The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses

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The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses

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Table Index

Table 1. Registered nurse population, by employment status, gender, racial/ethnic background, and age group: March 2004

Gender, racial/ethnic background and age group	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Employment status
				Employed in nursing			Not employed in nursing
				Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
		Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	35,635	2,909,357	100.0	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	5,402	488,006	100.0

Gender
Male	2,166	168,181	5.8	1,937	148,642	6.1	229	19,539	4.0
Female	33,454	2,740,144	94.2	28,283	2,271,717	93.8	5,171	468,427	96.0
Not known	15	1,033	0.0	13	993	0.0	2	40	0.0

Racial/ethnic background
White (non-hispanic)	29,561	2,380,529	81.8	24,958	1,966,330	81.2	4,603	414,199	84.9
Black/African American (non-hispanic)	1,297	122,495	4.2	1,146	106,644	4.4	151	15,850	3.2
Asian (non-hispanic)	963	84,383	2.9	863	75,943	3.1	100	8,440	1.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (non-hisp)	65	5,594	0.2	55	4,613	0.2	10	981	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native (non-hisp)	157	9,453	0.3	141	8,347	0.3	16	1,106	0.2
Hispanic/Latino (any race)	512	48,009	1.7	450	42,262	1.7	62	5,747	1.2
Two or more races (non-hispanic)	519	41,244	1.4	451	35,554	1.5	68	5,690	1.2
Not known	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

Average age		46.8			45.4			54.1
Median age		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

Year of graduation/age at graduation from initial nursing education	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Type of Initial Nursing Education
		Total Estimated		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate and higher degree
		Number*	Percent	Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate and higher degree
		Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	35,635	2,909,357	100.0	733,377	100.0	1,227,256	100.0	902,625	100.0

Year of graduation from initial nursing education
2000 or later	3,103	265,243	9.1	7,377	1.0	151,005	12.3	105,922	11.7
1995-1999	4,968	386,296	13.3	22,360	3.0	218,476	17.8	144,766	16.0
1990-1994	4,971	383,182	13.2	32,629	4.4	230,913	18.8	118,072	13.1
1985-1989	4,157	336,771	11.6	43,476	5.9	173,976	14.2	117,783	13.0
1984 or earlier	17,780	1,483,436	51.0	623,368	85.0	442,643	36.1	411,283	45.6
Not known	656	54,430	1.9	4,169	0.6	10,244	0.8	4,800	0.5

Average age at graduation by year of graduation		All Graduates		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate and Higher
2000 or later		29.6		31.8		31.8		26.3
1995-1999		31.0		30.2		33.3		27.5
1990-1994		31.0		28.9		33.2		27.2
1985-1989		28.4		25.5		31.0		25.5
1984 or earlier		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

Health occupation prior to initial nursing education**	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Type of Initial Nursing Education
		Total Estimated		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate and higher degree
		Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Total	19,160	1,512,066	100.0	257,530	17.0	797,925	52.8	451,499	29.9

Nursing Aide	12,631	977,354	100.0	186,929	19.1	460,759	47.1	326,650	33.4
Licensed practical/vocational nurse	4,729	364,527	100.0	28,644	7.9	292,365	80.2	41,927	11.5
Allied health	2,327	184,266	100.0	19,886	10.8	115,161	62.5	48,427	26.3
Manager in health care setting	455	37,922	100.0	3,712	9.6	25,125	66.1	8,921	23.5
Clerk in health care setting	2,574	208,797	100.0	26,110	12.5	117,074	56.1	64,973	31.1
Allied health position	490	38,429	100.0	5,896	15.3	20,215	52.6	12,070	31.4
Volunteer	190	16,392	100.0	7,786	47.5	4,014	24.5	4,565	27.8
Home health/personal services aide	226	19,739	100.0	1,868	9.5	10,265	52.0	7,606	38.5
Student nurse	123	9,772	100.0	1,447	14.8	1,901	19.5	6,328	64.8
Counselor/social worker/activity therapists/Chaplain	131	10,667	100.0	856	8.0	5,431	50.9	4,162	39.0
Other services or support aide personnel in health care	122	8,934	100.0	3,555	39.8	2,642	29.6	2,664	29.8
Armed services medic/corpsman or similar role	176	13,486	100.0	2,088	15.5	7,377	54.7	3,919	29.1
Other non-health related work	56	4,687	100.0	1,042	22.8	2,318	49.4	1,328	28.3
Other health	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

Year of graduation/age at graduation from initial nursing education after being LPN/LVN	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Type of Initial Nursing Education
		Total Estimated		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate and higher degree
		Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	6,186	484,809	100.0	45,633	100.0	362,046	100.0	75,061	100.0

Year of graduation from initial nursing education
2000 or later	740	53,273	11.0	533	1.2	47,931	13.2	4,760	6.3
1995-1999	1,017	72,399	14.9	2,879	6.3	61,745	17.1	7,557	10.1
1990-1994	1,252	86,635	17.9	3,852	8.4	71,823	19.8	10,906	14.5
1985-1989	1,049	83,038	17.1	6,260	13.7	63,501	17.5	12,780	17.0
1984 or earlier	2,036	182,414	37.6	31,539	69.1	111,488	30.8	38,570	51.4
Not known	92	7,050	1.5	570	1.2	5,558	1.5	488	0.7

Average age at graduation by year of graduation		All Graduates		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate and Higher
2000 or later		33.9		42.3		34.0		32.5
1995-1999		35.2		36.0		35.3		34.2
1990-1994		34.8		33.9		35.2		32.3
1985-1989		32.7		28.7		34.0		27.9
1984 or earlier		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
		Total Estimated		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		All Graduates		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate and Higher
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

Marital status and presence of children	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Employment status
				Employed in nursing full-time			Employed in nursing part-time			Employed in nursing full-time/part-time unknown			Not employed in nursing
				Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
		Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	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

Married	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
Children under 6 only	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
Children 6-18 only	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
Children in both age groups	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
No children	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
Children unknown	200	16,916	0.6	88	7,087	0.4	47	3,175	0.4	1	15	0.4	64	6,639	1.4

Widowed/separated/divorced	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
Children under 6 only	173	13,300	0.5	127	9,902	0.6	32	2,183	0.3	0	0	0.0	14	1,214	0.2
Children 6-18 only	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
Children in both age groups	184	14,683	0.5	143	11,992	0.7	33	2,175	0.3	0	0	0.0	8	516	0.1
No children	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
Children unknown	62	5,795	0.2	31	2,435	0.1	10	960	0.1	0	0	0.0	21	2,400	0.5

Never married	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
Children under 6 only	106	9,131	0.3	82	7,480	0.4	22	1,552	0.2	0	0	0.0	2	99	0.0
Children 6-18 only	223	18,657	0.6	182	15,184	0.9	29	2,517	0.3	0	0	0.0	12	956	0.2
Children in both age groups	33	2,854	0.1	24	2,172	0.1	6	405	0.1	0	0	0.0	3	277	0.1
No children	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
Children unknown	42	3,897	0.1	26	2,311	0.1	5	411	0.1	0	0	0.0	11	1,175	0.2

Not known	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

				Employed in nursing full-time			Employed in nursing part-time			Employed in nursing full-time/part-time unknown			Not employed in nursing
Marital status and caring for adults at home or others elsewhere	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Employment status
				Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
		Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent

Total	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

Marital status/presence of adults
Married	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
Adults at home	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
No adults at home	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
Not known if adults at home	200	16,916	0.6	88	7,087	0.4	47	3,175	0.4	1	15	0.4	64	6,639	1.4

Widowed/separated/divorced	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
Adults at home	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
No adults at home	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
Not known if adults at home	62	5,795	0.2	31	2,435	0.1	10	960	0.1	0	0	0.0	21	2,400	0.5

Never married	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
Adults at home	407	37,716	1.3	308	28,744	1.7	62	5,396	0.7	0	0	0.0	37	3,576	0.7
No adults at home	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
Not known if adults at home	42	3,897	0.1	26	2,311	0.1	5	411	0.1	0	0	0.0	11	1,175	0.2

Marital status/care for others living elsewhere
Married	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
Others living elsewhere	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
No others elsewhere	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
Unknown if others	200	16,916	0.6	88	7,087	0.4	47	3,175	0.4	1	15	0.4	64	6,639	1.4

Widowed/separated/divorced	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
Other living elsewhere	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
No other elsewhere	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
Unknown if others	62	5,795	0.2	31	2,435	0.1	10	960	0.1	0	0	0.0	21	2,400	0.5

Never married	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
Other living elsewhere	203	17,359	0.6	143	12,482	0.7	31	2,273	0.3	0	0	0.0	29	2,604	0.5
No other elsewhere	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
Unknown if others	42	3,897	0.1	26	2,311	0.1	5	411	0.1	0	0	0.0	11	1,175	0.2

Not known	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

Marital status and household income				Employment status
				Employed in nursing full-time			Employed in nursing part-time			Employed in nursing full-time/part-time unknown			Not employed in nursing
	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Employed in nursing full-time			Employed in nursing part-time			Employed in nursing full-time/part-time unknown			Not employed in nursing
		Total Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
		Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent

Total	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

$ 15,000 or less	370	30,676	1.1	12	977	0.1	99	7,423	1.0	0	0	0.0	259	22,276	4.6
$ 15,001 - $ 25,000	640	54,302	1.9	41	3,545	0.2	247	18,332	2.5	1	102	2.4	351	32,324	6.6
$ 25,001 - $ 35,000	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
$ 35,001 - $ 50,000	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
$ 50,001 - $ 75,000	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
$ 75,001 - $100,000	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
$100,001 - $150,000	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
More than $150,000	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
Not reported	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

Married
$ 15,000 or less	122	9,676	0.3	6	267	0.0	40	2,926	0.4	0	0	0.0	76	6,483	1.3
$ 15,001 - $ 25,000	223	17,429	0.6	16	860	0.1	83	5,627	0.8	1	102	2.4	123	10,840	2.2
$ 25,001 - $ 35,000	579	44,507	1.5	125	8,343	0.5	193	13,943	1.9	1	122	2.9	260	22,099	4.5
$ 35,001 - $ 50,000	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
$ 50,001 - $ 75,000	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
$ 75,001 - $100,000	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
$100,001 - $150,000	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
More than $150,000	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
Not reported	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

Financial resources used	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Type of Initial Nursing Education
		Total Estimated		Diploma Estimated		Associate Degree Estimated		Baccalaureate Estimated		Masters/Doctorate Estimated
		Number**	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total*	35,635	2,909,357	100.0	733,377	100.0	1,227,256	100.0	887,114	100.0	15,511	100.0

Personal resources	19,245	1,541,250	53.0	270,866	36.9	833,475	67.9	421,972	47.6	9,841	63.4
Family resources	16,816	1,401,009	48.2	483,948	66.0	335,719	27.4	570,848	64.3	5,958	38.4
Employer tuition, reimbursement plan	3,074	239,588	8.2	32,483	4.4	151,087	12.3	53,550	6.0	1,559	10.1
Federal traineeship, scholarship or grant	5,088	384,303	13.2	51,854	7.1	182,204	14.8	145,419	16.4	3,561	23.0
Federally assisted loan	8,527	643,097	22.1	71,651	9.8	274,093	22.3	289,296	32.6	5,848	37.7
State or local government scholarship, loan or grant	6,699	529,382	18.2	80,326	11.0	229,723	18.7	214,961	24.2	2,839	18.3
Non-government scholarship, loan or grant	6,422	495,006	17.0	122,544	16.7	160,518	13.1	207,039	23.3	3,566	23.0
Other sources	1,730	136,916	4.7	40,697	5.5	50,434	4.1	44,102	5.0	551	3.6
Unknown sources	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

Highest nursing or nursing-related education				Type of Initial Nursing Education
	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Diploma			Associate Degree			Baccalaureate
		Total Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
		Number*	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	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
Employed in Nursing
Diploma	6,047	510,209	17.5	6,047	510,209	69.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Associate degree	12,048	981,238	33.7	103	9,579	1.3	11,934	970,752	79.1	0	0	0.0
Baccalaureate in related field	838	71,580	2.5	476	41,042	5.6	358	30,106	2.5	0	0	0.0
Baccalaureate in nursing	11,506	922,696	31.7	1,013	85,329	11.6	1,812	145,797	11.9	8,670	690,620	77.9
Masters in related field	1,155	94,386	3.2	337	29,357	4.0	289	22,770	1.9	524	41,633	4.7
Masters in nursing	3,182	256,415	8.8	567	46,189	6.3	632	51,318	4.2	1,794	143,113	16.1
Doctorate in related field	169	14,552	0.5	55	5,818	0.8	30	2,472	0.2	82	6,198	0.7
Doctorate in nursing	146	11,548	0.4	48	4,294	0.6	14	990	0.1	72	5,549	0.6
Not known	544	46,733	1.6	14	1,560	0.2	31	3,051	0.2	0	0	0.0

Total employed in nursing	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
Not Employed in Nursing
Diploma	4,527	369,741	15.3	4,527	369,741	68.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Associate degree	10,709	861,949	35.6	81	7,270	1.3	10,619	853,991	79.6	0	0	0.0
Baccalaureate in related field	646	53,979	2.2	360	30,459	5.6	285	23,439	2.2	0	0	0.0
Baccalaureate in nursing	9,976	787,575	32.5	831	68,810	12.7	1,620	127,571	11.9	7,517	590,525	78.1
Masters in related field	891	70,937	2.9	233	19,482	3.6	228	17,442	1.6	427	33,651	4.4
Masters in nursing	2,784	219,924	9.1	461	36,802	6.8	579	46,117	4.3	1,579	123,214	16.3
Doctorate in related field	124	9,371	0.4	37	3,813	0.7	20	1,142	0.1	65	4,353	0.6
Doctorate in nursing	128	10,243	0.4	44	4,110	0.8	12	804	0.1	62	4,811	0.6
Not known	448	37,634	1.6	5	454	0.1	23	2,120	0.2	0	0	0.0

