Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses (N = 15,973)

	M (SD)	Min/max
Age	51.4 (8.4)	26–73
Age grouped	N	%
26–30	340	2.1
31–39	859	5.4
40–49	4,677	29.3
50–59	7,993	50.0
60–69	1,779	11.1
≥70	325	2.0
Gender
Male	1,398	8.8
Female	14,574	91.2
Race/ethnicity
White alone (H)	115	0.7
Two or more races (H)	20	0.1
Asian alone (NH)	705	4.4
Black/African American (NH)	533	3.3
White only (NH)	13,199	82.6
Multiracial (NH)	13	0.1
Unknown/refused	1,388	8.7
Marital status
Now married	9,972	62.5
Widowed/divorced/separated	4,064	25.4
Never married	1,877	11.7
Urban/rural area
Urban	13,284	83.2
Large rural	2,227	13.9
Small rural	259	1.6
Isolated small rural	203	1.3

Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (2007).

Note: H = Hispanic; NH = not Hispanic. Frequencies are weighted.