|
Table
Index
Table
1. Registered nurse population, by employment status,
gender, racial/ethnic background, and age group: March
2004
| Total |
35,635 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
30,233 |
2,421,351 |
100.0 |
5,402 |
488,006 |
100.0 |
| |
| Gender |
| |
2,166 |
168,181 |
5.8 |
1,937 |
148,642 |
6.1 |
229 |
19,539 |
4.0 |
| |
33,454 |
2,740,144 |
94.2 |
28,283 |
2,271,717 |
93.8 |
5,171 |
468,427 |
96.0 |
| |
15 |
1,033 |
0.0 |
13 |
993 |
0.0 |
2 |
40 |
0.0 |
| |
| Racial/ethnic
background |
29,561 |
2,380,529 |
81.8 |
24,958 |
1,966,330 |
81.2 |
4,603 |
414,199 |
84.9 |
1,297 |
122,495 |
4.2 |
1,146 |
106,644 |
4.4 |
151 |
15,850 |
3.2 |
963 |
84,383 |
2.9 |
863 |
75,943 |
3.1 |
100 |
8,440 |
1.7 |
65 |
5,594 |
0.2 |
55 |
4,613 |
0.2 |
10 |
981 |
0.2 |
157 |
9,453 |
0.3 |
141 |
8,347 |
0.3 |
16 |
1,106 |
0.2 |
512 |
48,009 |
1.7 |
450 |
42,262 |
1.7 |
62 |
5,747 |
1.2 |
519 |
41,244 |
1.4 |
451 |
35,554 |
1.5 |
68 |
5,690 |
1.2 |
2,561 |
217,651 |
7.5 |
2,169 |
181,658 |
7.5 |
392 |
35,993 |
7.4 |
| |
| Age
group |
Less than 25
|
609 |
61,778 |
2.1 |
588 |
59,592 |
2.5 |
21 |
2,186 |
0.4 |
25-29
|
2,117 |
171,659 |
5.9 |
1,981 |
159,676 |
6.6 |
136 |
11,983 |
2.5 |
30-34
|
3,053 |
243,182 |
8.4 |
2,794 |
221,052 |
9.1 |
259 |
22,130 |
4.5 |
35-39
|
3,646 |
289,525 |
10.0 |
3,280 |
256,967 |
10.6 |
366 |
32,557 |
6.7 |
40-44
|
4,996 |
408,248 |
14.0 |
4,481 |
360,249 |
14.9 |
515 |
47,999 |
9.8 |
45-49
|
6,407 |
508,708 |
17.5 |
5,718 |
449,797 |
18.6 |
689 |
58,910 |
12.1 |
50-54
|
5,816 |
463,565 |
15.9 |
5,160 |
406,748 |
16.8 |
656 |
56,817 |
11.6 |
55-59
|
4,099 |
338,078 |
11.6 |
3,361 |
271,264 |
11.2 |
738 |
66,814 |
13.7 |
60-64
|
2,477 |
210,196 |
7.2 |
1,667 |
136,191 |
5.6 |
810 |
74,006 |
15.2 |
65 and over
|
2,085 |
185,254 |
6.4 |
928 |
75,305 |
3.1 |
1,157 |
109,949 |
22.5 |
Not known
|
330 |
29,165 |
1.0 |
275 |
24,511 |
1.0 |
55 |
4,655 |
1.0 |
| |
| |
46.8 |
|
|
45.4 |
|
|
54.1 |
|
| |
47.0 |
|
|
46.0 |
|
|
55.0 |
|
NOTE:
Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
2. Year of graduation from initial nursing education
and the average age at graduation for the registered
nurse population, by type of initial nurse education:
March 2004
35,635 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
733,377 |
100.0 |
1,227,256 |
100.0 |
902,625 |
100.0 |
| |
| |
3,103 |
265,243 |
9.1 |
7,377 |
1.0 |
151,005 |
12.3 |
105,922 |
11.7 |
4,968 |
386,296 |
13.3 |
22,360 |
3.0 |
218,476 |
17.8 |
144,766 |
16.0 |
4,971 |
383,182 |
13.2 |
32,629 |
4.4 |
230,913 |
18.8 |
118,072 |
13.1 |
4,157 |
336,771 |
11.6 |
43,476 |
5.9 |
173,976 |
14.2 |
117,783 |
13.0 |
17,780 |
1,483,436 |
51.0 |
623,368 |
85.0 |
442,643 |
36.1 |
411,283 |
45.6 |
656 |
54,430 |
1.9 |
4,169 |
0.6 |
10,244 |
0.8 |
4,800 |
0.5 |
29.6 |
31.8 |
31.8 |
26.3 |
31.0 |
30.2 |
33.3 |
27.5 |
31.0 |
28.9 |
33.2 |
27.2 |
28.4 |
25.5 |
31.0 |
25.5 |
23.8 |
22.0 |
26.7 |
23.4 |
*
Includes 14,979 nurses whose initial nursing education
was in a master's degree program, 532 in a doctoral
degree program, and 46,098 for whose initial nursing
education was not known.
