TABLE 2.
Demographics of Texas CNMs (N = 141)
| Characteristic | n | % | Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | AMCB Certification | ||||
| Female | 139 | 98.6 | Current | 138 | 97.9 |
| Male | 0 | – | Retired | 3 | 2.1 |
| Transgender | 0 | – | First year Licensed to practice in Texas | ||
| No response | 2 | 1.4 | 1971–1980 | 11 | 7.9 |
| Age (in years) | 1981–1990 | 18 | 12.9 | ||
| 25–35 | 17 | 12.1 | 1991–2000 | 37 | 26.4 |
| 36–45 | 34 | 24.3 | 2001–2010 | 32 | 22.9 |
| 46–55 | 35 | 25.0 | 2011–2016 | 42 | 30.0 |
| 56–65 | 41 | 29.3 | Other Certificationsa | ||
| 66–75 | 11 | 7.9 | FNP | 10 | 7.1 |
| >75 | 2 | 1.4 | WHNP | 11 | 7.8 |
| Race/Ethnicity | Other | 9 | 6.4 | ||
| African American | 8 | 5.8 | Professional memberships | ||
| Caucasian | 126 | 92.0 | ACNM | 109 | 77.3 |
| Hispanic | 1 | 0.7 | ACOG | 11 | 7.8 |
| Asian | 1 | 0.7 | ANA | 13 | 9.2 |
| Native American | – | – | APHA | 3 | 2.1 |
| Other | 1 | 0.7 | AWHONN | 28 | 19.9 |
| Educationa | MANA | 5 | 3.5 | ||
| Associate degree | 26 | 18.4 | Other | 18 | 12.8 |
| Bachelors | 82 | 58.2 | |||
| Masters | 122 | 86.5 | |||
| DNP | 9 | 6.4 | |||
| PhD | 11 | 7.8 | |||
| Other | 7 | 5.0 | |||
a
Could answer more than one category.
Percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding.
DNP, doctor of nursing practice; PhD, doctor of philosophy; AMCB, American Midwifery Certification Board; FNP, family nurse practitioner; WHNP, women’s health nurse practitioner; ACNM, American College of Nurse Midwives; ACOG, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; ANA, American Nurses Association; APHA, American Public Health Association; AWHONN, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing; MANA, Midwives Alliance of North America.