Chart 4. Age distribution of registered nurse population 1980-2004*


Line graph with 7 lines and 10 points per line.
Line 1, 1980.
Point 1, <25 is 128554
Point 2, 25-29 is 289777
Point 3, 30-34 is 255400
Point 4, 35-39 is 205978
Point 5, 40-44 is 180326
Point 6, 45-49 is 150087
Point 7, 50-54 is 137154
Point 8, 55-59 is 124613
Point 9, 60-64 is 81485
Point 10, >65 is 74270
Line 2, 1984.
Point 1, <25 is 90074
Point 2, 25-29 is 287080
Point 3, 30-34 is 338032
Point 4, 35-39 is 261868
Point 5, 40-44 is 222619
Point 6, 45-49 is 179520
Point 7, 50-54 is 151080
Point 8, 55-59 is 131543
Point 9, 60-64 is 105034
Point 10, >65 is 83269
Line 3, 1988.
Point 1, <25 is 78556
Point 2, 25-29 is 237578
Point 3, 30-34 is 368982
Point 4, 35-39 is 332159
Point 5, 40-44 is 267578
Point 6, 45-49 is 212846
Point 7, 50-54 is 173828
Point 8, 55-59 is 140190
Point 9, 60-64 is 109019
Point 10, >65 is 101064
Line 4, 1992.
Point 1, <25 is 47625
Point 2, 25-29 is 198405
Point 3, 30-34 is 328190
Point 4, 35-39 is 421553
Point 5, 40-44 is 355799
Point 6, 45-49 is 259093
Point 7, 50-54 is 202111
Point 8, 55-59 is 164273
Point 9, 60-64 is 120687
Point 10, >65 is 126476
Line 5, 1996.
Point 1, <25 is 58012
Point 2, 25-29 is 170277
Point 3, 30-34 is 297119
Point 4, 35-39 is 413931
Point 5, 40-44 is 465188
Point 6, 45-49 is 378569
Point 7, 50-54 is 263635
Point 8, 55-59 is 201114
Point 9, 60-64 is 147951
Point 10, >65 is 145849
Line 6, 2000.
Point 1, <25 is 66462
Point 2, 25-29 is 176777
Point 3, 30-34 is 248375
Point 4, 35-39 is 360030
Point 5, 40-44 is 464425
Point 6, 45-49 is 464539
Point 7, 50-54 is 342415
Point 8, 55-59 is 238129
Point 9, 60-64 is 156061
Point 10, >65 is 154467
Line 7, 2004.
Point 1, <25 is 61778
Point 2, 25-29 is 171659
Point 3, 30-34 is 243182
Point 4, 35-39 is 289525
Point 5, 40-44 is 408248
Point 6, 45-49 is 508708
Point 7, 50-54 is 463565
Point 8, 55-59 is 338078
Point 9, 60-64 is 210196
Point 10, >65 is 185254

*The total numbers of nurses in each survey, across age ages, may not equal the estimated total of all RNs due to incomplete information provided by respondents. Only those who provided age information are included in the calculations used for this chart 

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