NOTE:
Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
3. Health occupation prior to initial
nursing education, by type of initial nursing education:
March 2004
19,160 |
1,512,066 |
100.0 |
257,530 |
17.0 |
797,925 |
52.8 |
451,499 |
29.9 |
12,631 |
977,354 |
100.0 |
186,929 |
19.1 |
460,759 |
47.1 |
326,650 |
33.4 |
4,729 |
364,527 |
100.0 |
28,644 |
7.9 |
292,365 |
80.2 |
41,927 |
11.5 |
2,327 |
184,266 |
100.0 |
19,886 |
10.8 |
115,161 |
62.5 |
48,427 |
26.3 |
455 |
37,922 |
100.0 |
3,712 |
9.6 |
25,125 |
66.1 |
8,921 |
23.5 |
2,574 |
208,797 |
100.0 |
26,110 |
12.5 |
117,074 |
56.1 |
64,973 |
31.1 |
490 |
38,429 |
100.0 |
5,896 |
15.3 |
20,215 |
52.6 |
12,070 |
31.4 |
190 |
16,392 |
100.0 |
7,786 |
47.5 |
4,014 |
24.5 |
4,565 |
27.8 |
226 |
19,739 |
100.0 |
1,868 |
9.5 |
10,265 |
52.0 |
7,606 |
38.5 |
123 |
9,772 |
100.0 |
1,447 |
14.8 |
1,901 |
19.5 |
6,328 |
64.8 |
131 |
10,667 |
100.0 |
856 |
8.0 |
5,431 |
50.9 |
4,162 |
39.0 |
122 |
8,934 |
100.0 |
3,555 |
39.8 |
2,642 |
29.6 |
2,664 |
29.8 |
176 |
13,486 |
100.0 |
2,088 |
15.5 |
7,377 |
54.7 |
3,919 |
29.1 |
56 |
4,687 |
100.0 |
1,042 |
22.8 |
2,318 |
49.4 |
1,328 |
28.3 |
491 |
40,260 |
100.0 |
6,379 |
15.8 |
19,152 |
47.6 |
14,481 |
36.0 |
*Includes
5,304 nurses whose initial education was unknown
**Health occupation entries may add to more than the
total because more than one occupation may have been
named by an individual RN
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
4. Registered nurses who were ever licensed as practical/vocational
nurse, by type of initial nursing education: March 2004
6,186 |
484,809 |
100.0 |
45,633 |
100.0 |
362,046 |
100.0 |
75,061 |
100.0 |
740 |
53,273 |
11.0 |
533 |
1.2 |
47,931 |
13.2 |
4,760 |
6.3 |
1,017 |
72,399 |
14.9 |
2,879 |
6.3 |
61,745 |
17.1 |
7,557 |
10.1 |
1,252 |
86,635 |
17.9 |
3,852 |
8.4 |
71,823 |
19.8 |
10,906 |
14.5 |
1,049 |
83,038 |
17.1 |
6,260 |
13.7 |
63,501 |
17.5 |
12,780 |
17.0 |
2,036 |
182,414 |
37.6 |
31,539 |
69.1 |
111,488 |
30.8 |
38,570 |
51.4 |
92 |
7,050 |
1.5 |
570 |
1.2 |
5,558 |
1.5 |
488 |
0.7 |
33.9 |
42.3 |
34.0 |
32.5 |
35.2 |
36.0 |
35.3 |
34.2 |
34.8 |
33.9 |
35.2 |
32.3 |
32.7 |
28.7 |
34.0 |
27.9 |
27.6 |
25.1 |
29.4 |
24.3 |
*
Includes an estimated 62,340 nurses who are also included
in Table 3, and an estimated 2,070 nurses for whom type
of basic education was not reported.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
5. Characteristics of registered nurses with post-high
school academic degree before entering initial nursing
education, by type of initial nursing education: March
2004
| Characteristics
of nurses with prior degrees |