Total not employed in nursing	5,402	488,006	100.0	2,081	192,436	100.0	1,714	154,631	100.0	1,492	130,560	100.0

Diploma	1,520	140,468	28.8	1,520	140,468	73.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Associate degree	1,339	119,290	24.4	22	2,310	1.2	1,315	116,761	75.5	0	0	0.0
Baccalaureate in related field	192	17,601	3.6	116	10,583	5.5	73	6,667	4.3	0	0	0.0
Baccalaureate in nursing	1,530	135,121	27.7	182	16,519	8.6	192	18,226	11.8	1,153	100,095	76.7
Masters in related field	264	23,449	4.8	104	9,874	5.1	61	5,329	3.4	97	7,982	6.1
Masters in nursing	398	36,492	7.5	106	9,387	4.9	53	5,200	3.4	215	19,899	15.2
Doctorate in related field	45	5,181	1.1	18	2,005	1.0	10	1,331	0.9	17	1,846	1.4
Doctorate in nursing	18	1,305	0.3	4	184	0.1	2	186	0.1	10	738	0.6
Not known	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

Primary focus of degree	Master's degree**			Doctoral degree**
	Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent

Total	4,802	391,472	100.0	465	40,038	100.0

Clinical practice***	2,132	171,320	43.8	25	2,330	5.8
Education	633	52,359	13.4	106	8,530	21.3
Supervision/administration	670	56,788	14.5	39	3,794	9.5
Research	15	960	0.2	87	7,106	17.7
Law	3	270	0.1	51	4,538	11.3
Informatics	19	1,404	0.4	0	0	0.0
Business	220	18,998	4.9	5	512	1.3
Public health	272	20,849	5.3	13	942	2.4
Social science	57	4,995	1.3	22	2,079	5.2
Humanities	40	3,069	0.8	6	454	1.1
Basic sciences	35	2,813	0.7	2	167	0.4
Computer science	10	789	0.2	0	0	0.0
Social work	41	3,228	0.8	0	0	0.0
Other	256	20,577	5.3	35	3,146	7.9
Not known	399	33,053	8.4	74	6,441	16.1

* Includes degrees in nursing or nursing-related areas
**Nurses may have reported multiple masters or doctorate degrees. In such cases the masters/doctorate in nursing takes precedence and is the only degree at that level shown here.
***Excludes 14,797 nurses whose initial education was in a master's degree program and 532 in a doctoral degree program, which are all in clinical practice.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 12. Current enrollment of registered nurses in nursing or nursing-related academic degree educational programs*, by employment status and student status: March 2004

Employment and student status	Number in sample	Current enrollment
		Estimated
		Number	Percent
Total	2,125	172,150	100.0

Employed in nursing full-time
Total	1,524	124,256	72.2
Full-time student	363	27,753	22.3
Part-time student	1,121	92,916	74.8
Student status not known	40	3,587	2.9

Employed in nursing part-time
Total	452	35,068	20.4
Full-time student	146	11,202	6.5
Part-time student	290	22,664	13.2
Student status not known	16	1,202	0.7

Employed in nursing ft/pt unknown
Total	3	403	0.2
Full-time student	1	122	0.1
Part-time student	1	159	0.1
Student status not known	1	122	0.1

Not employed in nursing
Total	146	12,422	7.2
Full-time student	58	4,083	2.4
Part-time student	78	7,484	4.4
Student status not known	10	855	0.5

*Of the approximately 220,000 RNs pursuing formal educational programs, this table excludes the 24,446 currently enrolled in certificate programs, the 27,960 whose certificate or academic programs were in a field not related to nursing, and those whose failed to indicate the type of formal program being pursued.
" NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 13. Distribution of advanced practice nurses by employment status, and by national certification and State nursing board recognition: March 2004

Type of advanced practice nurse and employment status	Total Estimated		National Certification		State Board of Nursing Recognition
Type of advanced practice nurse and employment status	Number,*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Nurses with advanced practice nurse preparation	240,460	100.0	168,546	100.0	148,647	100.0

Clinical nurse specialists
Total	72,521	100.0	32,385	100.0	27,379	100.0
Employed in nursing	61,735	85.1	29,224	90.2	25,684	93.8
With position title	11,988	16.5	7,267	22.4	6,890	25.2
Without position title	49,747	68.6	21,957	67.8	18,793	68.6
Not employed in nursing	10,786	14.9	3,161	9.8	1,695	6.2
Nurse practitioners
Total	141,209	100.0	109,582	100.0	102,142	100.0
Employed in nursing	123,857	87.7	99,762	91.0	92,540	90.6
With position title	81,433	57.7	73,812	67.4	68,895	67.5
Without position title	42,425	30.0	25,950	23.7	23,646	23.1
Not employed in nursing	17,352	12.3	9,820	9.0	9,601	9.4
Nurse anesthetists
Total	32,523	100.0	30,446	100.0	24,168	100.0
Employed in nursing	29,150	89.6	27,734	91.1	22,350	92.5
With position title	26,761	82.3	26,116	85.8	21,377	88.5
Without position title	2,389	7.3	1,618	5.3	973	4.0
Not employed in nursing	3,373	10.4	2,712	8.9	1,818	7.5
Nurse midwives
Total	13,684	100.0	12,820	100.0	10,296	100.0
Employed in nursing	12,217	89.3	11,466	89.4	9,363	90.9
With position title	7,037	51.4	7,010	54.7	5,934	57.6
Without position title	5,181	37.9	4,457	34.8	3,429	33.3
Not employed in nursing	1,466	10.7	1,353	10.6	933	9.1

			Total
			Number	Percent
Total Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists			14,689	100.0
Employed in nursing			13,717	93.4
With nurse practitioner position title			8,990	66.1
With clinical nurse specialist position title			776	5.7
With other position title			3,842	28.2
Not employed in nursing			972	6.6

Total Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives			2,892	100.0
Employed in nursing			2,326	80.4
With nurse practitioner position title			684	31.0
With nurse midwive position title			865	39.2
With other position title			655	29.7
Not employed in nursing			567	19.6

Total Nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist and nurse midwife			48
Total Nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist and nurse anesthetist			205
Total Nurse midwife and clinical nurse specialist			433
Total Clinical nurse specialist and nurse anesthetist			679

* Estimated numbers of individual specialties of advanced practice nurses and their percents may add up to more than the total numbers of nurse who have achieved advanced practice nurse status because registered nurses may have had preparation in more than one advanced practice nurse specialty.
** The most frequent pairings of APN specialties are nurse practitioners with clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners with nurse midwives. The table below shows the weighted number and percent of nurses who have various combinations of specialties. Note that each pairing includes, but is not limited to, the specialties listed

Table 14. Distribution of registered nurses with specialties in advanced practice nursing preparation and credentials: March 2004

Type of primary specialty completed at advanced practice level	Advanced practice nurses
	Estimated
	Number*	Percent
Total number of advanced practice nurses	240,460	100.0

Acute/Critical care	15,873	6.6
Adult health/medical surgical	34,268	14.3
Anesthesia	31,521	13.1
Cardiac care	1,115	0.5
Community health	5,825	2.4
Family	60,146	25.0
Geriatric/gerontology	11,250	4.7
Home health	193	0.1
Maternal-child health	5,784	2.4
Neonatal	3,422	1.4
Nurse-midwifery	12,164	5.1
Obstetrics/gynecology	4,969	2.1
Occupational health	523	0.2
Oncology	2,573	1.1
Palliative care	135	0.1
Pediatric	19,419	8.1
Psychiatric/mental health	19,693	8.2
Rehabilitation	1,163	0.5
School health	1,686	0.7
Womens health	11,488	4.8
Other	519	0.2

* The number of advanced practice nurse specialty educational preparations will exceed the total number of advanced practice nurses because each may have completed educational requirements in one or more specialties. If specialty educational preparations were completed or certifications received across disciplines, both specialty subjects are included in these distributions. Nurses are counted once for each type of specialty listed.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 15. Distribution of registered nurses with National certifications in advanced practice nursing: March 2004

Primary type of national certification	Advanced practice nurses with certification
	Estimated
	Number*	Percent
Total number of nationally certified advanced practice nurses	168,546	100.0

Acute care/critical care	8,758	3.6
Adult	16,956	7.1
Anesthesia	30,548	12.7
Community health	708	0.3
Family	48,367	20.1
Geriatric/gerontology	6,186	2.6
Home Health	290	0.1
Medical or surgical	3,646	1.5
Midwifery	12,807	5.3
Neonatal	2,138	0.9
Occupational health	145	0.1
Oncology	681	0.3
Pediatric	12,928	5.4
Palliative care	159	0.1
Psychiatric/mental health	11,986	5.0
School health	586	0.2
Womens health (OB-GYN)	11,540	4.8
No exam available	1,411	0.6
Other	770	0.3

*Advanced practice nurses may have completed educational requirements or certification in one or more specialties in advanced practice nursing. If specialty educational
certifications were received across disciplines, both specialty subjects are included in these distributions.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 16. Employment setting of primary positions of registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2004

Employment setting	Number in sample	Estimated
Employment setting	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0

Hospital	16,805	1,360,847	56.2
Non-Federal, short-term hospital	13,559	1,099,147	45.4
Non-Federal, long-term hospital	1,153	99,420	4.1
Non-Federal psychiatric hospital	507	39,544	1.6
Federal Government hospital	963	70,358	2.9
Other type of hospital	623	52,377	2.2
Nursing home/extended care facility	1,997	153,172	6.3
Nursing home unit in hospital	180	12,090	0.5
Other nursing home	1,403	109,656	4.5
Facility for mentally retarded	89	7,748	0.3
Residential living facilities	39	3,316	0.1
Assisted living	61	4,387	0.2
Other type of extended care facility	225	15,977	0.7
Nursing education & other health education	826	63,444	2.6
LPN/LVN program	91	6,939	0.3
Diploma program (RN)	64	5,367	0.2
Associate degree program	264	19,814	0.8
Certified nurse aide/nurse assistant program	27	1,989	0.1
Bachelor’s and/or higher degree program	313	23,788	1.0
Other program	67	5,545	0.2
Community/public health setting	3,292	259,011	10.7
State Health Department	295	19,328	0.8
State Mental Health Agency	93	6,575	0.3
City or County Health Department	338	28,557	1.2
Combination nursing service	9	901	0.0
Visiting Nursing Service (VNS/NA)	184	13,804	0.6
Home health service unit (hosp-based)	318	25,307	1.0
Home health agency (non-hosp based)	816	66,678	2.8
Community mental-health facility	152	12,444	0.5
Substance abuse center/clinic	57	4,593	0.2
Community/neighborhood health center	178	12,847	0.5
Planned Parenthood/family planning ctr	47	3,203	0.1
Day care center	55	4,627	0.2
Rural health care center	69	4,406	0.2
Retirement community center	34	2,653	0.1
Hospice	370	30,681	1.3
Blood bank or plasma center	56	4,734	0.2
Other	221	18,574	0.8
School Health Service	974	78,022	3.2
Public school system	699	55,924	2.3
Private or parochial school	66	5,482	0.2
College or university	167	13,175	0.5
Other	42	3,442	0.1
Occupational Health	277	22,447	0.9
Private industry	175	14,917	0.6
Government	70	5,121	0.2
Other	32	2,408	0.1
Ambulatory care setting	3,569	277,774	11.5
Solo practice (physician)	401	32,901	1.4
Solo practice (nurse)	68	5,100	0.2
Partnerships (physicians)	255	21,233	0.9
Partnerships (nurses)	18	1,016	0.0
Group practice (physicians)	657	51,850	2.1
Group practice (nurses)	30	2,277	0.1
Partnership or group practice	409	29,899	1.2
Freestanding clinic (physicians)	184	12,032	0.5
Freestanding clinic (nurses)	58	4,106	0.2
Ambulatory surgical center	575	46,212	1.9
Dialysis center/clinic	227	18,872	0.8
Dental practice	11	1,136	0.0
Hospital owned off-site clinics	366	27,304	1.1
Health Maintenance Organization	146	12,663	0.5
Federally supported clinics	64	3,333	0.1
Other	100	7,837	0.3
Insurance claims/benefits	563	43,641	1.8
Government	36	2,702	0.1
State or local agencies	35	2,209	0.1
Insurance company	327	26,054	1.1
Private industry/organization	165	12,676	0.5
Policy, planning, regulatory, or licensing agency	114	8,733	0.4
Central or regional Federal agency	23	1,426	0.1
State Board of Nursing	35	2,596	0.1
Nursing or health prof. membership assn	13	905	0.0
Health planning agency, non-Federal	32	2,918	0.1
Other	11	887	0.0
Other	1,229	103,310	4.3
Correctional facility	218	17,602	0.7
Private duty in a home setting	103	9,754	0.4
Home-based self-employment	148	12,090	0.5
Pharmaceutical, durable medical equipment, devices	68	6,625	0.3
Telephone triage/advice (call center)	57	4,584	0.2
Clinical research, clinical trials	76	6,423	0.3
Other*	559	46,231	1.9
Not known	587	50,052	2.1

*Includes law/legal nursing/forensics, consultants, transport ambulance, and other settings
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 17. Type of patient treated in organization or unit for principal position in nursing, by employment status: March 2004

Type of patient treated	Total Estimated		Employment status
	Total Estimated		Full-time		Part-time
	Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,421,351	100.0	1,696,807	100.0	720,283	100.0

