Table 1.
Demographic and Work Characteristics of Female RNs by Marital Status: Working in Nursing or Not Working in Nursing but Living in MSAs, 2000 (Weighted)
| Single Female | Married Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working in Nursing in MSAs, n=505,834* (%) | Not Working in Nursing but Living in MSAs, n=101,978* (%) | Working in Nursing in MSAs, n =1,191,536* (%) | Not Working in Nursing but Living in MSAs, n=288,680* (%) | |||||
| Age | ||||||||
| <25 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ||||
| 25–29 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 30–34 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 11.0 | 5.8 | ||||
| 35–39 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 15.4 | 11.0 | ||||
| 40–44 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 20.0 | 12.7 | ||||
| 45–49 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 19.1 | 13.1 | ||||
| 50–54 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 11.2 | ||||
| 55–59 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 12.3 | ||||
| 60–64 | 5.8 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 13.7 | ||||
| ≥65 | 3.5 | 38.3 | 1.2 | 17.6 | ||||
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 83.0 | 85.3 | 86.5 | 91.0 | ||||
| Other | 17.0 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 9.0 | ||||
| Ages of children who live at home | ||||||||
| No children at home | 64.7 | 78.9 | 33.6 | 52.8 | ||||
| All <6 years old | 3.1 | 1.1 | 11.7 | 8.0 | ||||
| All 6 years or older | 28.9 | 18.7 | 44.0 | 29.0 | ||||
| Some <6, some >6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 10.2 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical areas | ||||||||
| Small | 11.3 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 10.7 | ||||
| Medium | 25.4 | 22.7 | 27.6 | 27.0 | ||||
| Large | 63.3 | 68.2 | 59.7 | 62.3 | ||||
| Region of employment | ||||||||
| New England | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | ||||
| Middle Atlantic | 18.4 | 25.4 | 17.5 | 21.0 | ||||
| South Atlantic | 19.0 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 18.4 | ||||
| East South Central | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 | ||||
| West South Central | 9.2 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 7.5 | ||||
| East North Central | 15.5 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 18.6 | ||||
| West North Central | 6.6 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.4 | ||||
| Mountain | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | ||||
| Pacific | 14.7 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 13.1 | ||||
| Highest nursing education | ||||||||
| Diploma | 18.9 | 40.5 | 20.7 | 36.5 | ||||
| Associate degree | 34.1 | 19.3 | 33.5 | 21.4 | ||||
| Baccalaureate | 35.0 | 29.9 | 34.9 | 32.4 | ||||
| Masters | 11.9 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | ||||
| Years since graduation | ||||||||
| <5 | 24.5 | 5.6 | 17.5 | 4.9 | ||||
| 6–10 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 14.7 | 6.9 | ||||
| 11–15 | 12.3 | 6.1 | 14.5 | 12.4 | ||||
| 16–25 | 24.6 | 18.9 | 30.2 | 27.6 | ||||
| >26 | 25.0 | 63.9 | 23.2 | 48.3 | ||||
| Full/part-time student | ||||||||
| Not student | 91.1 | 97.8 | 93.2 | 97.6 | ||||
| Full-time student | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||||
| Part-time student | 6.8 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.4 | ||||
| Previous position in health care | ||||||||
| No previous health care job | 61.7 | 72.7 | 63.7 | 74.3 | ||||
| Nurse aide | 19.3 | 13.9 | 19.3 | 16.4 | ||||
| Licensed practical/vocational nurse | 10.9 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 4.2 | ||||
| Other | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| Allied health | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | ||||
| Other health | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Managerial | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||||
| Work status | ||||||||
| Full-time | 75.8 | N/A | 57.2 | N/A | ||||
| Part-time | 24.2 | 42.8 | ||||||
| Principal employment status | ||||||||
| An employee of facility | 95.4 | 96.9 | ||||||
| Temporary employment | 3.0 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Agency | 1.6 | N/A | 1.7 | N/A | ||||
| Self-employed | ||||||||
| Hold >1 position in nursing for pay | ||||||||
| Yes | 16.4 | 13.9 | ||||||
| No | 83.6 | N/A | 86.1 | N/A | ||||
| Work setting | ||||||||
| Hospital | 61.0 | 59.2 | ||||||
| Nursing home/extended care | 7.4 | 5.6 | ||||||
| Nursing education | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||||||
| Public health/community health | 12.8 | 12.0 | ||||||
| Student health | 2.9 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Occupational health | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||||||
| Ambulatory care/not owned | 8.1 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Insurance claims/benefits | 2.9 | N/A | 2.6 | N/A | ||||
| Planning/licensing agency | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Other | 0.9 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Position | ||||||||
| Admin/asst. admin | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Consultant | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||||||
| Supervisor | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Instructor | 2.3 | 3.1 | ||||||
| Head nurse or assistant | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||||||
| Staff or general duty | 62.1 | 62.5 | ||||||
| Practitioner/midwife | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Clinical special | 1.7 | 2.0 | ||||||
| Nurse clinician | 1.4 | N/A | 1.6 | N/A | ||||
| Certified nurse anesthetist | 0.9 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Research | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Private duty | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Informatics nurse | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Other | 10.7 | 10.3 | ||||||
| Home health | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Surveys/auditors/regulator | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||||||
*
Each sample size is weighted based on its observed numbers: 6,282 for single working females; 1,160 for single nonworking females; 14,725 for married working females; and 3,304 for married nonworking females.