Number
in sample |
Total
Estimated |
Type
of Initial Nursing Education |
| Diploma
|
Associate
Degree |
Baccalaureate
and higher degree |
| Number* |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
Total |
5,807 |
471,603 |
100.0 |
42,380 |
100.0 |
245,484 |
100.0 |
181,325 |
100.0 |
| |
| Degree
obtained before initial nursing education |
Associate degree
|
2,994 |
247,962 |
52.6 |
20,840 |
49.2 |
153,255 |
62.4 |
72,785 |
40.1 |
Baccalaureate
|
2,944 |
236,871 |
50.2 |
22,379 |
52.8 |
98,363 |
40.1 |
114,885 |
63.4 |
Master's degree
|
250 |
19,441 |
4.1 |
1,582 |
3.7 |
9,616 |
3.9 |
8,121 |
4.5 |
Doctorate
|
21 |
1,413 |
0.3 |
38 |
0.1 |
814 |
0.3 |
561 |
0.3 |
Other
|
55 |
3,170 |
0.7 |
203 |
0.5 |
2,891 |
1.2 |
67 |
0.0 |
| |
| Major
field of study before initial nursing ed |
Health related field
|
1,544 |
126,083 |
26.7 |
11,472 |
27.1 |
67,090 |
27.3 |
47,213 |
26.0 |
Biological or physical science
|
1,019 |
79,921 |
16.9 |
6,396 |
15.1 |
33,746 |
13.7 |
39,121 |
21.6 |
Business management
|
548 |
45,012 |
9.5 |
3,895 |
9.2 |
28,093 |
11.4 |
12,929 |
7.1 |
Education
|
469 |
38,655 |
8.2 |
4,243 |
10.0 |
23,962 |
9.8 |
10,137 |
5.6 |
Liberal arts
|
1,805 |
150,821 |
32.0 |
13,909 |
32.8 |
75,702 |
30.8 |
60,568 |
33.4 |
Law
|
24 |
1,718 |
0.4 |
40 |
0.1 |
1,188 |
0.5 |
490 |
0.3 |
Computer science
|
43 |
2,976 |
0.6 |
646 |
1.5 |
1,547 |
0.6 |
783 |
0.4 |
Social work
|
109 |
8,489 |
1.8 |
197 |
0.5 |
5,130 |
2.1 |
2,944 |
1.6 |
Other non-health-related field
|
162 |
11,210 |
2.4 |
677 |
1.6 |
5,802 |
2.4 |
4,551 |
2.5 |
| |
| Year
of graduation from initial nursing education |
2000 or later
|
852 |
69,977 |
14.8 |
2,084 |
4.9 |
37,555 |
15.3 |
29,766 |
16.4 |
1995-1999
|
1,381 |
107,784 |
22.9 |
6,579 |
15.5 |
55,734 |
22.7 |
45,006 |
24.8 |
1990-1994
|
1,165 |
89,163 |
18.9 |
5,693 |
13.4 |
51,704 |
21.1 |
31,408 |
17.3 |
1985-1989
|
734 |
61,737 |
13.1 |
5,820 |
13.7 |
33,410 |
13.6 |
22,373 |
12.3 |
1984 or earlier
|
1,613 |
137,915 |
29.2 |
22,121 |
52.2 |
63,883 |
26.0 |
51,328 |
28.3 |
Not known
|
62 |
5,027 |
1.1 |
83 |
0.2 |
3,197 |
1.3 |
1,443 |
0.8 |
| |
| Average
age at graduation by year of graduation |
2000 or later
|
32.6 |
32.8 |
34.2 |
30.7 |
1995-1999
|
32.9 |
33.1 |
34.3 |
31.0 |
1990-1994
|
33.8 |
32.9 |
35.3 |
31.4 |
1985-1989
|
31.5 |
30.2 |
32.9 |
29.7 |
1984 or earlier
|
27.8 |
26.6 |
29.2 |
26.5 |
* Includes 2,413 RNs for whom type of initial nursing
education was not reported
NOTE: The number of degrees may add to more than the
totals because more than one degree may have been named
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