No patient care	127,436	5.3	97,060	5.7	30,334	4.2

Addictions/substance abuse/detox	4,055	0.2	2,204	0.1	1,851	0.3
Adolescent	5,271	0.2	3,243	0.2	2,027	0.3
Adult care (general)	513,834	21.2	356,650	21.0	157,133	21.8
Cardiovascular	171,219	7.1	126,484	7.5	44,735	6.2
Chronic care	35,215	1.5	23,021	1.4	12,084	1.7
Critical care/trauma/ER	9,769	0.4	6,488	0.4	3,281	0.5
Diabetic/endocrinology	3,842	0.2	2,475	0.1	1,367	0.2
Employee/occupational health	6,561	0.3	4,633	0.3	1,928	0.3
Family	4,054	0.2	2,466	0.1	1,449	0.2
Gastrointestinal/endoscopy	10,274	0.4	7,427	0.4	2,847	0.4
Geriatrics/elderly	41,113	1.7	29,392	1.7	11,619	1.6
Hospice/terminally ill	13,636	0.6	10,041	0.6	3,595	0.5
Infectious diseases/HIV/communicable diseases	4,695	0.2	4,245	0.3	451	0.1
Medical-Surgical (general)	31,141	1.3	19,759	1.2	11,382	1.6
Neurological	22,802	0.9	16,755	1.0	6,048	0.8
Newborn	76,145	3.1	46,454	2.7	29,690	4.1
Obstetrics/gynecologic	158,847	6.6	100,444	5.9	57,924	8.0
Oncology	68,332	2.8	51,382	3.0	16,901	2.3
Opthalmalogic/eye	4,080	0.2	2,033	0.1	2,047	0.3
Orthopedic	42,438	1.8	31,305	1.8	11,134	1.5
Pediatric	176,698	7.3	109,524	6.5	67,174	9.3
Psychiatric	90,765	3.7	68,330	4.0	22,435	3.1
Pulmonary/respiratory	5,626	0.2	4,140	0.2	1,487	0.2
Rehabilitation	41,458	1.7	29,893	1.8	11,485	1.6
Renal	33,681	1.4	28,149	1.7	5,532	0.8
Spec. needs/dev. disability/mental retardation	6,630	0.3	4,651	0.3	1,980	0.3

Work with specific, multiple patient types	608,940	25.1	439,579	25.9	168,497	23.4
Other**	42,363	1.7	28,607	1.7	13,757	1.9

Not known	60,431	2.5	39,975	2.4	18,110	2.5

* Includes an estimated 4,261 who are working in nursing, but full-time/part-time status is unknown.
** Includes advice/telephone triage, Alzheimer's/dementia, blood donation/apheresis, dermatology, ENT/allergy/asthma, pain management, plastic/cosmetic surgery, public/community health/immunizations, transplant, urology, wounds/burns, and other patient types
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 18. Type of hospital work unit where hospital-employed registered nurses spent more than half their direct patient care time, by employment status in principal nursing position: March 2004

Type of work unit	Total Estimated		Employment status
	Total Estimated		Full-time		Part-time
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	1,350,687	100.0	945,091	100.0	404,735	100.0

Critical care	229,914	17.0	164,324	17.4	65,557	16.2
Dialysis	7,552	0.6	6,441	0.7	1,111	0.3
Emergency department	117,637	8.7	85,789	9.1	31,725	7.8
General/specialty inpatient unit	382,331	28.3	263,035	27.8	119,198	29.5
Home health care	5,105	0.4	3,426	0.4	1,679	0.4
Hospice unit	3,801	0.3	1,927	0.2	1,874	0.5
Labor/delivery room	95,800	7.1	61,218	6.5	34,244	8.5
Operating room	116,927	8.7	91,435	9.7	25,492	6.3
Outpatient department	123,166	9.1	83,497	8.8	39,669	9.8
Perioperative unit	62,747	4.6	37,455	4.0	25,157	6.2
Radiologic	13,680	1.0	9,106	1.0	4,574	1.1
Step-down, transitional unit	92,826	6.9	68,666	7.3	24,160	6.0
Sub-acute care unit	20,329	1.5	15,960	1.7	4,370	1.1
Telephone triage/advice/call center	797	0.1	88	0.0	708	0.2

Multiple units, none over 50%	38,719	2.9	27,333	2.9	11,378	2.8
No specific area	16,401	1.2	10,733	1.1	5,543	1.4
Other specific area	5,941	0.4	4,101	0.4	1,840	0.5

Not known	17,015	1.3	10,559	1.1	6,456	1.6

NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 19. Registered nurses employed in each employment setting, by employment status and average annual hours worked*: March 2004

Employment setting	Total			Employment status
	Total			Full-time			Part-time
	Estimated		Average annual hours worked	Estimated		Average annual hours worked	Estimated		Average annual hours worked
	Number	Percent	Average annual hours worked	Number	Percent	Average annual hours worked	Number	Percent	Average annual hours worked
Total	2,421,351	100.0	1,848	1,696,807	70.1	2,160	720,283	29.7	873

Hospital	1,360,847	100.0	1,907	968,817	71.2	2,179	390,856	28.7	935
Nursing home/extended care facility	153,172	100.0	1,921	110,086	71.9	2,262	42,826	28.0	817
Nursing education	63,444	100.0	1,687	42,757	67.4	2,089	20,687	32.6	938
Community/public health setting	259,911	100.0	1,785	181,759	69.9	2,145	77,992	30.0	711
School Health Service	78,022	100.0	1,360	48,679	62.4	1,722	29,344	37.6	895
Occupational Health	22,447	100.0	1,761	15,067	67.1	2,124	7,379	32.9	644
Ambulatory care setting	277,774	100.0	1,771	181,701	65.4	2,106	95,599	34.4	861
Insurance claims/benefits	43,641	100.0	2,026	38,168	87.5	2,172	5,473	12.5	779
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	8,733	100.0	2,070	7,436	85.2	2,293	1,296	14.8	**
Other	103,310	100.0	1,801	68,842	66.6	2,204	33,898	32.8	747
Not known	50,052	100.0	1,762	33,495	66.9	2,276	14,934	29.8	691

*Calculations of the average number of hours worked exclude those nurses who have reported any on-call hours as well as all their hours of work.
**Too few cases to compute average hours (fewer than 50 cases unweighted)
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 20. Average hours worked per week* and overtime hours per week of employed registered nurses in their principal nursing position**, by employment setting: March 2004

Employment setting	Employment status
	Employed full-time			Employed part-time
	Average hours worked/week	Worked overtime Number	Average overtime hours/week	Average hours worked/week	Worked overtime Number	Average overtime hours/week
Total	43.7	434,947	7.5	26.3	103,202	5.6

Hospital	43.9	312,158	7.6	27.3	78,208	5.8
Nursing home/extended care facility	45.4	30,350	8.3	26.1	6,202	4.4
Nursing education	44.4	4,864	8.5	27.1	1,550	***
Community/public health setting	43.3	30,156	7.6	23.8	7,107	5.2
School Health Service	39.4	1,955	***	27.5	370	***
Occupational Health	43.2	2,403	***	27.9	487	***
Ambulatory care setting	43.0	36,441	5.3	24.4	6,058	3.7
Insurance claims/benefits	43.1	1,566	***	23.8	114	***
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	45.5	1,123	***	***	180	***
Other	44.5	10,902	10.7	25.1	1,833	7.1
Not known	44.4	3,028	8.4	28.2	1,094	5.5

* Calculations of the average number of hours worked and overtime hours worked exclude those nurses who have reported any on-call hours as well as all their hours of work.
** Excludes an estimated 4,261 who are working in nursing, but full-time/part-time status is unknown.
***Too few cases to compute average hours (fewer than 50 cases unweighted)
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 21. Average overtime and mandatory overtime hours* for full time nurses by employment setting and position title: March 2004

Employment setting	Total full time employed nurses			Position Title
	Total full time employed nurses			Staff nurse		All other positions
	Estimated Number**	Average overtime hours**	Percent of overtime hours that were mandatory***	Average overtime hours**	Percent of overtime hours that were mandatory**	Average overtime hours**	Percent of overtime hours that were mandatory***
Total	434,947	7.5	32.5	7.5	31.7	7.5	35.5

Hospital	312,158	7.6	31.0	7.5	29.4	7.9	39.4
Nursing home/extended care facility	30,350	8.3	36.6	8.9	39.3	7.3	33.0
Nursing education	4,864	8.5	24.0	****	****	****	****
Community/public health setting	30,156	7.6	37.4	7.6	44.3	7.6	33.1
School Health Service	1,955	****	****	****	****	****	****
Occupational Health	2,403	****	****	****	****	****	****
Ambulatory care setting	36,441	5.3	42.7	5.3	46.1	5.5	36.5
Insurance claims/benefits	1,566	****	****	****	****	****	****
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	1,123	****	****	****	****	****	****
Other	10,902	10.7	26.8	10.9	27.8	****	****
Not known	3,028	8.4	****	****	****	****	****

*Calculations of the average number of overtime hours worked exclude those nurses who have reported any on-call hours as well as all their hours of work.
**Excludes an estimated 1,261,860 full time nurses who did not report any overtime hours
***Includes an estimated 175,563 full time nurses who reported mandatory hours
**** Too few cases to compute hours (fewer than 50 cases unweighted)
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 22. Employed registered nurses, by employment setting and age group: March 2004

Employment setting	Number in sample	Total Estimated Number*	Age Group
Employment setting	Number in sample	Total Estimated Number*	Under 25	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65 and over
Total	30,233	2,421,351	59,592	159,676	221,052	256,967	360,249	449,797	406,748	271,264	136,191	75,305

Hospital	16,805	1,360,847	51,850	118,218	146,347	164,467	214,165	248,181	206,154	125,383	58,406	20,651
Nursing home/extended care facility	1,997	153,172	741	6,589	12,616	12,858	18,747	23,337	27,746	20,199	16,115	12,871
Nursing education	826	63,444	466	2,909	3,827	4,103	8,207	9,494	14,033	10,685	5,205	3,783
Community/public health setting	3,292	259,911	1,087	9,997	16,290	22,743	34,283	50,424	49,685	39,340	19,531	14,085
School Health Service	974	78,022	422	1,350	4,764	5,531	10,145	18,868	15,317	10,862	5,471	4,582
Occupational Health	277	22,447	0	526	1,175	1,509	2,440	4,427	3,847	3,632	2,719	2,013
Ambulatory care setting	3,569	277,774	3,688	13,914	23,940	27,723	45,026	57,469	51,550	32,354	12,931	8,282
Insurance claims/benefits	563	43,641	0	719	1,703	3,664	7,002	10,736	9,221	6,310	3,058	1,049
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	114	8,733	0	415	633	577	1,014	1,626	1,668	1,404	947	447
Other	1,229	103,310	560	2,818	6,308	8,723	14,718	18,181	20,110	16,151	8,765	5,688
Not known	587	50,052	779	2,221	3,448	5,069	4,502	7,053	7,417	4,944	3,043	1,854

* Includes an estimated 24,511 nurses for whom age was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 23. Employment setting, by highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation of registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2004

Employment setting	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation
		Total Estimated		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate		Master's		Doctorate
		Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	369,741	15.3	861,949	35.6	841,554	34.8	290,860	12.0	19,614	0.8

Hospital	16,805	1,360,847	100.0	191,921	14.1	513,294	37.7	521,292	38.3	123,420	9.1	4,627	0.3
Nursing home/extended care facility	1,997	153,172	100.0	32,986	21.5	71,860	46.9	36,965	24.1	10,241	6.7	223	0.1
Nursing education	826	63,444	100.0	4,023	6.3	11,032	17.4	14,686	23.1	23,676	37.3	9,872	15.6
Community/public health setting	3,292	259,911	100.0	39,161	15.1	95,608	36.8	87,550	33.7	32,977	12.7	1,141	0.4
School Health Service	974	78,022	100.0	12,034	15.4	17,083	21.9	31,745	40.7	15,583	20.0	834	1.1
Occupational Health	277	22,447	100.0	4,811	21.4	6,058	27.0	8,543	38.1	3,035	13.5	0	0.0
Ambulatory care setting	3,569	277,774	100.0	53,706	19.3	87,918	31.7	80,113	28.8	53,978	19.4	815	0.3
Insurance claims/benefits	563	43,641	100.0	8,846	20.3	12,682	29.1	16,449	37.7	5,390	12.4	274	0.6
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	114	8,733	100.0	797	9.1	2,139	24.5	2,123	24.3	3,430	39.3	244	2.8
Other	1,229	103,310	100.0	16,466	15.9	34,023	32.9	33,586	32.5	15,775	15.3	1,333	1.3
Not known	587	50,052	100.0	4,989	10.0	10,252	20.5	8,501	17.0	3,356	6.7	251	0.5

* Includes an estimated 37,634 nurses for whom highest educational preparation was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 24. Employment setting of registered nurses in principal nursing position, by work basis: March 2004

Employment setting	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Work basis
				Employee of organization			Temporary agency			Self-employed
				Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
		Number*	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	27,213	2,184,921	90.2	768	54,493	2.3	1,694	134,150	5.5

Hospital	16,805	1,360,847	100.0	15,475	1,264,512	92.9	535	34,389	2.5	694	53,173	3.9
Nursing home/extended care facility	1,997	153,172	100.0	1,870	143,002	93.4	29	2,285	1.5	87	7,289	4.8
Nursing education	826	63,444	100.0	784	60,142	94.8	10	847	1.3	25	1,790	2.8
Community/public health setting	3,292	259,911	100.0	2,991	233,458	89.8	62	5,527	2.1	195	16,829	6.5
School Health Service	974	78,022	100.0	903	71,461	91.6	13	1,455	1.9	44	3,986	5.1
Occupational Health	277	22,447	100.0	209	16,838	75.0	33	2,970	13.2	29	2,259	10.1
Ambulatory care setting	3,569	277,774	100.0	3,238	253,280	91.2	25	2,004	0.7	281	20,280	7.3
Insurance claims/benefits	563	43,641	100.0	515	39,796	91.2	8	763	1.7	37	2,861	6.6
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	114	8,733	100.0	102	7,906	90.5	1	31	0.4	10	637	7.3
Other	1,229	103,310	100.0	881	73,321	71.0	45	3,935	3.8	263	22,497	21.8
Not known	587	50,052	100.0	245	21,206	42.4	7	287	0.6	29	2,548	5.1

