
61.1 - 75.2
83.7
78.9 - 88.5
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
n/a
96.9
94.8 - 99.1
99.0
97.9 - 100.0
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
n/a
93.6
91.4 - 95.7
95.1
93.7 - 96.6
Moncton
n/a
86.7
84.2 - 89.3
91.5
90.2 - 92.9
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
n/a
89.8
86.5 - 93.2
93.7
91.4 - 96.0
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
n/a
93.1
89.2 - 96.9
95.0
92.0 - 97.9
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
n/a
91.3
88.8 - 93.8
92.8
90.7 - 94.9
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
n/a
82.2
78.7 - 85.7
84.2
81.2 - 87.2
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
n/a
96.3
94.0 - 98.6
94.3
91.9 - 96.7
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
n/a
92.6
90.5 - 94.8
93.6
92.1 - 95.1
Riverview and Coverdale
n/a
96.7
95.1 - 98.3
96.1
94.8 - 97.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
n/a
92.8
89.9 - 95.6
95.3
93.4 - 97.2
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
n/a
87.5
84.9 - 90.0
92.2
90.8 - 93.7
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
n/a
97.7
95.7 - 99.8
95.5
92.7 - 98.2
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
n/a
92.5
89.7 - 95.4
96.1
94.8 - 97.3
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
n/a
91.5
88.6 - 94.4
92.4
89.8 - 95.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
n/a
89.5
86.1 - 92.8
91.9
89.3 - 94.5
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
n/a
90.3
87.5 - 93.2
93.1
90.7 - 95.5
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
n/a
92.4
90.0 - 94.9
94.3
92.6 - 96.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
n/a
94.8
92.7 - 96.8
97.0
95.4 - 98.5
Age
18-64
83.5
81.9 - 85.0
88.0
87.2 - 88.7
91.5
91.1 - 92.0
65 and over
90.6
89.5 - 91.7
95.3
94.7 - 95.9
96.9
96.5 - 97.3
Gender
Female
87.8
86.6 - 89.0
n/a
n/a
Male
82.9
81.0 - 84.9
n/a
n/a
Sexual identity
Minority sexual identity
83.5
77.1 - 90.0
86.6
83.4 - 89.8
n/a
Heterosexual
85.3
84.0 - 86.5
90.1
89.6 - 90.6
n/a
Language
Preferred language of service: English
n/a
89.0
88.4 - 89.7
92.5
92.1 - 92.9
Preferred language of service: French
n/a
92.6
91.8 - 93.4
93.2
92.6 - 93.9
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
75.2
65.6 - 84.8
90.5
87.3 - 93.7
91.2
89.2 - 93.3
Non-Indigenous
85.7
84.6 - 86.9
89.8
89.3 - 90.4
93.0
92.6 - 93.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
72.1
66.3 - 77.9
72.0
68.8 - 75.2
79.6
77.0 - 82.1
Non-immigrants
86.6
85.4 - 87.7
91.2
90.8 - 91.7
93.6
93.3 - 93.9
Education level
High school or less
86.0
84.0 - 88.1
90.6
89.8 - 91.4
92.7
92.1 - 93.2
Postsecondary
85.3
83.9 - 86.7
89.5
88.9 - 90.2
93.0
92.5 - 93.4
Household income
Less than $25,000
78.3
74.3 - 82.4
87.3
85.9 - 88.6
90.0
89.1 - 91.0
$25,000 to less than $60,000
84.3
82.2 - 86.3
88.6
87.7 - 89.5
92.5
91.9 - 93.1
$60,000 or more
87.6
86.0 - 89.2
91.9
91.2 - 92.7
94.3
93.8 - 94.8
Persons with a disability
Without disability
85.6
84.3 - 87.0
88.8
88.2 - 89.4
92.0
91.6 - 92.4
With disability
84.6
82.4 - 86.8
93.2
92.4 - 94.0
95.7
95.1 - 96.2
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 have a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner).

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who said "yes" to one of the 2 following questions about attachment to a primary care provider: "Do you have a personal family doctor" or "Do you have a nurse practitioner who manages your medical file and refers you to other medical services?"

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_PCP01_1

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