Table 1.
Nurse Participant Characteristics, 2022
| Participants1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Full Sample N= 13,687 | Currently practicing in nursing (n=9,150) | Left nursing practice in the past two years (n= 1,224) |
| n(%) | |||
| Age | |||
| - Under 25 | 216 (1.6) | 213 (2.3) | < 1 |
| - 25–34 | 1,295 (9.5) | 1172 (12.8) | 79 (6.5) |
| - 35–44 | 1,785 (13.0) | 1611 (17.6) | 86 (7.0) |
| - 45–54 | 2,036 (14.9) | 1838 (20.1) | 92 (7.5) |
| - 55–64 | 2,584 (18.9) | 1914 (20.9) | 348 (28.4) |
| - 65 and older | 1,787 (13.1) | 568 (6.2) | 462 (37.8) |
| Self-Described Gender | |||
| - Female | 8,687 (63.5) | 6,495 (71.0) | 969 (79.2) |
| - Male | 894 (6.5) | 736 (8.0) | 85 (6.9) |
| - Transgender | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| - Nonbinary | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| - Gender non-conforming | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| - Another choice | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Race and Ethnicity2 | |||
| - Asian | 204 (1.5) | 173 (1.9) | < 1 |
| - Black or African American | 398 (2.9) | 313 (3.4) | 42 (3.4) |
| - Hispanic/Latino | 201 (1.5) | 176 (1.9) | 13 (1.1) |
| - Native American or Alaska Native | < 1 | < 1 | 15 (1.2) |
| - Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| - White | 8587 (62.7) | 6454 (70.5) | 955 (78.0) |
| - Another answer | 279 (2.0) | 203 (2.2) | 32 (2.6) |
| - Unknown | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Nursing Role | |||
| -Registered Nurse | 8361 (61.1) | 6289 (68.7) | 918 (75.0) |
| -Advanced Practice | 1328 (9.7) | 1021 (11.2) | 149 (12.2) |
| Primary Nursing Setting | |||
| -Inpatient/Acute Care | 3887 (28.4) | 3887 (42.5) | 424 (34.6) |
| -Long-term care | 331 (2.4) | 331 (3.6) | 80 (6.5) |
| -Community/public health | 746 (5.5) | 746 (8.2) | 169 (13.8) |
| -School nursing | < 1 | 112 (1.2) | 21 (1.7) |
| -Nursing education | 184 (1.3) | 184 (2.0) | 38 (3.1) |
| -Other setting | 2074 (15.2) | 2074 (22.7) | 338 (27.6) |
Notes:
1
Data are expressed as No. (%) of participants. Cells with < 1% had too few observations to report precise numbers within each cell to protect privacy.
2
Participants could choose multiple categories.