* Includes an estimated 47,787 nurses for whom work basis was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 25. Position titles in primary nursing jobs for registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2004

General and specific position titles	Number in sample	Estimated
General and specific position titles	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0

Administration	1,609	125,011	5.2
Administrator/assistant org/facil/agency	517	41,669	1.7
Administrator/assistant nursing	873	65,842	2.7
Dean/director/asst director nursing ed	118	9,667	0.4
Nursing staff development director	101	7,832	0.3
Certified nurse anesthetist	399	27,287	1.1
Clinical nurse specialist	362	28,623	1.2
Consultant	435	35,617	1.5
Head nurse or assistant head nurse	1,867	148,210	6.1
Head nurse/assistant head nurse	309	26,955	1.1
Nurse coordinator	604	46,743	1.9
Nurse manager	954	74,512	3.1
Informatics nurse	114	8,570	0.4
Instruction	803	62,255	2.6
Instuctor at a school of nursing	389	29,525	1.2
Nursing staff development instructor	222	17,793	0.7
Professor, assistant/associate prof	165	12,598	0.5
Instructor in a non-RN health program	27	2,339	0.1
Nurse clinician	382	32,954	1.4
Nurse midwife	98	7,274	0.3
Nurse practitioner	1,093	84,042	3.5
Patient coordinator	1,700	138,404	5.7
Case manager	1,256	101,177	4.2
Discharge planner/outcomes manager	41	3,789	0.2
Patient care coordinator	203	16,458	0.7
Patient educator	96	8,085	0.3
Advice/triage nurse	104	8,895	0.4
Private duty nurse	124	11,762	0.5
Researcher	233	19,263	0.8
Staff nurse	17,808	1,431,053	59.1
Charge nurse	2,215	168,827	7.0
Float nurse	467	37,132	1.5
Public health nurse	347	26,527	1.1
School nurse	808	64,610	2.7
Staff nurse	13,495	1,100,538	45.5
Team leader	208	17,664	0.7
Traveling nurse	268	15,756	0.7
Supervisor	902	74,201	3.1
Surveyor/auditor/regulator	147	12,097	0.5
Visiting nurse/Home health	584	45,621	1.9
Other	1,020	82,352	3.4
Healthcare related business rep	35	3,154	0.1
Infection control nurse	94	7,074	0.3
Insurance reviewer	117	9,260	0.4
Quality improvement nurse	367	28,034	1.2
No position title specified	245	21,332	0.9
Other (miscellaneous) title specified	162	13,498	0.6
Not known	553	46,753	1.9

NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 26. Employment setting and type of principal nursing position of employed registered nurses: March 2004

Employment setting	Total Estimated Number*	Position Title
Employment setting	Total Estimated Number*	Admin or assistant	Cert. nurse anesthetist	Clin. nurse specialist	Consultant	Head nurse or assistant	Home health	Informatic nurse	Instruction	Nurse clinician
Total	2,421,351	125,011	27,287	28,623	35,617	148,210	45,621	8,570	62,255	32,954

Hospital	1,360,847	35,079	21,778	17,443	6,793	78,666	1,311	5,058	13,213	17,305
Nursing home/extended care facility	153,172	28,753	0	540	4,416	15,428	354	225	2,101	130
Nursing education	63,444	5,488	78	176	765	1,553	31	284	36,615	389
Community/public health setting	259,911	25,413	100	1,916	5,802	17,157	40,335	736	2,305	2,776
School Health Service	78,022	2,319	0	32	270	1,669	27	0	4,110	397
Occupational Health	22,447	1,171	203	260	981	2,123	57	0	383	286
Ambulatory care setting	277,774	15,445	4,116	5,959	2,149	23,759	167	513	1,031	9,279
Insurance claims/benefits	43,641	2,366	0	73	2,093	2,273	0	446	0	253
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	8,733	1,480	301	277	974	111	0	0	0	26
Other	103,310	6,326	261	1,323	11,125	4,297	2,928	1,137	1,908	1,602
Not known	50,052	1,170	450	625	250	1,173	410	171	589	511
Employment setting	Position title
Employment setting	Nurse midwife	Nurse Practitioner	Patient coordinator	Private duty	Research	Staff nurse	Supervisor	Surveyor/ auditor	Other
Total	7,274	84,042	138,404	11,762	19,263	1,431,053	74,201	12,097	82,352

Hospital	1,265	21,075	46,566	359	6,715	1,017,641	31,979	2,321	29,168
Nursing home/extended care facility	0	3,688	6,275	793	0	63,681	16,829	1,321	7,611
Nursing education	95	84	750	0	632	13,936	696	277	841
Community/public health setting	996	11,260	38,953	3,938	667	75,069	14,553	2,956	12,085
School Health Service	0	3,051	204	141	722	63,056	628	0	1,010
Occupational Health	0	1,142	3,227	133	261	9,352	980	151	1,593
Ambulatory care setting	4,753	40,349	11,202	127	3,851	140,617	3,210	471	9,444
Insurance claims/benefits	0	580	20,817	0	488	1,066	1,440	1,558	9,932
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	64	62	301	0	0	2,042	199	1,771	1,101
Other	0	1,859	8,506	6,001	5,929	30,026	3,310	1,271	8,274
Not known	101	893	1,603	271	0	14,567	379	0	1,291

* Includes an estimated 46,753 nurses for whom type of position was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 27. Type of principal nursing position and highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation of registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2004

Type of position	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation
		Total Estimated		Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate		Master's		Doctorate
		Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	369,741	15.3	861,949	35.6	841,554	34.8	290,860	12.0	19,614	0.8

Administration	1,609	125,011	100.0	13,043	10.4	35,165	28.1	34,201	27.4	36,430	29.1	5,176	4.1
Certified nurse anesthetist	399	27,287	100.0	5,321	19.5	2,415	8.9	5,538	20.3	13,579	49.8	281	1.0
Clinical nurse specialist	362	28,623	100.0	2,304	8.0	6,048	21.1	6,011	21.0	13,942	48.7	318	1.1
Consultant	435	35,617	100.0	4,912	13.8	7,399	20.8	13,067	36.7	9,361	26.3	878	2.5
Head nurse or assistant head nurse	1,867	148,210	100.0	23,459	15.8	46,798	31.6	58,554	39.5	18,388	12.4	381	0.3
Home health	584	45,621	100.0	9,787	21.5	16,917	37.1	16,222	35.6	2,441	5.4	141	0.3
Informatic nurse	114	8,570	100.0	1,201	14.0	2,232	26.0	2,747	32.0	2,391	27.9	0	0.0
Instruction	803	62,255	100.0	2,408	3.9	6,322	10.2	17,660	28.4	28,443	45.7	7,345	11.8
Nurse clinician	382	32,954	100.0	4,476	13.6	9,334	28.3	14,467	43.9	4,180	12.7	212	0.6
Nurse midwife	98	7,274	100.0	263	3.6	261	3.6	1,041	14.3	5,684	78.1	26	0.4
Nurse practitioner	1,093	84,042	100.0	2,364	2.8	3,270	3.9	6,106	7.3	71,428	85.0	874	1.0
Patient coordinator	1,700	138,404	100.0	24,255	17.5	49,086	35.5	53,340	38.5	10,572	7.6	584	0.4
Private duty	124	11,762	100.0	2,529	21.5	5,206	44.3	3,796	32.3	73	0.6	0	0.0
Research	233	19,263	100.0	2,685	13.9	3,902	20.3	8,748	45.4	3,234	16.8	695	3.6
Staff nurse	17,808	1,431,053	100.0	235,225	16.4	599,630	41.9	538,341	37.6	50,140	3.5	1,598	0.1
Supervisor	902	74,201	100.0	13,477	18.2	32,217	43.4	21,990	29.6	5,747	7.7	141	0.2
Surveyor/auditor/regulator	147	12,097	100.0	1,417	11.7	3,867	32.0	3,928	32.5	2,835	23.4	50	0.4
Other	1,020	82,352	100.0	16,844	20.5	24,772	30.1	28,416	34.5	8,450	10.3	769	0.9
Not known	553	46,753	100.0	3,771	8.1	7,108	15.2	7,382	15.8	3,543	7.6	145	0.3

* Includes an estimated 37,634 nurses for whom educational preparation was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 28. Percentage of time spent in each functional area in principal nursing position during usual work week for employed registered nurses: March 2004

Percentage of time spent during usual workweek	Functional Area
	Administration			Consultation			Direct patient care
	Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	30,233	2,421,351	100.0

None	19,341	1,558,504	64.4	15,133	1,227,939	50.7	4,603	375,858	15.5
1-24	6,374	499,864	20.6	11,427	894,981	37.0	2,865	224,773	9.3
25-49	1,978	152,986	6.3	1,928	155,426	6.4	2,207	174,836	7.2
50-74	1,179	96,788	4.0	604	47,283	2.0	4,757	379,226	15.7
75-100	644	51,940	2.1	424	34,453	1.4	15,084	1,205,389	49.8
Not known	717	61,269	2.5	717	61,269	2.5	717	61,269	2.5
Percentage of time spent during usual workweek	Functional Area
	Research			Supervision			Teaching
	Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	30,233	2,421,351	100.0

None	24,746	1,978,375	81.7	17,374	1,387,231	57.3	21,632	1,733,761	71.6
1-24	4,156	331,752	13.7	7,379	593,979	24.5	6,336	501,003	20.7
25-49	290	23,457	1.0	2,238	177,239	7.3	666	55,280	2.3
50-74	143	11,910	0.5	1,546	121,509	5.0	382	31,363	1.3
75-100	181	14,588	0.6	979	80,124	3.3	500	38,675	1.6
Not known	717	61,269	2.5	717	61,269	2.5	717	61,269	2.5

NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 29. Average percent of time in work week in principal nursing position spent by employed registered nurses in each function, by highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation: March 2004

Highest educational preparation	Average percent of time spent in
Highest educational preparation	Administration	Consultation	Direct patient care
Total	8.3	8.1	60

Diploma	6.7	7.6	62.5
Associate degree	6.7	7.3	64.5
Baccalaureate	7.8	8.4	60.8
Masters	15.6	10.3	44.5
Doctorate	23.4	8.8	16.5
Not known	10.1	9.1	56.9
Highest educational preparation	Average percent of time spent in
Highest educational preparation	Research	Supervision	Teaching
Total	2.1	10.8	4.7

Diploma	1.8	10.7	2.8
Associate degree	1.8	11.4	3.1
Baccalaureate	2.2	10.6	4.4
Masters	2.8	10.1	11.4
Doctorate	12.8	6.8	27.7
Not known	2.1	14.3	3.6

NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 30. Average annual earnings in principal nursing position for registered nurses employed full time, by employment setting and position title: March 2004

Employment setting	Overall average*	Position Title
Employment setting	Overall average*	Admin or assistant	Cert. nurse anesthetist	Clin. nurse specialist	Consultant	Head nurse or assistant	Home health	Informatic nurse	Instruction	Nurse clinician
Total	$57,785	$74,165	$129,530	$64,627	$61,432	$61,595	$51,596	$61,139	$57,676	$55,090

Hospital	59,963	90,470	131,826	68,347	**	67,034	**	**	63,848	58,144
Nursing home/extended care facility	53,796	59,272	**	**	**	53,558	**	**	**	**
Nursing education	57,808	74,182	**	**	**	**	**	**	55,271	**
Community/public health setting	52,347	65,255	**	**	**	53,094	51,030	**	**	**
School Health Service	42,249	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Occupational Health	58,343	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Ambulatory care setting	56,265	74,087	**	58,677	**	54,293	**	**	**	50,590
Insurance claims/benefits	58,839	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	66,852	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Other	60,583	74,471	**	**	63,926	**	**	**	**	**
Not known	58,487	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**

Employment setting	Position title
Employment setting	Nurse midwife	Nurse Practitioner	Patient coordinator	Private duty	Research	Staff nurse	Supervisor	Surveyor/ auditor	Other
Total	$73,254	$70,581	$53,837	$49,070	$59,220	$53,086	$58,065	$56,710	$55,688

Hospital	**	75,514	57,890	**	57,767	55,171	62,783	**	60,380
Nursing home/extended care facility	**	**	49,939	**	**	48,870	53,062	**	49,966
Nursing education	**	**	**	**	**	54,891	**	**	**
Community/public health setting	**	64,288	48,354	**	**	46,723	52,307	**	48,208
School Health Service	**	**	**	**	**	39,343	**	**	**
Occupational Health	**	**	**	**	**	54,600	**	**	**
Ambulatory care setting	**	70,335	50,862	**	**	46,649	**	**	48,313
Insurance claims/benefits	**	**	55,021	**	**	**	**	**	53,498
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Other	**	**	61,162	**	**	53,099	**	**	**
Not known	**	**	**	**	**	57,771	**	**	**

* Excludes an estimated 99,701 nurses who did not provide a response to income
** Too few cases to compute salaries (fewer than 50 cases unweighted)
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 31. Average annual earnings in principal nursing position of nurses employed full-time, by type of position and highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation: March 2004

Type of position	Overall average*	Highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation
Type of position	Overall average*	Diploma	Associate Degree	Baccalaureate	Master's	Doctorate
Total	$57,785	$56,504	$52,610	$57,081	$74,377	$80,795

