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Nursing Workforce Trends Over 40 Years
Number of Nurses | Female | % of Total | Male | % of Total | |
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1977 | 1,417,665 | 1,390,004 | 98.05% | 27,254 | 1.92% |
1988 | 2,049,213 | 1,972,672 | 96.26% | 68,249 | 3.33% |
1996 | 2,558,874 | 2,439,245 | 95.32% | 125,120 | 4.89% |
2008 | 3,063,163 | 2,848,000 | 92.98% | 214,421 | 7.00% |
2018 | 3,272,872 | 2,912,000 | 88.97% | 314,195 | 9.60% |
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