MINORITY REGISTERED NURSES
|
Race/Ethnicity |
U. S. Population |
RN Population |
|
White |
69.1 percent |
86.6 percent |
|
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
.7 percent |
.5 percent |
|
Asian Pacific Islander |
3.7 percent |
3.7 percent |
|
Hispanic |
12.5 percent |
2.0 percent |
|
Black |
12.1 percent |
4.9 percent |
|
More than two races |
1.8 percent |
1.2 percent |
Source: National Sample Survey of Registered
Nurses, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing