TABLE 2—
Characteristics of New Foreign-Trained Entrants to the US Registered Nurse Workforce: US Census, 1990 and 2000
| Foreign-Trained Nurses | ||
| Characteristic | 1990 Census | 2000 Census |
| New entrants in the labor force | 41 374 | 62 066 |
| Continent/country, % | ||
| Europe | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| Asia | 62.8 | 52.1 |
| Americas (excluding Canada) | 15.3 | 10.9 |
| Canada | 6.1 | 13.6 |
| Africa | 4.1 | 11.1 |
| Oceania | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Per capita country income,a % | ||
| Low (≤ $755) | 11.1 | 20.7 |
| Middle ($755–$9265) | 70.9 | 54.0 |
| High (≥ $9266) | 18.0 | 25.4 |
| Country nurse-to-population ratio,b % | ||
| Low (≤ 63/100 000) | 9.9 | 12.9 |
| Middle (64–478/100 000) | 73.4 | 59.4 |
| High (≥ 479/100 000) | 16.7 | 27.8 |