6. Marital status and presence of children, by employment
status in principal nursing position: March 2004
|
Estimated |
| Percent |
35,635 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
21,196 |
1,696,807 |
100.0 |
8,993 |
720,283 |
100.0 |
44 |
4,261 |
100.0 |
5,402 |
488,006 |
100.0 |
25,339 |
2,050,659 |
70.5 |
14,116 |
1,115,716 |
65.8 |
7,237 |
577,238 |
80.1 |
27 |
2,553 |
59.9 |
3,959 |
355,154 |
72.8 |
2,774 |
225,572 |
7.8 |
1,351 |
106,620 |
6.3 |
1,087 |
88,714 |
12.3 |
4 |
275 |
6.5 |
332 |
29,963 |
6.1 |
8,074 |
650,793 |
22.4 |
4,698 |
369,212 |
21.8 |
2,496 |
202,398 |
28.1 |
8 |
778 |
18.2 |
872 |
78,405 |
16.1 |
2,099 |
162,791 |
5.6 |
1,012 |
75,269 |
4.4 |
809 |
63,202 |
8.8 |
2 |
304 |
7.1 |
276 |
24,016 |
4.9 |
12,192 |
994,588 |
34.2 |
6,967 |
557,527 |
32.9 |
2,798 |
219,749 |
30.5 |
12 |
1,181 |
27.7 |
2,415 |
216,131 |
44.3 |
200 |
16,916 |
0.6 |
88 |
7,087 |
0.4 |
47 |
3,175 |
0.4 |
1 |
15 |
0.4 |
64 |
6,639 |
1.4 |
6,415 |
526,370 |
18.1 |
4,284 |
342,527 |
20.2 |
1,135 |
92,121 |
12.8 |
7 |
566 |
13.3 |
989 |
91,156 |
18.7 |
173 |
13,300 |
0.5 |
127 |
9,902 |
0.6 |
32 |
2,183 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
14 |
1,214 |
0.2 |
1,675 |
137,283 |
4.7 |
1,275 |
102,696 |
6.1 |
248 |
20,678 |
2.9 |
3 |
350 |
8.2 |
149 |
13,558 |
2.8 |
184 |
14,683 |
0.5 |
143 |
11,992 |
0.7 |
33 |
2,175 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
8 |
516 |
0.1 |
4,321 |
355,309 |
12.2 |
2,708 |
215,502 |
12.7 |
812 |
66,124 |
9.2 |
4 |
216 |
5.1 |
797 |
73,468 |
15.1 |
62 |
5,795 |
0.2 |
31 |
2,435 |
0.1 |
10 |
960 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
21 |
2,400 |
0.5 |
3,147 |
268,747 |
9.2 |
2,348 |
200,166 |
11.8 |
451 |
36,591 |
5.1 |
2 |
142 |
3.3 |
346 |
31,848 |
6.5 |
106 |
9,131 |
0.3 |
82 |
7,480 |
0.4 |
22 |
1,552 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
99 |
0.0 |
223 |
18,657 |
0.6 |
182 |
15,184 |
0.9 |
29 |
2,517 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
12 |
956 |
0.2 |
33 |
2,854 |
0.1 |
24 |
2,172 |
0.1 |
6 |
405 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
277 |
0.1 |
2,743 |
234,208 |
8.1 |
2,034 |
173,018 |
10.2 |
389 |
31,706 |
4.4 |
2 |
142 |
3.3 |
318 |
29,342 |
6.0 |
42 |
3,897 |
0.1 |
26 |
2,311 |
0.1 |
5 |
411 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 |
1,175 |
0.2 |
734 |
63,581 |
2.2 |
448 |
38,399 |
2.3 |
170 |
14,333 |
2.0 |
8 |
1,000 |
23.5 |
108 |
9,849 |
2.0 |
NOTE:
Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
7. Marital status and caring for other adults at home
or others elsewhere, by employment status in principal
nursing position: March 2004
|
Number
in sample |
Total
