Table 5.
Trends in proportion of university-educated health workers by occupation, 5 LIS countries, 1991–1997
| Denmark | Netherlands | Russian Federation | United Kingdom | United States of America | ||||||
| 1992 | 1997 | 1991 | 1994 | 1992 | 1995 | 1991 | 1997 | 1991 | 1997 | |
| Physicians | 82% | 96% | 79% | 85% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| Nursing and midwifery professionals | 80% | 65% | 25% | 35% | (57%) | (75%) | 58% | 65% | 85% | 94% |
| Other health professionals | 91% | 94% | (76%) | (100%) | 85% | 100% | 84% | 97% | 98% | 99% |
| Nursing and midwifery associate professionals | 80% | 82% | 12% | 5% | 59% | 57% | 37% | 37% | 32% | 37% |
| Modern health associate professionals | 54% | 30% | 24% | 33% | 50% | 60% | 35% | 36% | 72% | 74% |
Note: Occupational classification at the 4-digit ISCO-88 level or equivalent. Figures in parentheses refer to sample size of fewer than 10 cases.