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Table 5 Trends in proportion of university-educated health workers by occupation, 5 LIS countries, 1991–1997

From: Assessing human resources for health: what can be learned from labour force surveys?

 

Denmark

Netherlands

Russian Federation

United Kingdom

United States of America

 

1992

1997

1991

1994

1992

1995

1991

1997

1991

1997

Physicians

82%

96%

79%

85%

100%

100%

93%

98%

99%

100%

Nursing and midwifery professionals

80%

65%

25%

35%

(57%)

(75%)

58%

65%

85%

94%

Other health professionals

91%

94%

(76%)

(100%)

85%

100%

84%

97%

98%

99%

Nursing and midwifery associate professionals

80%

82%

12%

5%

59%

57%

37%

37%

32%

37%

Modern health associate professionals

54%

30%

24%

33%

50%

60%

35%

36%

72%

74%

  1. Note: Occupational classification at the 4-digit ISCO-88 level or equivalent. Figures in parentheses refer to sample size of fewer than 10 cases.