Table
Province
New Brunswick
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Zone 1
Moncton and South-East Area
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Zone 2
Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
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Zone 3
Fredericton and River Valley Area
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Zone 4
Madawaska and North-West Area
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Zone 5
Restigouche Area
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Zone 6
Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
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Zone 7
Miramichi Area
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Health status | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quality of life | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Perceived health, very good or excellent % | 2022 |
34.8
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37.1
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38.9
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32.1
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31.7
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27.3
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32.0
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30.1
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Perceived mental health, very good or excellent % | 2022 |
40.8
39.3
- 42.2
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38.1
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43.1
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36.0
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49.6
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43.5
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47.5
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42.4
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Prevalence of chronic health conditions
Based on this list of chronic health conditions: arthritis, asthma, chronic pain, emphysema or COPD, cancer, diabetes, depression, mood disorder other than depression, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, gastric reflux
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No chronic health condition % | 2022 |
32.4
30.9
- 33.9
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35.5
32.9
- 38.1
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34.2
31.0
- 37.4
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31.8
28.1
- 35.5
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27.3
22.4
- 32.2
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28.1
21.6
- 34.6
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28.4
24.2
- 32.6
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26.7
21.5
- 32.0
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One or more chronic health conditions % | 2022 |
67.5
66.0
- 69.0
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64.5
61.9
- 67.1
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65.8
62.5
- 69.0
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68.1
64.4
- 71.8
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72.7
67.8
- 77.6
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71.8
65.3
- 78.3
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71.6
67.4
- 75.8
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72.0
66.6
- 77.4
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Three or more chronic health conditions % | 2022 |
24.7
23.5
- 25.9
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22.4
20.4
- 24.3
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23.9
21.5
- 26.4
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26.7
23.7
- 29.6
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25.4
21.4
- 29.3
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25.4
21.2
- 29.6
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24.3
20.9
- 27.8
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31.8
27.0
- 36.6
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Types of chronic health conditions (physical health) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hypertension % | 2022 |
29.8
28.5
- 31.0
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27.1
25.0
- 29.2
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28.5
25.9
- 31.2
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29.0
26.1
- 31.9
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34.3
29.8
- 38.9
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34.3
29.3
- 39.3
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33.8
29.9
- 37.8
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36.8
31.7
- 41.9
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High cholesterol % | 2022 |
21.3
20.3
- 22.4
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18.8
17.0
- 20.6
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21.5
19.3
- 23.7
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20.8
18.3
- 23.3
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25.8
21.6
- 29.9
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27.2
22.8
- 31.7
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23.2
19.9
- 26.5
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24.3
20.1
- 28.6
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Chronic pain % | 2022 |
20.5
19.4
- 21.6
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19.0
17.1
- 21.0
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20.8
18.4
- 23.3
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19.9
17.2
- 22.6
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19.7
15.8
- 23.6
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23.7
18.9
- 28.5
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23.3
19.7
- 26.8
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23.9
19.5
- 28.3
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Arthritis % | 2022 |
19.8
18.8
- 20.8
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16.3
14.7
- 17.9
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23.1
20.7
- 25.4
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22.5
19.9
- 25.1
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14.5
11.7
- 17.2
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22.7
18.0
- 27.3
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18.0
15.1
- 20.8
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22.8
19.2
- 26.4
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Gastric reflux % | 2022 |
18.8
17.7
- 19.8
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17.6
15.8
- 19.4
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17.7
15.5
- 19.9
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18.4
15.9
- 20.9
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22.8
18.5
- 27.0
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22.8
18.0
- 27.6
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20.0
16.7
- 23.2
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21.8
17.3
- 26.3
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Diabetes % | 2022 |
11.9
11.1
- 12.7
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11.6
10.2
- 13.0
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10.1
8.5
- 11.7
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10.4
8.8
- 12.0
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12.9
10.0
- 15.8
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16.2
12.8
- 19.6
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15.7
12.9
- 18.6
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16.3
12.4
- 20.2
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Asthma % | 2022 |
11.8
10.8
- 12.8
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11.8
10.0
- 13.5
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11.7
9.6
- 13.7
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13.0
10.4
- 15.5
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11.7
8.7
- 14.6
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8.2
5.6
- 10.7
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10.0
7.4
- 12.5
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13.5
9.7
- 17.3
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Cancer % | 2022 |
8.6
7.9
- 9.2
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8.3
7.2
- 9.5
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8.7
7.3
- 10.1
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8.1
6.8
- 9.5
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9.7
6.9
- 12.4
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11.9
8.0
- 15.9
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7.7
5.8
- 9.6
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10.2
7.7
- 12.6
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Heart disease % | 2022 |
8.4
7.8
- 9.0
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7.2
6.1
- 8.3
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9.0
7.6
- 10.5
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7.5
6.3
- 8.8
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12.6
9.9
- 15.4
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12.3
8.2
- 16.4
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7.0
5.1
- 9.0
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11.9
8.7
- 15.2
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Emphysema/COPD % | 2022 |
3.4
2.9
- 3.8
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2.3
1.8
- 2.9
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3.2
2.4
- 4.0
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4.7
3.2
- 6.1
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4.6
2.5
- 6.7
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3.2
1.9
- 4.5
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3.0
1.7
- 4.3
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3.9
2.5
- 5.3
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Stroke % | 2022 |
2.2
1.9
- 2.5
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2.1
1.4
- 2.7
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1.7
1.0
- 2.3
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2.0
1.4
- 2.7
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4.0
2.3
- 5.6
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1.6
0.4
- 2.8
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3.5
2.1
- 4.9
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1.9
0.9
- 2.9
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Types of chronic health conditions (mental health) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anxiety % | 2022 |
25.6
24.2
- 26.9
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26.2
23.9
- 28.5
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24.7
21.9
- 27.5
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26.8
23.3
- 30.3
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23.0
18.6
- 27.5
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24.4
18.8
- 30.0
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25.8
22.0
- 29.6
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23.0
18.7
- 27.3
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Depression % | 2022 |
20.5
19.3
- 21.8
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20.7
18.5
- 22.9
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20.7
18.1
- 23.3
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23.7
20.3
- 27.1
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15.7
11.9
- 19.5
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14.2
10.8
- 17.6
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18.0
14.7
- 21.3
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19.9
15.8
- 24.0
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Mood disorder (other than depression) % | 2022 |
4.6
3.9
- 5.3
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4.8
3.6
- 6.0
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4.1
2.7
- 5.5
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6.0
3.8
- 8.2
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3.8
1.7
- 5.9
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1.7
0.7
- 2.7
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3.9
2.2
- 5.7
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3.5
1.7
- 5.2
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Management of chronic health conditions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confidence in managing their health conditions, very confident % | 2022 |
33.1
31.5
- 34.7
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33.0
30.1
- 35.8
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35.3
31.8
- 38.7
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27.7
24.1
- 31.2
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30.8
25.4
- 36.2
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31.4
26.2
- 36.7
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41.0
36.1
- 45.9
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36.2
30.5
- 41.9
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Mental health and substance use services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Need for care in the last 12 months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Needed to talk to a health professional % | 2022 |
24.3
22.9
- 25.7
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26.1
23.7
- 28.6
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23.0
20.1
- 25.8
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28.8
25.0
- 32.6
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19.7
15.2
- 24.1
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17.0
12.2
- 21.8
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18.9
15.5
- 22.2
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20.3
15.6
- 24.9
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….But did not (perceived unmet need) % | 2022 |
34.6
31.2
- 37.9
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39.9
34.2
- 45.6
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39.3
32.1
- 46.4
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31.1
23.4
- 38.8
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28.5
17.4
- 39.5
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20.0
9.9
- 30.2
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20.2
12.4
- 28.0
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34.9
21.4
- 48.4
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Reasons for perceived unmet need | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wait time for services was too long % | 2022 |
63.9
57.6
- 70.3
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69.3
59.3
- 79.3
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58.5
45.6
- 71.3
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65.2
50.5
- 79.8
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Thought the problem would go away on its own % | 2022 |
54.6
48.3
- 60.8
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59.3
49.7
- 69.0
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52.5
40.5
- 64.5
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52.8
37.2
- 68.4
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Did not know how or where to get help % | 2022 |
45.6
39.3
- 51.9
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51.9
42.0
- 61.7
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44.4
31.9
- 57.0
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41.7
27.0
- 56.4
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Services not available at a convenient time % | 2022 |
44.3
37.6
- 51.0
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42.3
31.8
- 52.8
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57.0
44.6
- 69.4
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35.9
19.8
- 52.0
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Was too busy % | 2022 |
34.1
28.0
- 40.1
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39.2
29.4
- 49.0
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47.4
34.9
- 59.9
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17.3
6.1
- 28.5
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Services not available in area % | 2022 |
33.5
27.0
- 39.9
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31.6
21.7
- 41.5
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28.6
16.8
- 40.4
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45.8
29.9
- 61.7
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Could not afford the cost or insurance did not cover enough % | 2022 |
33.2
27.1
- 39.3
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45.3
35.1
- 55.4
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32.2
20.4
- 44.1
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18.1
5.2
- 31.1
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Was concerned about what others would think % | 2022 |
22.4
16.9
- 27.9
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25.5
16.7
- 34.2
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33.8
21.8
- 45.7
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S
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Other reasons % | 2022 |
29.3
23.5
- 35.1
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28.3
18.9
- 37.7
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34.4
22.8
- 46.0
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20.1
7.3
- 32.9
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Experience with mental health and substance use services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Satisfaction with services received, somewhat or very satisfied % | 2022 |
78.4
75.0
- 81.8
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84.9
80.4
- 89.4
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73.0
65.7
- 80.3
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73.6
64.9
- 82.3
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80.4
66.5
- 94.3
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84.9
75.5
- 94.3
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80.4
70.8
- 90.0
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78.2
67.6
- 88.9
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n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size
About this Table
Content and description
Data on self-reported information regarding the needs of New Brunswickers. Topics include self-reported health status as well as the needs and perceived unmet needs for mental health and substance use services.
Why it is important
The results from the Primary Care Survey allows the NBHC to inform citizens and health system stakeholders about the quality of primary health care services from citizens’ perspectives. This information can be used to make future improvements to primary health care in the province.
Availability of the data
The information for this data table is available at different geographical levels as well as by demographic groups. More information is available on our Primary Care Survey page.