Estimated |
| Number |
Percent |
35,635 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
21,196 |
1,696,807 |
100.0 |
8,993 |
720,283 |
100.0 |
44 |
4,261 |
100.0 |
5,402 |
488,006 |
100.0 |
25,339 |
2,050,659 |
70.5 |
14,116 |
1,115,716 |
65.8 |
7,237 |
577,238 |
80.1 |
27 |
2,553 |
59.9 |
3,959 |
355,154 |
72.8 |
3,809 |
326,689 |
11.2 |
2,424 |
204,921 |
12.1 |
870 |
72,779 |
10.1 |
3 |
323 |
7.6 |
512 |
48,666 |
10.0 |
21,330 |
1,707,054 |
58.7 |
11,604 |
903,707 |
53.3 |
6,320 |
501,283 |
69.6 |
23 |
2,214 |
52.0 |
3,383 |
299,849 |
61.4 |
200 |
16,916 |
0.6 |
88 |
7,087 |
0.4 |
47 |
3,175 |
0.4 |
1 |
15 |
0.4 |
64 |
6,639 |
1.4 |
6,415 |
526,370 |
18.1 |
4,284 |
342,527 |
20.2 |
1,135 |
92,121 |
12.8 |
7 |
566 |
13.3 |
989 |
91,156 |
18.7 |
1,113 |
98,303 |
3.4 |
822 |
70,507 |
4.2 |
162 |
15,151 |
2.1 |
1 |
159 |
3.7 |
128 |
12,486 |
2.6 |
5,240 |
422,271 |
14.5 |
3,431 |
269,585 |
15.9 |
963 |
76,010 |
10.6 |
6 |
407 |
9.6 |
840 |
76,269 |
15.6 |
62 |
5,795 |
0.2 |
31 |
2,435 |
0.1 |
10 |
960 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
21 |
2,400 |
0.5 |
3,147 |
268,747 |
9.2 |
2,348 |
200,166 |
11.8 |
451 |
36,591 |
5.1 |
2 |
142 |
3.3 |
346 |
31,848 |
6.5 |
407 |
37,716 |
1.3 |
308 |
28,744 |
1.7 |
62 |
5,396 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
37 |
3,576 |
0.7 |
2,698 |
227,134 |
7.8 |
2,014 |
169,110 |
10.0 |
384 |
30,783 |
4.3 |
2 |
142 |
3.3 |
298 |
27,097 |
5.6 |
42 |
3,897 |
0.1 |
26 |
2,311 |
0.1 |
5 |
411 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 |
1,175 |
0.2 |
25,339 |
2,050,659 |
70.5 |
14,116 |
1,115,716 |
65.8 |
7,237 |
577,238 |
80.1 |
27 |
2,553 |
59.9 |
3,959 |
355,154 |
72.8 |
4,308 |
350,292 |
12.0 |
2,538 |
200,216 |
11.8 |
1,115 |
90,152 |
12.5 |
5 |
607 |
14.2 |
650 |
59,317 |
12.2 |
20,831 |
1,683,452 |
57.9 |
11,490 |
908,412 |
53.5 |
6,075 |
483,911 |
67.2 |
21 |
1,931 |
45.3 |
3,245 |
289,198 |
59.3 |
200 |
16,916 |
0.6 |
88 |
7,087 |
0.4 |
47 |
3,175 |
0.4 |
1 |
15 |
0.4 |
64 |
6,639 |
1.4 |
6,415 |
526,370 |
18.1 |
4,284 |
342,527 |
20.2 |
1,135 |
92,121 |
12.8 |
7 |
566 |
13.3 |
989 |
91,156 |
18.7 |
1,020 |
82,689 |
2.8 |
727 |
57,989 |
3.4 |
157 |
12,543 |
1.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
136 |
12,157 |
2.5 |
5,333 |
437,886 |
15.1 |
3,526 |
282,103 |
16.6 |
968 |
78,618 |
10.9 |
7 |
566 |
13.3 |
832 |
76,598 |
15.7 |
62 |
5,795 |
0.2 |
31 |
2,435 |
0.1 |
10 |
960 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
21 |
2,400 |
0.5 |
3,147 |
268,747 |
9.2 |
2,348 |
200,166 |
11.8 |
451 |
36,591 |
5.1 |
2 |
142 |
3.3 |
346 |
31,848 |
6.5 |
203 |
17,359 |
0.6 |
143 |
12,482 |
0.7 |
31 |
2,273 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
29 |
2,604 |
0.5 |
2,902 |
247,491 |
8.5 |
2,179 |
185,373 |
10.9 |
415 |
33,907 |
4.7 |
2 |
142 |
3.3 |
306 |
28,069 |
5.8 |
42 |
3,897 |
0.1 |
26 |
2,311 |
0.1 |
5 |
411 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 |
1,175 |
0.2 |
734 |
63,581 |
2.2 |
448 |
38,399 |
2.3 |
170 |
14,333 |
2.0 |
8 |
1,000 |
23.5 |
108 |
9,849 |
2.0 |
NOTE:
Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
8. Distribution of registered nurses according to total
household income, by marital and employment status:
March 2004
35,635 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
21,196 |
1,696,807 |
100.0 |
8,993 |
720,283 |
100.0 |
44 |
4,261 |
100.0 |
5,402 |
488,006 |
100.0 |
370 |
30,676 |
1.1 |
12 |
977 |
0.1 |
99 |
7,423 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
259 |
22,276 |
4.6 |
640 |
54,302 |
1.9 |
41 |
3,545 |
0.2 |
247 |
18,332 |
2.5 |
1 |
102 |
2.4 |
351 |
32,324 |
6.6 |
1,325 |
103,379 |
3.6 |
399 |
29,123 |
1.7 |
445 |
32,448 |
4.5 |
1 |
122 |
2.9 |
480 |
41,686 |
8.5 |
4,499 |
354,601 |
12.2 |
2,670 |
206,593 |
12.2 |
1,086 |
82,163 |
11.4 |
6 |
395 |
9.3 |
737 |
65,449 |
13.4 |
9,436 |
739,763 |
25.4 |
6,375 |
492,525 |
29.0 |
2,084 |
160,498 |
22.3 |
8 |
730 |
17.1 |
969 |
86,011 |
17.6 |
8,046 |
658,044 |
22.6 |
5,226 |
421,851 |
24.9 |
2,050 |
167,119 |
23.2 |
9 |
781 |
18.3 |
761 |
68,294 |
14.0 |
6,416 |
541,889 |
18.6 |
4,167 |
348,209 |
20.5 |
1,630 |
137,260 |
19.1 |
3 |
309 |
7.2 |
616 |
56,111 |
11.5 |
2,693 |
237,572 |
8.2 |
1,330 |
113,103 |
6.7 |
741 |
64,182 |
8.9 |
3 |
412 |
9.7 |
619 |
59,876 |
12.3 |
2,210 |
189,130 |
6.5 |
976 |
80,882 |
4.8 |
611 |
50,858 |
7.1 |
13 |
1,411 |
33.1 |
610 |
55,980 |
11.5 |
122 |
9,676 |
0.3 |
6 |
267 |
0.0 |
40 |
2,926 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
76 |
6,483 |
1.3 |
223 |
17,429 |
0.6 |
16 |
860 |
0.1 |
83 |
5,627 |
0.8 |
1 |
102 |
2.4 |
123 |
10,840 |
2.2 |
579 |
44,507 |
1.5 |
125 |
8,343 |
0.5 |
193 |
13,943 |
1.9 |
1 |
122 |
2.9 |
260 |
22,099 |
4.5 |
2,061 |
157,010 |
5.4 |
931 |
68,737 |
4.1 |
628 |
44,839 |
6.2 |
3 |
186 |
4.4 |
499 |
43,248 |
8.9 |
5,859 |
447,802 |
15.4 |
3,402 |
253,115 |
14.9 |
1,699 |
129,391 |
18.0 |
2 |
230 |
5.4 |
756 |
65,066 |
13.3 |
6,802 |
549,292 |
18.9 |
4,233 |
335,411 |
19.8 |
1,897 |
153,898 |
21.4 |
9 |
781 |
18.3 |
663 |
59,202 |
12.1 |
5,886 |
493,862 |
17.0 |
3,748 |
310,755 |
18.3 |
1,573 |
131,506 |
18.3 |
3 |
309 |
7.2 |
562 |
51,293 |
10.5 |
2,516 |
221,349 |
7.6 |
1,196 |
101,275 |
6.0 |
720 |
61,986 |
8.6 |
3 |
412 |
9.7 |
597 |
57,677 |
11.8 |
1,291 |
109,732 |
3.8 |
459 |
36,953 |
2.2 |
404 |
