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Table 7: 1997 Colorado Practicing RN's Highest Nursing Education Demographic Profile

Colorado RN's highest nursing education by gender
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Male	182	7.6%	43	2.5%	179	4.7%	45	5.0%
Female	2225	92.4%	1666	97.5%	3647	95.3%	850	95.0%

Colorado RN's highest nursing education by ethnicity
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
White	2173	90.3%	1645	96.4%	3556	93.3%	865	96.1%
Black	25	1.0%	14	0.8%	45	1.2%	6	0.7%
Hispanic	146	6.1%	14	0.8%	109	2.9%	17	1.9%
Asian	12	0.5%	17	1.0%	48	1.3%	5	0.6%
Native American	14	0.6%	7	0.4%	15	0.4%	1	0.1%
Other	37	1.5%	10	0.6%	40	1.0%	6	0.7%

Colorado RN's highest nursing education by age group
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
20-29	178	7.3%	22	1.3%	379	9.8%	19	2.1%
30-39	785	32.3%	203	11.7%	1166	30.1%	161	17.7%
40-49	1056	43.4%	608	35.1%	1575	40.7%	471	51.8%
50-59	356	14.6%	672	38.8%	622	16.1%	222	24.4%
60-69	56	2.3%	211	12.2%	122	3.2%	33	3.6%
Over 70	2	0.1%	16	0.9%	8	0.2%	4	0.4%

Colorado RN's highest nursing education by state where raised
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Colorado	946	39.5%	253	15.6%	1151	30.6%	198	22.5%
Other State	1451	60.5%	1373	84.4%	2613	69.4%	681	77.5%

Colorado RN's highest nursing education by area where raised
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Rural	910	38.2%	762	45.3%	1292	33.9%	289	32.1%
Urban/ Suburban	1474	61.8%	920	54.6%	2516	66.0%	610	67.9%