Table 2.

Distribution of Person-Years for Female Cosmetologists and Manicurists Initially Licensed in California Between 1970 and 2005 by Age Group and Time Period

	All Licenseesa		Cosmetologists		Manicurists
	Person-Years	%	Person- Years	%	Person-Years	%
Total	3,837,803.8	100	2,663,417.1	100	1,174,386.8	100
Age groups
<30 years	798,682.0	20.8	540,760.5	20.3	257,921.5	22.0
30–39 years	1,293,177.0	33.7	900,307.1	33.8	392,870.0	33.5
40–49 years	1,050,334.9	27.4	741,649.8	27.8	308,685.1	26.3
≥50 years	695,609.9	18.1	480,699.7	18.0	214,910.2	18.3
Time period
1988–1994	1,201,301.4	31.3	863,541.8	32.4	337,759.6	28.8
1995–1999	1,088,689.1	28.4	756,864.7	28.4	331,824.4	28.3
2000–2005	1,547,813.3	40.3	1,043,010.5	39.2	504,802.8	43.0

^aIncludes cosmetologist and manicurist licensees.