Citizens who do not have a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner)

Table

Unit %

Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
14.6
13.4 - 15.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
10.0
8.2 - 11.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
13.3
10.8 - 15.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
20.1
17.0 - 23.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
25.4
20.7 - 30.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
16.5
12.9 - 20.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
13.8
10.4 - 17.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
10.1
5.7 - 14.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
n/a
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
n/a
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
n/a
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
n/a
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
n/a
Dieppe and Memramcook
n/a
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
n/a
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
n/a
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
n/a
Fredericton
n/a
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
n/a
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
n/a
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
n/a
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
n/a
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
n/a
Moncton
n/a
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
n/a
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
n/a
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
n/a
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
n/a
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
n/a
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
n/a
Riverview and Coverdale
n/a
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
n/a
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
n/a
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
n/a
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
n/a
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
n/a
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
n/a
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
n/a
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
n/a
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
n/a
Age
18-64
16.5
15.0 - 18.1
65 and over
9.4
8.3 - 10.5
Gender
Female
12.2
11.0 - 13.4
Male
17.1
15.1 - 19.0
Sexual identity
Minority sexual identity
16.5
10.0 - 22.9
Heterosexual
14.7
13.5 - 16.0
Language
Preferred language of service: English
n/a
Preferred language of service: French
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
24.8
15.2 - 34.4
Non-Indigenous
14.3
13.1 - 15.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
27.9
22.1 - 33.7
Non-immigrants
13.4
12.3 - 14.6
Education level
High school or less
14.0
11.9 - 16.0
Postsecondary
14.7
13.3 - 16.1
Household income
Less than $25,000
21.7
17.6 - 25.7
$25,000 to less than $60,000
15.7
13.7 - 17.8
$60,000 or more
12.4
10.8 - 14.0
Persons with a disability
Without disability
14.4
13.0 - 15.7
With disability
15.4
13.2 - 17.6
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 do not 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 "no" to both questions about attachment to a primary care provider: "Do you have a personal family doctor" and "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

Lower is better

NBHC code

PH_PCP01_2

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