Citizens who reported that they have a personal family doctor

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020 Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
67.9
66.6 - 69.2
74.2
73.1 - 75.4
76.0
74.8 - 77.2
82.2
80.9 - 83.4
86.0
85.4 - 86.6
90.4
90.0 - 90.8
92.1
91.7 - 92.5
92.6
92.2 - 92.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
77.0
74.6 - 79.3
80.6
78.5 - 82.7
79.2
76.9 - 81.5
87.6
85.7 - 89.4
89.3
88.2 - 90.3
92.7
92.0 - 93.4
95.4
94.8 - 96.0
92.0
91.2 - 92.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
74.6
71.6 - 77.5
80.7
78.3 - 83.2
84.9
82.4 - 87.5
85.4
82.9 - 87.9
85.4
84.1 - 86.8
90.2
89.4 - 91.1
91.5
90.7 - 92.3
90.7
89.9 - 91.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
51.4
48.5 - 54.3
59.1
56.4 - 61.9
62.2
59.4 - 65.0
75.5
72.2 - 78.7
80.4
79.0 - 81.8
85.9
84.9 - 86.9
87.3
86.4 - 88.2
92.6
91.8 - 93.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
59.8
55.1 - 64.5
67.3
63.3 - 71.4
58.7
54.3 - 63.1
70.0
65.1 - 75.0
84.7
82.6 - 86.8
90.5
89.2 - 91.8
92.3
91.0 - 93.6
95.7
94.7 - 96.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
62.5
57.5 - 67.5
69.6
65.4 - 73.8
67.4
63.0 - 71.8
69.2
63.9 - 74.5
87.4
85.0 - 89.8
91.5
89.8 - 93.3
92.4
90.3 - 94.4
96.4
95.2 - 97.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
69.9
65.7 - 74.2
76.4
72.8 - 80.1
81.9
78.6 - 85.2
83.3
79.9 - 86.8
90.7
89.3 - 92.1
92.7
91.6 - 93.8
93.5
92.3 - 94.7
93.1
92.0 - 94.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
68.9
63.9 - 73.8
83.1
79.8 - 86.5
94.1
92.0 - 96.2
86.9
82.4 - 91.4
88.3
85.9 - 90.8
92.6
91.0 - 94.2
94.4
92.8 - 96.0
94.8
93.7 - 96.0
Age
18-64
64.3
62.7 - 66.0
71.9
70.4 - 73.4
72.8
71.3 - 74.4
80.4
78.8 - 82.0
84.0
83.2 - 84.8
89.1
88.5 - 89.6
91.1
90.6 - 91.6
91.7
91.2 - 92.1
65 and over
77.1
75.1 - 79.1
80.1
78.5 - 81.7
84.3
82.9 - 85.8
86.9
85.7 - 88.1
91.8
91.0 - 92.5
94.7
94.1 - 95.2
95.8
95.3 - 96.3
96.5
96.0 - 97.0
Gender
Female
69.9
68.2 - 71.6
76.8
75.5 - 78.2
78.9
77.5 - 80.3
84.0
82.6 - 85.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Male
65.8
63.7 - 67.9
71.9
70.0 - 73.8
73.0
71.0 - 74.9
80.2
78.1 - 82.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
68.9
63.0 - 74.7
73.5
67.6 - 79.4
74.0
67.9 - 80.1
78.9
72.2 - 85.6
83.0
79.5 - 86.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
66.9
65.3 - 68.5
72.4
71.0 - 73.9
75.5
74.1 - 77.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
68.5
65.7 - 71.3
77.9
75.6 - 80.1
76.0
73.5 - 78.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
74.5
70.5 - 78.6
79.1
75.4 - 82.8
79.2
75.3 - 83.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
68.0
60.5 - 75.6
72.4
64.8 - 80.0
78.9
72.2 - 85.7
72.7
63.1 - 82.3
86.9
83.3 - 90.6
88.4
86.1 - 90.6
90.6
88.0 - 93.2
87.5
84.5 - 90.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
40.0
35.8 - 44.2
52.2
46.6 - 57.8
43.2
38.1 - 48.4
69.0
62.9 - 75.0
66.3
62.9 - 69.6
77.8
75.2 - 80.4
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
68.4
65.9 - 70.9
74.0
71.7 - 76.3
77.5
75.2 - 79.7
82.6
80.5 - 84.8
86.1
85.2 - 87.0
90.3
89.7 - 90.9
91.5
90.9 - 92.1
91.9
91.4 - 92.5
Postsecondary
68.0
66.4 - 69.6
74.0
72.6 - 75.4
75.5
74.1 - 77.0
82.1
80.6 - 83.6
86.1
85.4 - 86.9
90.5
90.0 - 91.0
92.5
92.0 - 93.0
93.1
92.6 - 93.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
70.5
66.2 - 74.9
75.6
71.6 - 79.5
81.0
77.4 - 84.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
58.3
54.6 - 61.9
69.8
66.5 - 73.0
70.6
67.2 - 74.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
65.1
62.3 - 67.9
71.5
68.9 - 74.1
73.7
71.3 - 76.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
72.5
70.7 - 74.3
76.1
74.5 - 77.7
79.9
78.3 - 81.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
41.3
37.1 - 45.4
52.7
46.9 - 58.5
43.7
38.5 - 49.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
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 have a personal family doctor.

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: Do you have a personal family doctor? A personal family doctor manages your medical file. This does not include specialists or doctors you would see at an after-hours clinic or a walk-in clinic. This does not include a temporary doctor who you may have consulted while waiting for a permanent family doctor, for example when using NB Health Link

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_ACCFA_1

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