Administration	74,165	63,478	60,442	68,696	92,831	97,275
Consultant	61,432	**	56,194	61,536	65,295	**
Supervisor	58,065	59,903	54,379	60,716	57,821	**
Instruction	57,676	**	**	55,877	**	66,217
Head nurse or assistant head nurse	61,595	57,438	55,791	63,486	74,376	**
Staff nurse	53,086	54,277	51,477	54,003	59,436	**
Nurse practitioner	70,581	**	**	65,459	71,265	**
Nurse midwife	73,254	**	**	**	73,460	**
Clinical nurse specialist	64,627	**	56,526	60,357	70,470	**
Nurse clinician	55,090	**	52,734	54,499	**	**
Certified nurse anesthetist	129,530	115,042	**	122,479	134,479	**
Research	59,220	**	**	59,820	**	**
Private duty	49,070	**	**	**	**	**
Informatic nurse	61,139	**	**	**	**	**
Home health	51,596	50,975	48,290	54,837	**	**
Surveyor/auditor/regulator	56,710	**	**	**	**	**
Patient coordinator	53,837	53,061	50,600	55,846	61,251	**
Other	55,688	52,154	50,477	58,516	64,972	**
Not known	61,812	**	**	**	**	**

Table 32. Distribution of employed registered nurses with one and more than one nursing position, by employment status and average total earnings: March 2004

Positions held	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Avg total earnings**	Employment status in principal position
					Full-time			Part-time
					Estimated		Avg total earnings**	Estimated		Avg total earnings**
		Number*	Percent		Number	Percent	Avg total earnings**	Number	Percent	Avg total earnings**
Total	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	$52,080	1,696,807	100.0	$59,422	720,283	100.0	$34,184

Principal and secondary positions	4,608	352,027	14.5	61,111	233,149	13.7	69,418	118,290	16.4	44,633
Principal positions only	24,919	2,010,151	83.0	50,452	1,422,403	83.8	57,749	586,270	81.4	32,002

* Includes an estimated 4,261 nurses for whom full-time/part-time status was not known and 59,173 nurses for whom it was not known whether they held more than one job in nursing
** Averages exclude an estimated 171,183 nurses who did not provide a response to income
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 33. Job satisfaction of RNs employed in nursing, by position title in principal nursing position: March 2004

Level of job satisfaction	Total Estimated Number	Position title
Level of job satisfaction	Total Estimated Number	Admin or assistant	Consultant	Supervisor	Instruction	Head nurse or assistant	Staff nurse	Nurse Practitioner	Nurse midwife	Clin. nurse specialist
Total	2,421,351	125,011	35,617	74,201	62,255	148,210	1,431,053	84,042	7,274	28,623

Extremely satisfied	651,386	48,057	16,091	19,742	25,405	45,558	316,343	35,588	3,494	11,839
Moderately satisfied	1,197,997	58,537	13,272	38,121	28,467	77,113	744,673	36,928	2,892	12,685
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	194,844	5,706	3,940	5,604	2,388	8,580	132,399	3,715	300	1,041
Moderately dissatisfied	259,147	8,455	1,744	8,072	3,749	12,917	182,774	5,647	294	2,063
Extremely dissatisfied	68,175	3,046	498	2,465	1,724	3,242	44,276	1,496	135	871
Not known	49,802	1,209	71	198	521	800	10,588	667	159	124

Employment setting	Position title
Employment setting	Nurse clinician	Cert. Nurse anesthetist	Research	Private duty	Informatic nurse	Home health	Surveyor/ auditor	Patient coordinator	Other
Total	32,954	27,287	19,263	11,762	8,570	45,621	12,097	138,404	82,352

Extremely satisfied	9,678	15,035	6,759	3,722	3,084	14,312	4,411	42,674	23,530
Moderately satisfied	16,212	9,804	8,772	4,995	3,961	22,044	5,152	66,707	38,849
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	2,047	732	1,550	2,014	924	3,611	881	11,071	6,969
Moderately dissatisfied	3,902	1,179	1,583	850	298	4,202	1,122	12,302	6,791
Extremely dissatisfied	1,017	373	526	182	303	1,293	341	4,675	1,302
Not known	97	165	73	0	0	159	190	975	4,913

* Includes an estimated 46,753 nurses for whom type of position was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 34 Job satisfaction of RNs employed in nursing, by highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation: March 2004

Level of job satisfaction	Total Estimated Number	Highest educational preparation
Level of job satisfaction	Total Estimated Number	Diploma	Associate Degree	Baccalaureate	Masters/Doctorate
Total	2,421,351	369,741	861,949	841,554	310,474

Extremely satisfied	651,386	105,340	217,113	207,565	118,717
Moderately satisfied	1,197,997	180,370	435,068	439,097	139,735
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	194,844	28,868	74,850	72,066	18,032
Moderately dissatisfied	259,147	39,907	103,040	92,576	22,536
Extremely dissatisfied	68,175	10,783	25,117	22,983	8,816
Not known	49,802	4,472	6,760	7,266	2,637

* Includes 37,634 nurses for whom highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals because of rounding

Table 35. Distribution of registered nurses not employed in nursing, by length of time since last worked as a nurse and whether or not nurse was seeking nursing position or had other occupation: March 2004

Length of time since worked	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Employment status outside of nursing
		Total Estimated		Seeking nursing employment		Has other health-related occupation		Has other non-health related occup		Has other unknownoccupation
		Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	5,402	488,006	100.0	30,278	100.0	63,052	100.0	52,946	100.0	4,513	100.0

Less than a year	844	66,114	13.5	12,505	41.3	4,494	7.1	6,497	12.3	64	1.4
1-4 years	1,576	137,892	28.3	7,618	25.2	15,642	24.8	15,078	28.5	1,263	28.0
5-9 years	1,017	95,397	19.5	3,308	10.9	13,359	21.2	11,341	21.4	406	9.0
10-19 years	756	77,051	15.8	2,204	7.3	17,042	27.0	10,291	19.4	2,081	46.1
20 years or more	331	33,223	6.8	538	1.8	7,394	11.7	5,389	10.2	596	13.2
Never worked	64	6,261	1.3	451	1.5	697	1.1	1,512	2.9	0	0.0
Not known	814	72,067	14.8	3,655	12.1	4,424	7.0	2,839	5.4	104	2.3

*Total includes an estimated 12,871 nurses who did not report whether they were seeking a nursing position, and 11,576 who did not report about any employment outside of nursing, and 5,045 who were both seeking a nursing position and had other occupation.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 36. Age distribution of RNs not employed in nursing, by length of time not working in nursing: March 2004

Age of nurse not employed in nursing

Number in sample

Total Estimated Number*

Length of time not working in nursing

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16 years or more

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Total

5,402

488,006

66,114

100.0

137,892

100.0

95,398

100.0

77,051

100.0

33,224

100.0

Age group

Less than 25

21

2,186

490

0.7

108

0.1

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

25-29

136

11,983

4,416

6.7

4,105

3.0

187

0.2

0

0.0

0

0.0

30-34

259

22,130

4,506

6.8

9,014

6.5

3,288

3.5

0

0.0

54

0.2

35-39

366

32,557

5,420

8.2

11,284

8.2

7,274

7.6

3,091

4.0

395

1.2

40-44

515

47,999

5,613

8.5

11,830

8.6

9,374

9.8

10,144

13.2

0

0.0

45-49

689

58,910

6,993

10.6

13,526

9.8

12,044

12.6

12,375

16.1

3,784

11.4

50-54

656

56,817

6,365

9.6

15,000

10.9

8,819

9.2

12,747

16.5

6,133

18.5

55-59

738

66,814

10,450

15.8

19,521

14.2

12,843

13.5

8,565

11.1

5,960

17.9

60-64

810

74,006

11,580

17.5

28,368

20.6

13,032

13.7

8,008

10.4

6,051

18.2

65 and over

1,157

109,949

9,795

14.8

25,070

18.2

28,229

29.6

21,979

28.5

10,436

31.4

Not known

55

4,655

479

0.7

64

0.0

308

0.3

142

0.7

411

1.2

* Includes an estimated 9,537 nurses whose length of time not working in nursing was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 37. Registered nurses not employed in nursing actively seeking employment in nursing, by type of employment sought and number of weeks looking: March 2004

Type of employment sought and weeks looking	Number in sample	Estimated
Type of employment sought and weeks looking	Number in sample	Number*	Percent
Total	378	30,278	100.0

Type of employment
Full-time	103	7,868	26.0
Part-time	190	15,918	52.6
Either	73	5,494	18.1
Not known	12	998	3.3
Number of weeks looking
Less than a week	85	7,372	24.3
1-4 weeks	109	8,296	27.4
5-9 weeks	49	3,859	12.7
10-14 weeks	31	2,394	7.9
15-34 weeks	45	3,538	11.7
35 weeks or more	42	3,220	10.6
Not known	17	1,598	5.3

*Of the 190,157 nurses seeking new positions in nursing, only the characteristics of nurses who were not currently employed in nursing at the time of the survey are shown in this table.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 38. Type of employment of registered nurses in non-nursing occupations: March 2004

Type of non-nursing employment	Number in sample*	Estimated
Type of non-nursing employment	Number in sample*	Number**	Percent
Total	1,321	120,512	100.0

Health related occupation	672	63,052	52.3
Full-time	480	44,534	37.0
Part-time	189	18,268	15.2
Not known	3	250	0.2
Not health related occupation	599	52,946	43.9
Full-time	276	24,104	20.0
Part-time	319	28,487	23.6
Not known	4	355	0.3
Unknown if health related	50	4,513	3.7

*The number in sample excludes nurses who are employed in nursing but have other employment outside of nursing
**Includes an estimated 5,045 nurses employed in a non-nursing field but were actively seeking nursing employment
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 39. Detailed type of employment of registered nurses in non-nursing occupations: March 2004

Type of non-nursing employment	Number in sample*	Total Estimated		Type of position outside of nursing
		Total Estimated		Health related		Not health related
		Number**	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	1,321	120,512	100.0	63,052	100.0	52,946	100.0

Accounting/bookkeeping/Computr svcs	55	4,796	4.0	2,179	3.5	2,617	4.9
Administration/Management	244	23,857	19.8	15,896	25.2	7,755	14.6
Administrative/Clerical Support	84	7,207	6.0	3,224	5.1	3,984	7.5
Consultant/legal work	64	6,374	5.3	4,258	6.8	2,116	4.0
Elem&Sec Education	62	5,523	4.6	972	1.5	4,373	8.3
Health-related svc provider	185	15,999	13.3	13,293	21.1	2,706	5.1
Pharmaceutical and Medical Hardware Svcs	83	7,952	6.6	7,800	12.4	153	0.3
Real estate/Financial/Insurance Svcs	58	5,537	4.6	1,388	2.2	4,149	7.8
Retail sales/services	153	12,708	10.5	2,057	3.3	10,443	19.7
Other***	221	20,269	16.8	7,064	11.2	13,011	24.6
Not known	112	10,290	8.5	4,922	7.8	1,639	3.1

*The number in sample excludes nurses who are employed in nursing but have other employment outside of nursing
**Includes an estimated 4,513 nurses who did not report whether the position was health related or not.
***Includes artist/horticulturalist, faculty/instructor, farming/animal husbandry, government, homemaker/childcare, recreation services, religious/musical services, and other non-nursing employment
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 40. Reasons for registered nurses to have occupationother than nursing: March 2004

Reasons for other occupation	Number in sample*	Estimated
Reasons for other occupation	Number in sample*	Number**	Percent
Total	1,321	120,512	100.0

Burnout/stressful work environment	591	54,079	44.9
Career change	859	79,274	65.8
Difficult to find a nursing position	58	4,951	4.1
Disability	65	5,612	4.7
Illness	60	5,955	4.9
Inability to practice on a professional level	118	11,192	9.3
Inadequate staffing	425	40,162	33.3
Lack of advancement opportunities	230	19,862	16.5
Lack of collaboration/communication	274	24,718	20.5
Liability concerns	273	24,609	20.4
Physical demands of job	366	33,833	28.1
Retired	160	13,745	11.4
Salaries too low/better pay elsewhere	434	41,007	34.0
Scheduling/too many hours	550	49,873	41.4
Skills are out-of-date	269	24,827	20.6
Taking care of home and family	380	35,724	29.6
Volunteering in nursing	56	4,153	3.4
Went back to school	134	11,238	9.3
Other**	29	2,279	1.9
Summary of reasons for other occupations
Personal/family reasons	554	50,510	41.9
Personal career reasons	1,089	99,807	82.8
Workplace reasons	906	82,275	68.3
Retirement reasons	160	13,745	11.4
Other reasons	8	434	0.4

*The number in sample excludes nurses who are employed in nursing but have other employment outside of nursing
**Includes moved/relocated/difficult commute, employment instability/termination, taking time off, and other reasons
NOTE: Estimated numbers and percents may not add up to totals because registered nurses may have answered to more than one reason.

