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TABLE 401. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED NURSES EMPLOYED IN NURSING BY HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION SELECTED YEARS: DECEMBER 31, 1980-1999

YEAR
TOTAL
HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION
TOTAL RNS
PER 100,000
POPULATION 1/
FTE RN
SUPPLY
FTE RNS
PER 100,000
POPULATION 1/
ASSOCIATE/
DIPLOMA
BACCA-
LAUREATE
MASTER'S
& ABOVE
1980 1,272,900 908,300 297,300 67,300 555 1,068,000 465
1981 1,326,700 932,700 321,100 73,000 573 1,112,700 480
1982 1,379,300 955,700 345,700 77,900 590 1,155,700 494
1983 1,436,100 980,400 372,700 83,000 609 1,202,600 510
1984 1,485,700 997,300 397,600 90,900 624 1,234,900 519
1985 1,538,100 1,024,500 419,900 93,700 641 1,282,100 534
1986 1,589,600 1,048,000 442,700 99,000 656 1,330,100 549
1987 1,627,000 1,054,300 468,900 103,800 665 1,363,600 558
1988 1,678,700 1,070,200 496,000 112,500 680 1,409,600 571
1989 1,730,900 1,087,000 521,800 122,100 694 1,456,000 584
1990 1,789,600 1,107,300 549,000 133,300 710 1,508,300 598
1991 1,853,000 1,132,200 574,800 146,000 727 1,564,500 614
1992 1,907,100 1,158,400 594,200 154,600 740 1,646,100 639
1993 1,975,800 1,193,600 618,000 164,200 759 1,701,100 653
1994 2,044,000 1,227,000 643,100 173,900 778 1,764,500 671
1995 2,115,800 1,235,100 673,200 207,500 798 1,813,100 683
1999 2,201,800 1,237,400 731,200 229,200 800 1,889,244 687

FTE = Full-time equivalent

1/ Ratios are based on U.S. resident population as of July 1 as reported by the Bureau of the Census.
2/ Includes an estimated 4,077 nurses whose highest nursing-related educational preparation was not known.

SOURCE: Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration,