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

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
22.8
21.7 - 24.0
20.7
19.6 - 21.9
14.6
13.4 - 15.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
16.7
14.6 - 18.7
18.9
16.7 - 21.1
10.0
8.2 - 11.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
18.4
16.0 - 20.9
13.6
11.2 - 16.1
13.3
10.8 - 15.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
36.5
33.8 - 39.2
32.2
29.5 - 34.9
20.1
17.0 - 23.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
25.8
21.9 - 29.7
36.2
31.9 - 40.5
25.4
20.7 - 30.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
22.0
18.0 - 26.0
18.9
15.1 - 22.8
16.5
12.9 - 20.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
21.5
17.9 - 25.1
14.9
11.7 - 18.0
13.8
10.4 - 17.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
16.5
13.2 - 19.8
5.4
3.3 - 7.5
10.1
5.7 - 14.4
Age
18-64
25.4
23.9 - 26.8
24.1
22.6 - 25.6
16.5
15.0 - 18.1
65 and over
16.2
14.7 - 17.7
11.9
10.6 - 13.2
9.4
8.3 - 10.5
Gender
Female
20.1
18.8 - 21.4
17.3
16.0 - 18.6
12.2
11.0 - 13.4
Male
25.3
23.4 - 27.2
24.1
22.2 - 26.1
17.1
15.1 - 19.0
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
26.9
21.0 - 32.8
25.2
19.2 - 31.3
16.5
10.0 - 22.9
Language
Most comfortable in English
24.7
23.3 - 26.1
21.0
19.6 - 22.4
n/a
Most comfortable in French
18.7
16.5 - 20.9
20.6
18.2 - 23.0
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
18.8
15.1 - 22.4
19.4
15.5 - 23.2
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
24.2
17.3 - 31.2
16.8
10.4 - 23.2
24.8
15.2 - 34.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
45.0
39.4 - 50.6
53.0
47.7 - 58.2
27.9
22.1 - 33.7
Education level
High school or less
23.8
21.6 - 26.1
18.9
16.8 - 21.0
14.0
11.9 - 16.0
Postsecondary
22.5
21.1 - 23.8
21.4
20.0 - 22.8
14.7
13.3 - 16.1
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
21.8
18.0 - 25.6
15.9
12.4 - 19.4
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
27.3
24.1 - 30.5
25.0
21.7 - 28.3
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
24.7
22.2 - 27.2
22.9
20.6 - 25.3
n/a
$60,000 or more
20.6
19.1 - 22.1
17.1
15.6 - 18.5
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
43.8
38.0 - 49.6
52.7
47.4 - 58.1
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 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 personal nurse practitioner?"

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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