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Table 4: 1997 Colorado Practicing Registered Nurses Practice/Employment Location Demographic Profile

Gender distribution of Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Male 383 5.0% 66 5.7%
Female 7268 95.0% 1101 94.3%

Ethnic distribution of Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
White 7111 93.3% 1103 93.9%
Black 87 1.1% 2 0.2%
Hispanic 237 3.1% 50 4.3%
Asian 78 1.0% 2 0.2%
Native American 33 0.4% 4 0.3%
Other 79 1.0% 14 1.2%

Age distribution of Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
20-29 509 6.6% 82 6.9%
30-39 2016 26.0% 294 24.8%
40-49 3184 41.1% 522 44.0%
50-59 1640 21.2% 230 19.4%
60-69 368 4.8% 54 4.5%
Over 70 24 0.3% 5 0.4%

State where Colorado RN's was raised
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Colorado 2126 28.4% 425 36.9%
Other State 5364 71.6% 728 63.1%

Area where Colorado RN's were raised
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Rural 2595 34.2% 642 55.2%
Urban/Suburban 4994 65.8% 522 44.8%