Table 2
Satisfaction with wait time of Canadians who had an initial consultation with a medical specialist in the 12 months prior to the survey, Canada, excluding territories, 2024
| % – Very satisfied, satisfied | 95% confidence interval (low) – Very satisfied, satisfied | 95% confidence interval (high) – Very satisfied, satisfied | % – Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 95% confidence interval (low) – Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 95% confidence interval (high) – Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | % – Dissatisfied, very dissatisfied | 95% confidence interval (low) – Dissatisfied, very dissatisfied | 95% confidence interval (high) – Dissatisfied, very dissatisfied | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Total | 49.4 | 47.7 | 51.1 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 31.0 | 29.3 | 32.7 |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Men+ (reference) | 50.0 | 47.4 | 52.6 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 20.9 | 31.1 | 28.6 | 33.7 |
| Women+ | 48.9 | 46.7 | 51.1 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 22.1 | 30.9 | 28.8 | 33.0 |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 18 to 44 years | 42.7* | 39.5 | 46.1 | 19.4 | 16.9 | 22.1 | 37.9* | 34.7 | 41.2 |
| 45 to 64 years | 47.9* | 45.3 | 50.5 | 20.6 | 18.5 | 22.9 | 31.5* | 29.0 | 34.0 |
| 65 years and older (reference) | 60.0 | 57.6 | 62.5 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 23.3 |
| Province | |||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 51.5 | 48.3 | 54.7 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 23.1 | 28.2 | 25.3 | 31.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 54.0* | 50.1 | 57.9 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 19.6 | 29.3 | 25.7 | 33.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 52.2 | 48.4 | 56.0 | 18.0 | 15.2 | 21.2 | 29.7 | 26.5 | 33.2 |
| New Brunswick | 58.2* | 54.3 | 62.1 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 19.5 | 25.6* | 22.3 | 29.1 |
| Quebec | 60.9* | 57.4 | 64.2 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 19.0 | 22.9* | 20.1 | 25.9 |
| Ontario (reference) | 45.6 | 42.3 | 49.0 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 23.0 | 34.2 | 31.0 | 37.5 |
| Manitoba | 48.6 | 45.0 | 52.3 | 20.9 | 18.1 | 24.0 | 30.5 | 27.2 | 33.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 48.5 | 45.0 | 52.0 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 23.5 | 31.0 | 27.7 | 34.4 |
| Alberta | 45.7 | 42.5 | 48.9 | 20.9 | 18.4 | 23.7 | 33.4 | 30.5 | 36.5 |
| British Columbia | 44.3 | 40.9 | 47.8 | 22.4 | 19.7 | 25.4 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 36.7 |
| Area of residence | |||||||||
| Population centre (reference) | 49.3 | 47.4 | 51.1 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 21.3 | 31.0 | 29.2 | 32.9 |
| Rural Area | 50.4 | 46.3 | 54.4 | 19.0 | 16.1 | 22.2 | 30.7 | 26.9 | 34.7 |
| Referral Type | |||||||||
| By a healthcare professional (reference) | 46.8 | 45.0 | 48.7 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 32.9 | 31.1 | 34.7 |
| Self-referred | 70.9* | 66.0 | 75.4 | 14.3* | 11.2 | 18.1 | 14.8* | 11.3 | 19.1 |
| Regular health care provider | |||||||||
| Has a regular health care provider (reference) | 49.7 | 47.8 | 51.5 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 21.2 | 30.7 | 28.9 | 32.5 |
| Has no regular health care provider | 47.6 | 42.7 | 52.6 | 19.2 | 15.9 | 23.0 | 33.2 | 28.5 | 38.3 |
| Health Condition | |||||||||
| Heart condition or stroke | 54.7 | 49.4 | 59.8 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 26.1 | 24.3 | 19.9 | 29.3 |
| Cancer (reference) | 63.3 | 56.3 | 69.8 | 18.5 | 13.9 | 24.3 | 18.2 | 12.9 | 25.0 |
| Asthma or other breathing condition | 50.3 | 41.1 | 59.4 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 18.2 | 37.6* | 28.7 | 47.4 |
| Mental health condition | 52.1 | 43.9 | 60.1 | 16.4 | 11.2 | 23.4 | 31.5 | 24.5 | 39.5 |
| Diabetes | 57.0 | 42.9 | 70.0 | 17.1 | 10.4 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 13.5 | 44.0 |
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Note(s):
- A regular health care provider refers to any health professional that a person routinely consults when seeking care or health advice. This broad category includes primary health care providers as well as medical specialists and other health professionals. The indicator regular health care provider differs from primary health care provider, which is limited to family doctors, general practitioners, and nurse practitioners. Caution should be exercised when comparing these indicators, as their definitions and scopes are not equivalent.
- Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses. In these cases, individuals in the non-binary people category are distributed into the other two gender categories. Unless otherwise indicated in the text, the men+ category includes men, as well as some non-binary people, while the women+ category includes women, as well as some non-binary people.
Source(s):
Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences — Primary and Specialist Care, January 3 to November 3, 2024 (5391).
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