Table 41. Marital status and presence of children at home of nurses who were not employed at all and not seeking nursing employment, by age group: March 2004

Marital status and presence of children	Total Estimated		Age Group
	Total Estimated		Less than 40		40-49		50-59		60 and over
	Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	326,526	100.0	47,299	100.0	58,901	100.0	67,606	100.0	151,365	100.0

Married	245,110	75.1	41,709	88.2	49,283	83.7	51,971	76.9	101,763	67.2
Children under 6 only	23,505	7.2	18,773	39.7	2,911	4.9	917	1.4	903	0.6
Children 6-18 only	46,805	14.3	6,623	14.0	29,684	50.4	9,333	13.8	1,109	0.7
Children in both age groups	18,851	5.8	11,318	23.9	6,789	11.5	455	0.7	290	0.2
No children	151,196	46.3	4,803	10.2	9,434	16.0	40,663	60.1	96,130	63.5
Children unknown	4,753	1.5	192	0.4	465	0.8	602	0.9	3,331	2.2
Widowed/separated/divorced	60,250	18.5	1,949	4.1	6,244	10.6	11,273	16.7	40,625	26.8
Children under 6 only	716	0.2	140	0.3	51	0.1	258	0.4	267	0.2
Children 6-18 only	6,672	2.0	1,096	2.3	3,171	5.4	1,211	1.8	1,194	0.8
Children in both age groups	440	0.1	344	0.7	80	0.1	15	0.0	0	0.0
No children	50,381	15.4	369	0.8	2,942	5.0	9,274	13.7	37,637	24.9
Children unknown	2,042	0.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	515	0.8	1,527	1.0
Never married	19,191	5.9	3,625	7.7	3,087	5.2	4,089	6.0	8,139	5.4
Children under 6 only	99	0.0	80	0.2	19	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Children 6-18 only	385	0.1	67	0.1	191	0.3	0	0.0	127	0.1
Children in both age groups	139	0.0	139	0.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
No children	17,523	5.4	3,338	7.1	2,718	4.6	3,751	5.5	7,464	4.9
Children unknown	1,045	0.3	0	0.0	159	0.3	338	0.5	548	0.4
Not known	1,974	0.6	15	0.0	287	0.5	273	0.4	838	0.6

* Total reflects those not employed and not seeking nursing employment. Also includes an estimated 1,355 nurses whose age was not known.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 42. Marital status and presence of others provided care by nurses who were not employed at all and not seeking nursing employment, by age group: March 2004

Marital status and others cared for	Total Estimated		Age Group
	Total Estimated		Less than 40		40-49		50-59		60 and over
	Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	326,526	100.0	47,299	100.0	58,901	100.0	67,606	100.0	151,365	100.0
Marital status/presence of adults
Married	245,110	75.1	41,709	88.2	49,283	83.7	51,971	76.9	101,763	67.2
Adults at home	30,205	9.3	1,335	2.8	6,774	11.5	10,446	15.5	11,651	7.7
No adults at home	210,152	64.4	40,183	85.0	42,044	71.4	40,923	60.5	86,781	57.3
Not known if adults at home	4,753	1.5	192	0.4	465	0.8	602	0.9	3,331	2.2
Widowed/separated/divorced	60,250	18.5	1,949	4.1	6,244	10.6	11,273	16.7	40,625	26.8
Adults at home	7,118	2.2	0	0.0	867	1.5	1,681	2.5	4,571	3.0
No adults at home	51,090	15.6	1,949	4.1	5,378	9.1	9,077	13.4	34,527	22.8
Not known if adults at home	2,042	0.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	515	0.8	1,527	1.0
Never married	19,191	5.9	3,625	7.7	3,087	5.2	4,089	6.0	8,139	5.4
Adults at home	1,983	0.6	309	0.7	487	0.8	764	1.1	423	0.3
No adults at home	16,163	5.0	3,316	7.0	2,441	4.1	2,987	4.4	7,167	4.7
Not known if adults at home	1,045	0.3	0	0.0	159	0.3	338	0.5	548	0.4
Marital status/care for others living elsewhere
Married	245,110	75.1	41,709	88.2	49,283	83.7	51,971	76.9	101,763	67.2
Others living elsewhere	40,629	12.4	2,264	4.8	11,046	18.8	14,409	21.3	12,910	8.5
No others elsewhere	199,728	61.2	39,254	83.0	37,772	64.1	36,960	54.7	85,522	56.5
Unknown if others	4,753	1.5	192	0.4	465	0.8	602	0.9	3,331	2.2
Widowed/separated/divorced	60,250	18.5	1,949	4.1	6,244	10.6	11,273	16.7	40,625	26.8
Other living elsewhere	7,760	2.4	387	0.8	812	1.4	1,778	2.6	4,625	3.1
No other elsewhere	50,448	15.4	1,562	3.3	5,432	9.2	8,981	13.3	34,472	22.8
Unknown if other	2,042	0.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	515	0.8	1,527	1.0
Never married	19,191	5.9	3,625	7.7	3,087	5.2	4,089	6.0	8,139	5.4
Other living elsewhere	1,577	0.5	74	0.2	27	0.0	630	0.9	845	0.6
No other elsewhere	16,569	5.1	3,551	7.5	2,901	4.9	3,120	4.6	6,745	4.5
Unknown if other	1,045	0.3	0	0.0	159	0.3	338	0.5	548	0.4
Not known	1,974	0.6	15	0.0	287	0.5	273	0.4	838	0.6

*Total reflects those not employed and not seeking nursing employment. Also includes an estimated 1,355 nurses whose age was not known.
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 43. Comparison between State of location* of registered nurses as of March 2004 and State of graduation, by type of initial nursing education and number of years since graduation: March 2004

Number of years since graduation from initial nursing education program and State of location	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Type of Initial Nursing Education
				Diploma		Associate degree		Baccalaureate and above
				Estimated		Estimated		Estimated
		Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total**	33,508	2,715,206	100.0	672,415	100.0	1,198,792	100.0	834,733	100.0
Located in same State	20,672	1,812,000	66.7	410,390	61.0	887,181	74.0	508,260	60.9
Located in different State	12,836	903,206	33.3	262,025	39.0	311,612	26.0	326,473	39.1

5 years or less	4,798	395,770	100.0	12,941	100.0	228,958	100.0	152,999	100.0
Located in same State	3,500	306,632	77.5	9,255	71.5	187,935	82.1	108,680	71.0
Located in different State	1,298	89,137	22.5	3,686	28.5	41,023	17.9	44,319	29.0
6-10 years	5,158	398,908	100.0	25,737	100.0	234,574	100.0	137,470	100.0
Located in same State	3,535	292,632	73.4	19,783	76.9	180,471	76.9	91,423	66.5
Located in different State	1,623	106,277	26.6	5,954	23.1	54,103	23.1	46,047	33.5
11-15 years	4,016	311,721	100.0	24,756	100.0	191,754	100.0	94,225	100.0
Located in same State	2,686	224,864	72.1	18,011	72.8	144,725	75.5	61,738	65.5
Located in different State	1,330	86,857	27.9	6,745	27.2	47,028	24.5	32,487	34.5
16-25 years	8,653	713,025	100.0	120,519	100.0	348,170	100.0	242,052	100.0
Located in same State	5,320	473,756	66.4	84,660	70.2	247,733	71.2	139,900	57.8
Located in different State	3,333	239,268	33.6	35,859	29.8	100,437	28.8	102,152	42.2
26 years or more	10,756	885,804	100.0	487,128	100.0	188,623	100.0	206,129	100.0
Located in same State	5,537	506,160	57.1	277,741	57.0	120,928	64.1	104,891	50.9
Located in different State	5,219	379,645	42.9	209,387	43.0	67,695	35.9	101,239	49.1

* Excludes an estimated 100,792 nurses who graduated in a foreign country, 3,083 nurses who graduated in a U.S. territory (Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico) and an estimated 90,278 nurses for whom the State of graduation is unknown
** State of location is the State in which employed, if employed in nursing, or State of residence if not employed in nursing
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 44. Top countries where nurses received initial nursing education, by employment status: March 2004

Country where received initial nursing education	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Employed in nursing			Percent of all employed foreign-educated nurses
		Total Estimated		Number in sample	Number	Percent
		Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total (excluding US Territories)	1,041	100,791	100.0	934	89,860	89.2	100.0

Phillipines	481	50,605	50.2	451	46,988	92.9	52.3
Canada	249	20,345	20.2	214	17,668	86.8	19.7
United Kingdom	83	8,444	8.4	72	6,997	82.9	7.8
Nigeria	28	2,363	2.3	28	2,363	100.0	2.6
Ireland	17	1,518	1.5	13	1,010	66.6	1.1
India	13	1,271	1.3	12	1,131	89.0	1.3
Hong Kong	12	1,176	1.2	10	997	84.7	1.1
Jamaica	8	1,081	1.1	7	922	85.3	1.0
Israel	8	1,006	1.0	7	865	86.0	1.0
All other countries	142	12,982	12.9	120	10,918	84.1	12.2

All US territories	29	3,083	*	24	2,687	87.2	*

*Counts from U.S. territories are provided to complement the information for foreign-educated nurses, but are not included in the totals at the top of the columns
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 45. Top States employing foreign-educated nurses: March 2004

State employing foreign-educated nurses	Number in sample	Employed in nursing		Percent of all employed nurses
		Estimated
		Number	Percent
Total	934	89,860	100.0	3.7%

California	180	25,717	28.6	12.2%
Florida	75	9,627	10.7	7.3%
New York	61	9,337	10.4	5.4%
Texas	51	6,738	7.5	4.6%
New Jersey	47	6,160	6.9	8.4%
Illinois	37	5,060	5.6	4.4%

All other states	483	27,221	30.3	1.7%

NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal total and percents may not add to 100 because of rounding

Table 46. Employment setting of foreign-educated nurses,by position of employment: March 2004

Employment setting of foreign-educated nurses	Total Employed foreign-educated nurses		Staff nurse		All other positions
Employment setting of foreign-educated nurses	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	89,860	100.0	65,254	100.0	22,993	100.0

Hospital	58,116	64.7	47,683	73.1	9,923	43.2
Nursing home/extended care facility	9,962	11.1	6,816	10.4	3,062	13.3
Nursing education	2,811	3.1	1,817	2.8	968	4.2
Community/public health setting	4,550	5.1	1,037	1.6	3,513	15.3
School Health Service	621	0.7	568	0.9	53	0.2
Occupational Health	634	0.7	543	0.8	92	0.4
Ambulatory care setting	4,130	4.6	1,968	3.0	2,149	9.3
Insurance claims/benefits	745	0.8	34	0.1	711	3.1
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	73	0.1	58	0.1	16	0.1
Other	4,003	4.5	1,639	2.5	1,546	6.7
Not known	4,212	4.7	3,093	4.7	961	4.2

NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 47. Comparison between resident States in 2003 and 2004 for the registered nurse population, by age group: March 2004

Age group	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Resident State same in 2003 and 2004		Resident State different in 2004 than 2003**
Age group	Number in sample	Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	35,635	2,909,357	100.0	2,596,578	100.0	76,004	100.0

Less than 25 years	609	61,778	2.1	52,581	2.0	6,100	8.0
25-29 years	2,117	171,659	5.9	151,412	5.8	10,889	14.3
30-34 years	3,053	243,182	8.4	219,063	8.4	11,175	14.7
35-39 years	3,646	289,525	10.0	263,713	10.2	8,428	11.1
40-44 years	4,996	408,248	14.0	372,093	14.3	7,466	9.8
45-49 years	6,407	508,708	17.5	459,095	17.7	8,771	11.5
50-54 years	5,816	463,565	15.9	418,020	16.1	9,404	12.4
55-59 years	4,099	338,078	11.6	303,334	11.7	7,052	9.3
60-64 years	2,477	210,196	7.2	185,969	7.2	4,032	5.3
65 years and over	2,085	185,254	6.4	163,747	6.3	2,505	3.3
Not known	330	29,165	1.0	7,552	0.3	182	0.2

* Includes an estimated 236,775 cases where 2003 vs. 2004 comparison could not be made
** Residence in 2003 may be in a different State, as well as having been in a foreign country or US territory
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 48. Comparison of employment status of registered nurse population in 2003 and 2004: March 2004

Employment status in 2004	Employment status in 2003*
	Employed full-time			Employed part-time			Employed but FT/PT unknown			Not employed in nursing
	Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated		Number in sample	Estimated
	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent	Number in sample	Number	Percent
Total	20,158	1,601,748	100.0	8,888	712,770	100.0	814	63,417	100.0	5,225	480,831	100.0

Employed full-time	18,289	1,455,968	90.9	1,206	93,948	13.2	569	44,892	70.8	801	70,712	14.7
Employed part-time	1,164	88,803	5.5	7,014	564,881	79.3	198	14,895	23.5	492	41,410	8.6
Employed but FT/PT unknown	7	768	0.0	7	466	0.1	12	1,180	1.9	9	832	0.2
Not employed in nursing	698	56,210	3.5	661	53,475	7.5	35	2,450	3.9	3,923	367,877	76.5

*Excludes an estimated 56,521 nurses whose employment status was not known in 2003
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 49. Percent distribution of registered nurses in each employment setting in 2004, by employment setting in 2003: March 2004

Employment setting in 2004	Number in sample	Total Estimated		Employment setting in 2003
		Total Estimated		Hospital	Nursing home/ext. care	Nursing education	Public or community health**	Ambul. care	Other	New graduate	Not employed
		Number*	Percent	Hospital	Nursing home/ext. care	Nursing education	Public or community health**	Ambul. care	Other	New graduate	Not employed
Total	35,635	2,909,357	100.0	44.2	5.1	2.0	11.7	8.9	4.5	2.1	15.4

Hospital	16,805	1,360,847	100.0	88.8	0.7	0.2	0.9	0.9	0.4	3.5	2.9
Nursing home/extended care	1,997	153,172	100.0	4.4	81.2	0.3	2.7	1.3	1.3	2.3	4.5
Nursing education	826	63,444	100.0	5.6	1.1	80.0	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.8	5.0
Public or community health**	4,543	360,379	100.0	4.5	1.3	0.1	83.0	1.6	1.1	0.4	4.0
Ambulatory care	3,569	277,774	100.0	6.9	0.7	0.1	2.1	82.2	0.6	1.1	2.9
Other	1,906	155,683	100.0	6.5	1.6	0.2	4.2	1.8	72.8	0.7	6.0
Not employed	5,402	488,006	100.0	4.4	1.1	0.4	2.3	1.6	0.9	0.5	75.0

