| TABLE 404. REGISTERED NURSES EMPLOYED IN NURSING BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY, SELECTED YEARS: 1984-2000 |
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| Gender,
Race/ Ethnicity |
November 1984 |
March 1988 |
March 1992 |
March 1996 |
March 2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
| Total Gender |
1,485,725
|
100.0
|
1,627,035
|
100.0
|
1,853,024
|
100.0
|
2,115,815
|
100.0
|
2,201,813
|
100.0
|
| Male | 49,658
|
3.3
|
58,242
|
3.6
|
79,557
|
4.3
|
113,683
|
5.4
|
129,118
|
5.9
|
| Female | 1,436,067
|
96.7
|
1,566,952
|
96.3
|
1,772,395
|
95.6
|
2,001,399
|
94.6
|
2,072,695
|
94.1
|
| Not known | 0 |
0.0
|
1,840
|
0.1
|
1,073
|
0.1
|
734
|
1/ |
0
|
0.0
|
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,329,118
|
89.5
|
1,479,093
|
90.9
|
1,655,704
|
89.4
|
1,885,532
|
89.1
|
1,890,708
|
85.9
|
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 67,175
|
4.5
|
65,304
|
4.0
|
80,568
|
4.3
|
91,157
|
4.3
|
113,362
|
5.1
|
| Asian | 44,813
|
3.0
|
44,210
|
2.7
|
69,973
|
3.8
|
79,152
|
3.7
|
82,716
|
3.8
|
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
5,725
|
0.3
|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 4,996
|
0.3
|
7,129
|
0.4
|
8,162
|
0.4
|
10,510
|
0.5
|
11,356
|
0.5
|
| Hispanic | 23,390
|
1.6
|
22,140
|
1.4
|
27,470
|
1.5
|
35,804
|
1.7
|
47,763
|
2.2
|
| Two or more races | NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
26,998
|
1.2
|
| Not known | 16,233
|
1.1
|
9,159
|
0.6
|
11,147
|
0.6
|
13,661
|
0.6
|
23,185
|
1.1
|
1/ Less than 0.1 percent.
Note: Estimated numbers and percents may not add to total because of rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing. National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, March 2000. Also prior surveys.