Chart 2. Distribution of registered nurses according to initial nursing education, 1980-2004*


Bar chart with 3 groups with 7 items per group.
Group 1, Diploma 
Item 1, 1980 1051 
Item 2, 1984 1021 
Item 3, 1988 990 
Item 4, 1992 951 
Item 5, 1996 911 
Item 6, 2000 799 
Item 7, 2004 733 
Group 2, Associate Degree 
Item 1, 1980 309 
Item 2, 1984 467 
Item 3, 1988 576 
Item 4, 1992 729 
Item 5, 1996 965 
Item 6, 2000 1088 
Item 7, 2004 1227 
Group 3, Baccalaureate Degree and Higher 
Item 1, 1980 290 
Item 2, 1984 388 
Item 3, 1988 454 
Item 4, 1992 558 
Item 5, 1996 681 
Item 6, 2000 802 
Item 7, 2004 903 

*The counts for all initial degrees may not add to the total RN estimates for each survey due to incomplete information provided by respondents and the effect of rounding. Only those who provided educational preparation information are included in the calculations used for this chart. 

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