33,122 |
4.6 |
5 |
411 |
9.6 |
423 |
39,246 |
8.0 |
NOTE:
Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
9. Financial resources used for tuition and fees for
initial nursing education, by type of initial nursing
degree: March 2004
35,635 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
733,377 |
100.0 |
1,227,256 |
100.0 |
887,114 |
100.0 |
15,511 |
100.0 |
|
19,245 |
1,541,250 |
53.0 |
270,866 |
36.9 |
833,475 |
67.9 |
421,972 |
47.6 |
9,841 |
63.4 |
|
16,816 |
1,401,009 |
48.2 |
483,948 |
66.0 |
335,719 |
27.4 |
570,848 |
64.3 |
5,958 |
38.4 |
|
3,074 |
239,588 |
8.2 |
32,483 |
4.4 |
151,087 |
12.3 |
53,550 |
6.0 |
1,559 |
10.1 |
|
5,088 |
384,303 |
13.2 |
51,854 |
7.1 |
182,204 |
14.8 |
145,419 |
16.4 |
3,561 |
23.0 |
|
8,527 |
643,097 |
22.1 |
71,651 |
9.8 |
274,093 |
22.3 |
289,296 |
32.6 |
5,848 |
37.7 |
|
6,699 |
529,382 |
18.2 |
80,326 |
11.0 |
229,723 |
18.7 |
214,961 |
24.2 |
2,839 |
18.3 |
|
6,422 |
495,006 |
17.0 |
122,544 |
16.7 |
160,518 |
13.1 |
207,039 |
23.3 |
3,566 |
23.0 |
|
1,730 |
136,916 |
4.7 |
40,697 |
5.5 |
50,434 |
4.1 |
44,102 |
5.0 |
551 |
3.6 |
|
479 |
41,563 |
1.4 |
2,202 |
0.3 |
2,793 |
0.2 |
1,389 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
*
Source of fundings may add to more than the total because
more than one financial resource may be named
**Includes an estimated 46,098 for whom initial nursing
degree not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal total and percents
may not add to 100 because of rounding
Table
10. Registered nurse population, by initial nursing
and highest nursing or nursing-related education: March
2004
35,635 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
8,660 |
733,377 |
100.0 |
15,100 |
1,227,256 |
100.0 |
11,142 |
887,114 |
100.0 |
6,047 |
510,209 |
17.5 |
6,047 |
510,209 |
69.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
12,048 |
981,238 |
33.7 |
103 |
9,579 |
1.3 |
11,934 |
970,752 |
79.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
838 |
71,580 |
2.5 |
476 |
41,042 |
5.6 |
358 |
30,106 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
11,506 |
922,696 |
31.7 |
1,013 |
85,329 |
11.6 |
1,812 |
145,797 |
11.9 |
8,670 |
690,620 |
77.9 |
1,155 |
94,386 |
3.2 |
337 |
29,357 |
4.0 |
289 |
22,770 |
1.9 |
524 |
41,633 |
4.7 |
3,182 |
256,415 |
8.8 |
567 |
46,189 |
6.3 |
632 |
51,318 |
4.2 |
1,794 |
143,113 |
16.1 |
169 |
14,552 |
0.5 |
55 |
5,818 |
0.8 |
30 |
2,472 |
0.2 |
82 |
6,198 |
0.7 |
146 |
11,548 |
0.4 |
48 |
4,294 |
0.6 |
14 |
990 |
0.1 |
72 |
5,549 |
0.6 |
544 |
46,733 |
1.6 |
14 |
1,560 |
0.2 |
31 |
3,051 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
30,233 |
