Table 3.

Trends in profile of health workforce, 11 LIS countries, 1989–1997

			Occupational distribution*			Age distribution			Sex distribution
Country and year of survey		Share of the labour force	Health professionals (exc. nursing)	Nursing and midwifery professionals	Modern health associate professionals	29 years or under	30 to 59 years	60 years or over	Female	Male
Austria	1991	4.0%	25%	30%	45%	33%	64%	3%	73%	27%
	1995	4.7%	21%	30%	49%	34%	64%	2%	76%	24%
Canada	1994	4.6%	9%	68%	23%	21%	73%	6%	80%	20%
	1997	5.5%	13%	64%	23%	18%	79%	3%	79%	21%
Denmark	1992	2.9%	22%	10%	68%	19%	66%	15%	81%	19%
	1997	3.1%	19%	12%	69%	11%	72%	17%	83%	17%
Germany	1989	3.2%	32%	..	68%	28%	61%	11%	62%	38%
	1994	4.4%	24%	..	76%	33%	61%	6%	75%	25%
Hungary	1991	4.4%	12%	53%	35%	31%	66%	3%	87%	13%
	1994	2.8%	25%	1%	74%	21%	76%	3%	82%	18%
Netherlands	1991	6.2%	10%	32%	58%	37%	62%	1%	78%	22%
	1994	6.9%	8%	26%	66%	35%	64%	1%	80%	20%
Russian Federation	1992	4.7%	26%	2%	72%	29%	66%	5%	83%	17%
	1995	5.3%	34%	2%	64%	35%	63%	2%	85%	15%
Spain	1990	3.1%	33%	..	67%	27%	67%	6%	67%	33%
	1993	2.4%	37%	42%	21%	19%	74%	7%	62%	38%
Switzerland	1992	5.9%	48%	52%	0%	32%	62%	6%	75%	25%
	1997	6.6%	17%	..	83%	26%	70%	4%	77%	23%
United Kingdom	1991	5.5%	10%	34%	56%	30%	63%	7%	81%	19%
	1997	7.0%	12%	29%	59%	24%	71%	5%	82%	18%
United States of America	1991	5.4%	16%	31%	53%	26%	67%	7%	78%	22%
	1997	5.9%	13%	31%	56%	23%	71%	6%	78%	22%

* Note: Classification at the 3-digit ISCO-88 level or equivalent. .. = No observations in survey sample.