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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Oct 1;25(5):3–9. doi: 10.1188/21.CJON.S1.3-9

TABLE 1.

RACIAL AND ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE GENERAL AND NURSING POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES

GENERAL POPULATION NURSING POPULATION
RACE OR ETHNICITY % %
White 72 81
Hispanic 18 10
African American/Black 13 8
Asian 6 5
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 –
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 1
2 or more 3 2
Other 5 1

Note. Because of rounding, percentages may not total 100.