2,421,351 |
100.0 |
6,579 |
540,941 |
100.0 |
13,386 |
1,072,626 |
100.0 |
9,650 |
756,554 |
100.0 |
4,527 |
369,741 |
15.3 |
4,527 |
369,741 |
68.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
10,709 |
861,949 |
35.6 |
81 |
7,270 |
1.3 |
10,619 |
853,991 |
79.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
646 |
53,979 |
2.2 |
360 |
30,459 |
5.6 |
285 |
23,439 |
2.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
9,976 |
787,575 |
32.5 |
831 |
68,810 |
12.7 |
1,620 |
127,571 |
11.9 |
7,517 |
590,525 |
78.1 |
891 |
70,937 |
2.9 |
233 |
19,482 |
3.6 |
228 |
17,442 |
1.6 |
427 |
33,651 |
4.4 |
2,784 |
219,924 |
9.1 |
461 |
36,802 |
6.8 |
579 |
46,117 |
4.3 |
1,579 |
123,214 |
16.3 |
124 |
9,371 |
0.4 |
37 |
3,813 |
0.7 |
20 |
1,142 |
0.1 |
65 |
4,353 |
0.6 |
128 |
10,243 |
0.4 |
44 |
4,110 |
0.8 |
12 |
804 |
0.1 |
62 |
4,811 |
0.6 |
448 |
37,634 |
1.6 |
5 |
454 |
0.1 |
23 |
2,120 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
5,402 |
488,006 |
100.0 |
2,081 |
192,436 |
100.0 |
1,714 |
154,631 |
100.0 |
1,492 |
130,560 |
100.0 |
1,520 |
140,468 |
28.8 |
1,520 |
140,468 |
73.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1,339 |
119,290 |
24.4 |
22 |
2,310 |
1.2 |
1,315 |
116,761 |
75.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
192 |
17,601 |
3.6 |
116 |
10,583 |
5.5 |
73 |
6,667 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1,530 |
135,121 |
27.7 |
182 |
16,519 |
8.6 |
192 |
18,226 |
11.8 |
1,153 |
100,095 |
76.7 |
264 |
23,449 |
4.8 |
104 |
9,874 |
5.1 |
61 |
5,329 |
3.4 |
97 |
7,982 |
6.1 |
398 |
36,492 |
7.5 |
106 |
9,387 |
4.9 |
53 |
5,200 |
3.4 |
215 |
19,899 |
15.2 |
45 |
5,181 |
1.1 |
18 |
2,005 |
1.0 |
10 |
1,331 |
0.9 |
17 |
1,846 |
1.4 |
18 |
1,305 |
0.3 |
4 |
184 |
0.1 |
2 |
186 |
0.1 |
10 |
738 |
0.6 |
96 |
9,098 |
1.9 |
9 |
1,106 |
0.6 |
8 |
932 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
* Includes 14,979 nurses whose initial nursing education
was in a master's degree program, 532 in a doctoral
degree program, and 46,098 whose initial nursing education
was not known. Also includes 170 initial masters in
nursing updated to doctorate in nursing, of which all
are employed in nursing. In addition, includes 13 initial
masters in nursing upgraded to non-nursing doctorates,
of which all are employed in nursing
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents
may not add to 100, because of rounding
Table
11. Primary focus of post-RN master's and doctoral degree*:
March 2004
4,802 |
391,472 |
100.0 |
465 |
40,038 |
100.0 |
2,132 |
171,320 |
43.8 |
25 |
2,330 |
5.8 |
633 |
52,359 |
13.4 |
106 |
8,530 |
21.3 |
670 |
56,788 |
14.5 |
| |