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Table 1 Trend characteristics before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in Japan

From: Trends in the geographic distribution of nursing staff before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a longitudinal study

Variables

Before GEJE

After GEJE

2007

2010

2011

2013

Population (thousand persons)

127 771

128 057

127 799

127 298

Number of hospitals

8 876

8 685

8 620

8 553

Nursing staffs per thousand

7.87

8.31

8.45

8.77

 Nurses per thousand

4.99

5.52

5.71

6.08

 Associate nurses per thousand

1.38

1.26

1.20

1.12

 Nursing aides per thousand

1.49

1.53

1.54

1.57

  1. Note: Population at 1 October in each year.
  2. Number of hospitals and nursing staff on 1 October in each year.