Characteristic | Values | N (%)a |
gender | female | 35,356 (93.6) |
male | 2,423 (6.4) | |
| missing | 2 (0.01) |
race/ethnicity | White | 26,230 (69.4) |
Black | 9,153 (24.2) | |
American Indian | 532 (1.4) | |
Hispanic | 538 (1.4) | |
Asian | 365 (1.0) | |
other | 651 (1.7) | |
| missing | 312 (0.8) |
year of first LPN licensure | 1938-1981 | 8,515 (22.5) |
| 1982-1995 | 9,923 (26.3) |
| 1996-2004 | 9,017 (23.9) |
| 2005-2013 | 10,029 (26.5) |
| missing | 237 (0.8) |
age at first LPN licensure (years) | 16 - 22 | 9,182 (24.3) |
23 - 27 | 9,227 (34.4) | |
28 - 34 | 9,527 (25.2) | |
34 - 68 | 9,546 (15.3) | |
| missing | 299 (0.8) |
degree at first LPN licensure from US school | no | 1609 (4.3) |
yes | 35,948 (95.1) | |
| missing | 224 (0.6) |
highest nursing degree in last year as an LPN | diploma | 24,889 (65.9) |
associate degree | 3,688 (9.8) | |
baccalaureate of science in nursing | 555 (1.5) | |
master of science in nursing | 281 (0.7) | |
doctorate in nursing | 25 (0.1) | |
| missing | 8,343 (22.1) |
work setting in last year as an LPN | hospital in-patient | 3,748 (9.9) |
long-term care | 12,911 (34.2) | |
solo/group practice or hospital out-patient | 5,711 (15.1) | |
other | 8,458 (22.4) | |
| missing | 6,953 (18.4) |
specialty in last year as an LPN | community-based practice | 3,412 (9.0) |
geriatrics | 11,849 (31.4) | |
medical/surgical | 1,970 (5.2) | |
pediatrics | 2,175 (5.8) | |
other | 11,335 (30.0) | |
| missing | 7,041 (18.5) |
employed full time in last year as an LPN | no | 6,777 (1.9) |
yes | 24,176 (64.0) | |
| missing | 6,828 (18.1) |