* Includes an estimated 50,052 nurses whose employment setting was unknown for 2004 and 150,090 for whom it was unknown for 2003
** Includes student and occupational health
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 50. Percent distribution of the registered nurse population in each geographic area who changed employer or position between March 2003 and 2004, by principal reason for change

Reason for employment change	Geographic Area
Reason for employment change	Total United States*	New England	Middle Atlantic	South Atlantic	East South Central	West South Central	East North Central	West North Central	Mountain	Pacific
Estimated RNs who changed employer or position	467,565	27,744	63,241	93,711	32,270	49,884	72,931	37,850	32,692	57,243

Percent distribution of employment change across geographic areas	100.0%	5.9%	13.5%	20.0%	6.9%	10.7%	15.6%	8.1%	7.0%	12.2%

Detailed reason(s) for employment change Percent reporting any of the following:
Burnout/stressful environment	46.0	44.5	46.7	44.4	47.1	46.4	46.8	46.2	46.1	46.2
Career advancement/promotion	30.4	30.7	28.3	29.2	29.8	30.3	34.2	30.0	31.6	29.5
Disability	2.9	3.2	1.6	2.8	3.2	2.3	3.4	2.5	2.8	4.3
Illness	4.1	3.9	2.8	4.4	4.0	5.3	5.1	3.4	3.8	3.7
Interested in other position/job	51.4	50.6	48.8	51.1	53.9	48.5	51.8	56.4	53.7	50.9
Lack of collaboration/communication	30.1	31.4	31.1	28.7	30.5	29.8	31.0	31.1	31.7	27.9
Laid off/downsizing of staff	9.3	7.7	14.0	7.1	5.0	10.4	9.5	10.9	9.2	8.5
Opp'y to do kind of nursing I like	33.2	33.7	32.5	31.0	34.0	29.9	34.5	34.8	32.1	37.9
Pay/benefits better	34.7	34.5	33.4	31.0	36.2	37.9	36.1	31.7	38.0	36.9
Reorganization that shifted positions	10.3	11.6	15.2	8.9	8.0	9.5	10.1	10.8	8.8	9.5
Relocated to different area	17.8	13.4	12.9	20.1	14.6	18.7	14.7	13.9	24.6	25.2
Retired	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.7	2.8	4.9	4.2	3.7	2.6	5.4
Scheduling/inconvenient hours	29.6	28.6	30.6	27.5	33.7	31.0	33.4	29.5	29.5	24.5
Sign-on bonus offered	5.9	4.5	3.7	5.7	2.6	8.1	6.5	3.0	8.8	8.8
Other	1.1	1.0	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.5	0.8	1.8	1.1	1.4

Summary of reasons for employment change Percent reporting any of the following:
Personal/family reasons	24.0	20.9	17.3	27.0	20.2	25.1	22.7	18.1	30.3	31.3
Personal career reasons	57.4	56.5	54.4	57.9	59.0	53.9	58.6	61.9	59.3	57.0
Workplace reasons	82.7	81.9	86.3	78.6	84.0	81.8	85.1	81.7	84.4	82.4
Retirement reasons	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.7	2.8	4.9	4.2	3.7	2.6	5.4
Other reasons	1.1	1.0	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.5	0.8	1.8	1.1	1.4

* Includes an estimated 6,082 nurses whose reasons for employment change were not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers and percents may not add up to totals because registered nurses may have answered to more than one reason

Table 51. Registered nurse population in each State and geographic area by activity status: March 2004

State and geographic area	Number in sample	Total Estimated Number	Employed in nursing		Not employed in nursing		Employed nurses per 100000*
State and geographic area	Number in sample	Total Estimated Number	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Employed nurses per 100000*
United States	35,635	2,909,357	2,421,351	83.2	488,006	16.8	825

New England	3,492	189,494	157,676	83.2	31,818	16.8	1,107
Connecticut	597	42,894	32,718	76.3	10,175	23.7	934
Maine	540	17,785	15,077	84.8	2,708	15.2	1,145
Massachusetts	937	89,358	75,398	84.4	13,960	15.6	1,175
New Hampshire	464	18,473	16,670	90.2	1,803	9.8	1,283
Rhode Island	521	13,847	11,368	82.1	2,479	17.9	1,052
Vermont	433	7,137	6,444	90.3	693	9.7	1,037
Middle Atlantic	3,405	472,167	374,201	79.3	97,966	20.7	928
New Jersey	685	92,425	72,980	79.0	19,445	21.0	839
New York	1,418	215,309	174,208	80.9	41,101	19.1	906
Pennsylvania	1,302	164,433	127,013	77.2	37,420	22.8	1,024
South Atlantic	6,149	541,752	446,850	82.5	94,902	17.5	810
Delaware	522	9,352	8,633	92.3	718	7.7	1,040
District of Columbia	365	12,118	11,583	95.6	535	4.4	2,093
Florida	1,368	169,460	132,758	78.3	36,702	21.7	763
Georgia	700	78,898	66,512	84.3	12,386	15.7	753
Maryland	728	53,061	47,124	88.8	5,937	11.2	848
North Carolina	771	92,391	76,761	83.1	15,630	16.9	899
South Carolina	606	35,204	30,711	87.2	4,493	12.8	732
Virginia	719	73,526	56,726	77.2	16,800	22.8	760
West Virginia	370	17,742	16,042	90.4	1,700	9.6	884
East South Central	2,210	175,434	152,517	86.9	22,917	13.1	873
Alabama	542	42,894	36,538	85.2	6,356	14.8	807
Kentucky	529	42,971	37,631	87.6	5,340	12.4	908
Mississippi	549	27,303	24,009	87.9	3,294	12.1	827
Tennessee	590	62,266	54,338	87.3	7,927	12.7	921
West South Central	2,897	260,903	225,252	86.3	35,651	13.7	677
Arkansas	578	23,818	20,115	84.5	3,703	15.5	731
Louisiana	477	39,449	35,369	89.7	4,080	10.3	783
Oklahoma	570	29,268	24,433	83.5	4,835	16.5	693
Texas	1,272	168,368	145,336	86.3	23,032	13.7	646
East North Central	4,226	501,293	417,855	83.4	83,438	16.6	908
Illinois	1,034	138,092	113,779	82.4	24,313	17.6	895
Indiana	615	64,396	54,624	84.8	9,772	15.2	876
Michigan	856	103,697	84,967	81.9	18,730	18.1	840
Ohio	1,106	133,064	112,806	84.8	20,258	15.2	984
Wisconsin	615	62,044	51,679	83.3	10,365	16.7	938
West North Central	4,533	232,648	202,106	86.9	30,542	13.1	1,026
Iowa	691	37,777	32,664	86.5	5,113	13.5	1,106
Kansas	687	29,892	24,869	83.2	5,023	16.8	909
Minnesota	813	60,214	51,914	86.2	8,300	13.8	1,018
Missouri	683	66,551	57,365	86.2	9,186	13.8	997
Nebraska	548	20,026	18,532	92.5	1,493	7.5	1,061
North Dakota	584	7,966	7,484	94.0	482	6.0	1,180
South Dakota	527	10,223	9,278	90.8	945	9.2	1,204
Mountain	4,648	166,388	137,980	82.9	28,408	17.1	697
Arizona	583	48,284	39,136	81.1	9,148	18.9	681
Colorado	709	43,719	34,654	79.3	9,065	20.7	753
Idaho	561	11,068	8,753	79.1	2,315	20.9	628
Montana	610	9,416	7,914	84.0	1,502	16.0	854
Nevada	559	16,206	14,095	87.0	2,111	13.0	604
New Mexico	469	15,027	13,570	90.3	1,457	9.7	713
Utah	655	18,169	15,778	86.8	2,391	13.2	660
Wyoming	502	4,498	4,079	90.7	419	9.3	805
Pacific	4,075	369,278	306,914	83.1	62,365	16.9	645
Alaska	494	7,567	6,777	89.6	790	10.4	1,034
California	1,851	255,858	211,531	82.7	44,327	17.3	589
Hawaii	529	11,146	9,335	83.8	1,811	16.2	739
Oregon	503	34,946	30,850	88.3	4,096	11.7	858
Washington	698	59,761	48,421	81.0	11,340	19.0	781

* Population data were based on July 1, 2004 estimates of resident population of States from Census Bureau Press Release NST-EST2004-01

Table 52. Supply of registered nurses in each State and geographic area according to whether employed in nursing on a full-time or part-time basis: March 2004

State and geographic area	Number in sample	Total employed Estimated		Employed full-time Estimated		Employed part-time Estimated		Estimated full-time equivalent**
State and geographic area	Number in sample	Number*	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Estimated full-time equivalent**
United States	30,233	2,421,351	100.0	1,696,807	70.1	720,283	29.7	2,056,949

New England	2,974	157,676	100.0	95,844	60.8	61,592	39.1	126,640
Connecticut	463	32,718	100.0	20,751	63.4	11,894	36.4	26,698
Maine	459	15,077	100.0	10,552	70.0	4,493	29.8	12,799
Massachusetts	794	75,398	100.0	43,384	57.5	31,906	42.3	59,337
New Hampshire	428	16,670	100.0	10,666	64.0	6,005	36.0	13,669
Rhode Island	428	11,368	100.0	6,924	60.9	4,418	38.9	9,133
Vermont	402	6,444	100.0	3,567	55.4	2,877	44.6	5,006
Middle Atlantic	2,704	374,201	100.0	257,523	68.8	115,465	30.9	315,256
New Jersey	541	72,980	100.0	46,542	63.8	26,297	36.0	59,691
New York	1,148	174,208	100.0	123,892	71.1	49,522	28.4	148,653
Pennsylvania	1,015	127,013	100.0	87,089	68.6	39,646	31.2	106,912
South Atlantic	5,183	446,850	100.0	334,833	74.9	111,229	24.9	390,448
Delaware	479	8,633	100.0	5,755	66.7	2,878	33.3	7,194
District of Columbia	345	11,583	100.0	8,804	76.0	2,779	24.0	10,194
Florida	1,073	132,758	100.0	102,542	77.2	29,810	22.5	117,447
Georgia	594	66,512	100.0	51,322	77.2	15,175	22.8	58,910
Maryland	639	47,124	100.0	32,327	68.6	14,796	31.4	39,725
North Carolina	641	76,761	100.0	59,298	77.3	17,463	22.7	68,030
South Carolina	534	30,711	100.0	23,131	75.3	7,579	24.7	26,921
Virginia	545	56,726	100.0	39,447	69.5	16,913	29.8	47,904
West Virginia	333	16,042	100.0	12,207	76.1	3,835	23.9	14,125
East South Central	1,932	152,517	100.0	118,072	77.4	34,235	22.4	135,190
Alabama	464	36,538	100.0	27,094	74.2	9,284	25.4	31,736
Kentucky	466	37,631	100.0	29,239	77.7	8,392	22.3	33,435
Mississippi	482	24,009	100.0	19,575	81.5	4,385	18.3	21,768
Tennessee	520	54,338	100.0	42,165	77.6	12,174	22.4	48,252
West South Central	2,500	225,252	100.0	178,036	79.0	47,115	20.9	201,594
Arkansas	489	20,115	100.0	16,521	82.1	3,594	17.9	18,318
Louisiana	428	35,369	100.0	28,996	82.0	6,373	18.0	32,183
Oklahoma	483	24,433	100.0	18,971	77.6	5,360	21.9	21,651
Texas	1,100	145,336	100.0	113,548	78.1	31,787	21.9	129,442
East North Central	3,521	417,855	100.0	278,038	66.5	139,083	33.3	347,580
Illinois	849	113,779	100.0	77,462	68.1	36,055	31.7	95,490
Indiana	521	54,624	100.0	38,729	70.9	15,895	29.1	46,677
Michigan	699	84,967	100.0	56,640	66.7	27,980	32.9	70,630
Ohio	940	112,806	100.0	74,979	66.5	37,701	33.4	93,830
Wisconsin	512	51,679	100.0	30,228	58.5	21,451	41.5	40,954
West North Central	4,011	202,106	100.0	135,260	66.9	66,768	33.0	168,644
Iowa	598	32,664	100.0	22,237	68.1	10,427	31.9	27,451
Kansas	583	24,869	100.0	17,829	71.7	6,998	28.1	21,328
Minnesota	703	51,914	100.0	28,994	55.9	22,920	44.2	40,454
Missouri	591	57,365	100.0	40,983	71.4	16,381	28.6	49,174
Nebraska	506	18,532	100.0	13,447	72.6	5,086	27.4	15,990
North Dakota	552	7,484	100.0	5,297	70.8	2,187	29.2	6,391
South Dakota	478	9,278	100.0	6,472	69.8	2,769	29.8	7,857
Mountain	3,968	137,980	100.0	101,042	73.2	36,718	26.6	119,401
Arizona	478	39,136	100.0	31,115	79.5	7,841	20.0	35,036
Colorado	570	34,654	100.0	23,882	68.9	10,772	31.1	29,268
Idaho	451	8,753	100.0	6,049	69.1	2,704	30.9	7,401
Montana	512	7,914	100.0	5,126	64.8	2,788	35.2	6,520
Nevada	503	14,095	100.0	11,371	80.7	2,724	19.3	12,733
New Mexico	424	13,570	100.0	10,083	74.3	3,456	25.5	11,811
Utah	573	15,778	100.0	10,333	65.5	5,445	34.5	13,056
Wyoming	457	4,079	100.0	3,083	75.6	988	24.2	3,577
Pacific	3,440	306,914	100.0	198,159	64.6	108,078	35.2	252,198
Alaska	444	6,777	100.0	4,921	72.6	1,836	27.1	5,839
California	1,540	211,531	100.0	139,297	65.9	71,771	33.9	175,183
Hawaii	440	9,335	100.0	6,620	70.9	2,715	29.1	7,978
Oregon	446	30,850	100.0	18,140	58.8	12,638	41.0	24,459
Washington	570	48,421	100.0	29,181	60.3	19,117	39.5	38,740

*Total includes an estimated 4,261 for whom full-time/part-time status is unknown
** Nurses working full-time plus one-half of working part-time. Excludes 4,261 for whom full-time/part-time status is unknown.

Table 53. Registered nurse population, by activity status and geographic location: March 2004

	Total Estimated number*	In metropolitan statistical area		Not in metropolitan statistical area
	Total Estimated number*	Employed in nursing	Not employed in nursing	Employed in nursing	Not employed in nursing
Total	2,909,357	2,033,439	407,252	376,021	80,307

New England	189,494	135,208	27,613	21,199	4,206
Middle Atlantic	472,167	341,382	88,495	31,258	9,270
South Atlantic	541,752	381,597	79,249	63,413	15,495
East South Central	175,434	107,000	16,287	44,856	6,630
East North Central	260,903	192,727	28,631	31,367	7,020
West South Central	501,293	347,105	69,035	69,270	14,403
West North Central	232,648	141,825	20,112	59,843	10,389
Mountain	166,388	109,116	22,152	28,303	6,210
Pacific	369,278	277,479	55,680	26,512	6,685

* Includes an estimated 12,339 nurses for whom metropolitan/non-metropolitan area status was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 54. Registered nurses employed in nursing in each State and geographic area, by highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation: March 2004

State and geographic area	Number in sample	Total Estimated Number*	Highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation
			Diploma		Associate Degree		Baccalaureate		Masters and doctorate
			Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
United States	30,233	2,421,351	369,741	15.3	861,949	35.6	841,554	34.8	310,474	12.8

New England	2,974	157,676	34,280	21.7	41,887	26.6	53,779	34.1	26,014	16.5
Connecticut	463	32,718	8,183	25.0	8,304	25.4	10,444	31.9	5,498	16.8
Maine	459	15,077	2,698	17.9	4,822	32.0	5,434	36.0	1,935	12.8
Massachusetts	794	75,398	16,684	22.1	17,453	23.1	26,536	35.2	13,846	18.4
New Hampshire	428	16,670	3,754	22.5	5,310	31.9	4,972	29.8	2,487	14.9
Rhode Island	428	11,368	1,932	17.0	3,678	32.4	4,238	37.3	1,339	11.8
Vermont	402	6,444	1,030	16.0	2,320	36.0	2,155	33.4	909	14.1
Middle Atlantic	2,704	374,201	79,381	21.2	107,404	28.7	129,081	34.5	51,787	13.8
New Jersey	541	72,980	15,662	21.5	19,372	26.5	27,013	37.0	8,966	12.3
New York	1,148	174,208	28,786	16.5	59,407	34.1	56,781	32.6	25,983	14.9
Pennsylvania	1,015	127,013	34,933	27.5	28,624	22.5	45,288	35.7	16,838	13.3
South Atlantic	5,183	446,850	66,077	14.8	166,135	37.2	146,426	32.8	60,328	13.5
Delaware	479	8,633	1,550	18.0	2,363	27.4	3,360	38.9	1,260	14.6
District of Columbia	345	11,583	935	8.1	2,442	21.1	4,188	36.2	3,645	31.5
Florida	1,073	132,758	20,241	15.2	55,437	41.8	38,071	28.7	16,516	12.4
Georgia	594	66,512	8,442	12.7	24,354	36.6	24,229	36.4	8,101	12.2
Maryland	639	47,124	7,756	16.5	13,474	28.6	17,193	36.5	7,656	16.2
North Carolina	641	76,761	9,937	12.9	31,009	40.4	24,286	31.6	10,645	13.9
South Carolina	534	30,711	4,465	14.5	12,875	41.9	8,916	29.0	3,939	12.8
Virginia	545	56,726	10,654	18.8	17,085	30.1	21,052	37.1	7,080	12.5
West Virginia	333	16,042	2,096	13.1	7,096	44.2	5,131	32.0	1,487	9.3
East South Central	1,932	152,517	13,744	9.0	71,010	46.6	47,229	31.0	17,153	11.2
Alabama	464	36,538	3,544	9.7	13,955	38.2	12,965	35.5	5,296	14.5
Kentucky	466	37,631	3,080	8.2	19,628	52.2	11,196	29.8	3,132	8.3
Mississippi	482	24,009	1,098	4.6	12,830	53.4	6,892	28.7	2,747	11.4
Tennessee	520	54,338	6,022	11.1	24,597	45.3	16,176	29.8	5,978	11.0
West South Central	2,500	225,252	26,136	11.6	92,440	41.0	78,449	34.8	24,033	10.7
Arkansas	489	20,115	3,484	17.3	9,396	46.7	5,341	26.5	1,376	6.8
Louisiana	428	35,369	3,854	10.9	13,226	37.4	13,154	37.2	4,298	12.2
Oklahoma	483	24,433	2,259	9.2	11,180	45.8	8,877	36.3	1,760	7.2
Texas	1,100	145,336	16,538	11.4	58,637	40.3	51,078	35.1	16,599	11.4
East North Central	3,521	417,855	65,795	15.7	151,510	36.3	147,887	35.4	47,760	11.4
Illinois	849	113,779	17,289	15.2	39,049	34.3	41,034	36.1	14,990	13.2
Indiana	521	54,624	6,492	11.9	23,656	43.3	18,911	34.6	4,933	9.0
Michigan	699	84,967	10,728	12.6	35,848	42.2	26,904	31.7	10,627	12.5
Ohio	940	112,806	23,951	21.2	36,656	32.5	39,068	34.6	11,750	10.4
Wisconsin	512	51,679	7,336	14.2	16,301	31.5	21,971	42.5	5,460	10.6
West North Central	4,011	202,106	38,152	18.9	70,504	34.9	69,666	34.5	21,536	10.7
Iowa	598	32,664	8,175	25.0	14,283	43.7	7,584	23.2	2,406	7.4
Kansas	583	24,869	4,116	16.6	8,451	34.0	9,251	37.2	2,926	11.8
Minnesota	703	51,914	7,077	13.6	18,802	36.2	19,649	37.8	5,766	11.1
Missouri	591	57,365	10,954	19.1	20,396	35.6	18,236	31.8	7,044	12.3
Nebraska	506	18,532	5,071	27.4	3,640	19.6	7,473	40.3	2,014	10.9
North Dakota	552	7,484	1,476	19.7	1,200	16.0	3,861	51.6	857	11.4
South Dakota	478	9,278	1,281	13.8	3,731	40.2	3,614	38.9	521	5.6
Mountain	3,968	137,980	15,924	11.5	51,991	37.7	51,706	37.5	16,344	11.8
Arizona	478	39,136	5,213	13.3	16,227	41.5	12,564	32.1	4,321	11.0
Colorado	570	34,654	4,675	13.5	8,910	25.7	15,634	45.1	4,946	14.3
Idaho	451	8,753	563	6.4	3,953	45.2	3,277	37.4	871	9.9
Montana	512	7,914	1,146	14.5	2,345	29.6	3,543	44.8	810	10.2
Nevada	503	14,095	1,603	11.4	5,782	41.0	5,534	39.3	1,033	7.3
New Mexico	424	13,570	1,426	10.5	5,227	38.5	4,604	33.9	2,105	15.5
Utah	573	15,778	846	5.4	7,486	47.4	5,476	34.7	1,808	11.5
Wyoming	457	4,079	451	11.1	2,061	50.5	1,074	26.3	449	11.0
Pacific	3,440	306,914	30,253	9.9	109,067	35.5	117,329	38.2	45,520	14.8
Alaska	444	6,777	1,045	15.4	1,670	24.6	2,627	38.8	1,379	20.3
California	1,540	211,531	20,564	9.7	74,918	35.4	80,906	38.2	32,178	15.2
Hawaii	440	9,335	1,041	11.1	2,372	25.4	4,549	48.7	1,251	13.4
Oregon	446	30,850	3,387	11.0	12,637	41.0	9,754	31.6	4,179	13.5
Washington	570	48,421	4,216	8.7	17,470	36.1	19,493	40.3	6,534	13.5

* Includes an estimated 37,634 nurses for whom highest nursing education was not known
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 55. Racial/ethnic background distribution (percents) of registered nurses, by geographic area: March 2004

Racial/ethnic background	Geographic Area
Racial/ethnic background	Total United States	New England	Middle Atlantic	South Atlantic	East South Central	West South Central	East North Central	West North Central	Mountain	Pacific
Estimated RN population in area	2,909,357	189,494	472,167	541,752	175,434	260,903	501,293	232,648	166,388	369,278

Racial/ethnic background
White (non-hispanic)	81.8	89.3	82.6	79.6	83.9	75.3	86.7	89.7	84.2	71.2
Black/African American (non-hispanic)	4.2	1.8	4.2	7.3	6.3	6.4	3.0	2.1	1.2	2.7
Asian (non-hispanic)	2.9	1.0	3.3	1.9	0.7	3.0	1.7	0.6	2.6	9.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (non-hisp)	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.9
American Indian/Alaska Native (non-hisp)	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.5
Hispanic/Latino (any race)	1.7	0.7	1.1	1.4	0.8	3.5	0.8	0.5	2.7	3.6
Two or more races (non-hispanic)	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.3	1.8	2.3	0.9	1.3	1.6	2.3
Not known	7.5	6.1	7.5	8.0	6.3	8.6	6.6	5.5	6.9	9.8

NOTE: Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding

Table 56. Age distribution (percents) and average age of registered nurses, by geographic area: March 2004

Age group	Geographic Area
Age group	Total United States	New England	Middle Atlantic	South Atlantic	East South Central	West South Central	East North Central	West North Central	Mountain	Pacific
Estimated RN population in area	2,909,357	189,494	472,167	541,752	175,434	260,903	501,293	232,648	166,388	369,278

Age Group
Less than 25 years	2.1	1.7	1.2	1.9	3.1	2.3	2.5	4.2	2.2	1.4
25-29 years	5.9	4.6	3.7	6.0	8.6	7.4	6.6	6.4	6.4	5.5
30-34 years	8.4	5.3	6.8	8.7	11.0	10.4	8.8	9.0	8.1	7.9
35-39 years	10.0	10.4	10.4	10.4	11.7	9.5	9.9	9.7	9.0	8.6
40-44 years	14.0	13.9	14.4	14.0	14.9	13.4	14.9	15.1	13.4	12.3
45-49 years	17.5	18.1	17.3	17.0	17.2	18.5	17.7	17.7	17.2	17.2
50-54 years	15.9	17.2	15.6	15.4	14.3	16.2	14.8	16.4	17.0	17.9
55-59 years	11.6	12.3	11.9	11.7	9.7	11.2	10.7	9.8	12.7	13.9
60-64 years	7.2	7.8	8.0	7.4	4.9	6.5	7.0	6.7	7.6	7.8
65 years and over	6.4	8.5	8.0	6.4	4.2	4.6	5.8	4.7	6.0	7.4
Not known	1.0	0.3	2.7	1.2	0.4	0.1	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.2
Average age	46.8	48.3	48.2	46.8	44.3	45.7	46.2	45.5	47.0	48.0
Median age	47	49	48	47	45	47	47	46	48	49

NOTE: Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding

Table 57. Employment setting of principal nursing position for registered nurses in each geographic area: March 2004

Employment setting of principal nursing position	Geographic Area
Employment setting of principal nursing position	Total United States	New England	Middle Atlantic	South Atlantic	East South Central	West South Central	East North Central	West North Central	Mountain	Pacific
Estimated RN population in area	2,421,351	157,676	374,201	446,850	152,571	225,252	417,855	202,106	137,980	306,914

Hospital	1,362,937	79,382	196,249	257,124	88,696	130,834	235,466	113,348	78,577	181,170
Nursing home/extended care facility	153,366	15,529	28,162	18,876	8,240	9,817	32,856	17,010	7,486	15,195
Nursing education	63,833	3,228	9,481	12,059	4,499	9,089	10,707	5,610	2,782	5,990
Community/public health setting	260,730	19,183	43,857	50,134	16,504	22,451	43,093	19,792	14,709	30,187
School Health Service	78,539	9,864	18,986	10,524	2,866	9,784	10,148	5,159	3,397	7,294
Occupational Health	22,569	1,906	3,469	3,897	1,093	2,279	4,551	1,318	981	2,953
Ambulatory care setting	278,093	15,504	39,218	50,497	18,041	24,948	49,480	25,468	17,969	36,648
Policy/planning/reg/lic agency	43,641	3,103	7,543	8,992	2,660	3,565	6,004	3,513	3,151	5,109
Insurance claims/benefits	8,774	236	1,457	3,037	439	112	1,372	618	487	975
Other	103,310	6,750	17,220	20,168	5,784	7,943	16,571	7,741	6,263	14,871
Not known	50,073	2,991	8,558	11,541	3,695	4,431	7,607	2,530	2,177	6,522

NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals, and percents may not add to 100, because of rounding

Table 58. Average annual earnings from principal nursing position of registered nurses in full-time staff nurse positions in each geographical area: March 2004

Geographic area of employment	Number in sample	Full-time staff nurses Estimated Number*	Annual earnings
Total	11,609	934,653	$53,086

New England	957	50,924	$57,451
Middle Atlantic	980	136,903	$56,960
South Atlantic	2,062	182,283	$51,137
East South Central	820	64,865	$46,583
West South Central	1,093	98,025	$50,521
East North Central	1,253	152,242	$50,028
West North Central	1,512	76,457	$46,108
Mountain	1,637	58,537	$51,938
Pacific	1,295	114,416	$64,685

*Excludes an estimated 42,612 full-time staff nurses who did not report annual earnings
NOTE: Estimated numbers may not equal totals because of rounding