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Table 3 Trends in nursing staff per thousand population by qualifications in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures

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

Prefecture

SMA

Variables

Before GEJE

After GEJE

2007 (changes in % from 2010)b

2010 (reference)

2011 (changes in % from 2010)b,c

2013 (changes in % from 2010)b,c

Iwate Prefecture

Kuji

Nursing staff

6.29 (−8.7)

6.90

6.71 (−2.7)

6.95 (0.8)

Nurses

4.50 (−7.4)

4.86

4.81 (−1.1)

4.97 (2.2)

Associate nurses

0.94 (8.9)

0.86

0.86 (−0.3)

0.71 (−17.2)

Nursing aides

0.85 (−27.4)

1.17

1.04 (−10.9)

1.26 (8.2)

Ninohe

Nursing staff

6.65 (−9.9)

7.38

7.67 (4.0)

7.84 (6.3)

Nurses

5.13 (−11.4)

5.79

5.88 (1.5)

6.04 (4.4)

Associate nurses

0.82 (24.7)

0.66

0.60 (−8.6)

0.54 (−18.9)

Nursing aides

0.70 (−24.6)

0.92

1.19 (28.7)

1.26 (36.4)

Miyako

Nursing staff

7.55 (−7.3)

8.15

8.48 (4.1)

8.20 (0.7)

Nurses

4.83 (−6.9)

5.19

5.29 (2.0)

5.21 (0.5)

Associate nurses

1.32 (24.4)

1.06

1.09 (2.9)

1.05 (−0.3)

Nursing aides

1.40 (−26.2)

1.90

2.10 (10.4)

1.94 (1.9)

Morioka

Nursing staff

9.74 (−6.0)

10.37

10.42 (0.5)

11.33 (9.3)

Nurses

7.13 (−7.9)

7.75

7.84 (1.2)

8.47 (9.4)

Associate nurses

1.13 (9.5)

1.03

1.00 (−3.5)

0.96 (−6.7)

Nursing aides

1.48 (−6.9)

1.59

1.58 (−0.3)

1.89 (19.0)

Kamaishi

Nursing staff

9.74 (−5.8)

10.34

10.11 (−2.2)

11.38 (10.1)

Nurses

7.08 (−4.4)

7.40

7.37 (−0.5)

8.16 (10.3)

Associate nurses

1.39 (−2.2)

1.42

1.34 (−5.7)

1.25 (−12.4)

Nursing aides

1.27 (−16.1)

1.51

1.40 (−7.4)

1.97 (30.4)

Iwatechubu

Nursing staff

5.63 (−8.2)

6.14

6.49 (5.7)

6.37 (3.8)

Nurses

4.43 (−5.5)

4.69

4.90 (4.5)

4.73 (0.9)

Associate nurses

0.63 (13.5)

0.56

0.57 (2.7)

0.50 (−11.2)

Nursing aides

0.57 (−36.2)

0.89

1.01 (13.6)

1.14 (28.1)

Kesen

Nursing staff

5.33 (−8.9)

5.85

5.92 (1.1)

6.55 (11.8)

Nurses

4.40 (3.0)

4.27

4.36 (2.1)

4.96 (16.0)

Associate nurses

0.56 (−20.8)

0.71

0.70 (−1.4)

0.56 (−21.2)

Nursing aides

0.37 (−57.3)

0.87

0.85 (−1.6)

1.03 (18.4)

Tankou

Nursing staff

6.72 (−2.4)

6.88

7.23 (5.1)

7.24 (5.2)

Nurses

4.68 (−4.1)

4.88

5.20 (6.6)

4.84 (−0.8)

Associate nurses

0.90 (12.0)

0.81

0.81 (−0.2)

0.84 (3.4)

Nursing aides

1.14 (−4.0)

1.20

1.23 (2.5)

1.57 (31.0)

Ryouban

Nursing staff

7.71 (−3.4)

7.97

7.76 (−2.7)

7.65 (−4.0)

Nurses

5.95 (−4.9)

6.26

5.98 (−4.4)

6.00 (−4.0)

Associate nurses

0.94 (21.7)

0.77

0.76 (−1.2)

0.62 (−20.3)

Nursing aides

0.82 (−13.5)

0.95

1.02 (7.4)

1.03 (9.3)

Miyagi Prefecture

Ishinomakia

Nursing staff

6.18 (−6.3)

6.59

5.62 (−14.8)

6.47 (−1.9)

Nurses

3.90 (−8.5)

4.26

3.79 (−11.0)

4.36 (2.2)

Associate nurses

1.28 (4.6)

1.23

0.94 (−23.1)

0.94 (−23.2)

Nursing aides

0.99 (−10.1)

1.10

0.88 (−20.4)

1.17 (5.8)

Osaki-Kurihara

Nursing staff

6.60 (−2.1)

6.74

7.03 (4.3)

7.35 (9.0)

Nurses

3.68 (−9.0)

4.04

4.20 (4.0)

4.57 (13.1)

Associate nurses

1.69 (21.6)

1.39

1.44 (3.5)

1.35 (−3.3)

Nursing aides

1.23 (−6.2)

1.31

1.39 (6.1)

1.43 (9.4)

Sendai

Nursing staff

6.90 (−8.5)

7.55

7.66 (1.6)

7.99 (5.8)

Nurses

5.12 (−10.3)

5.70

5.82 (2.1)

6.15 (7.8)

Associate nurses

0.89 (9.8)

0.81

0.73 (−10.2)

0.65 (−19.8)

Nursing aides

0.90 (−13.3)

1.03

1.12 (7.9)

1.19 (15.0)

Sennan

Nursing staff

5.73 (−1.8)

5.84

5.75 (−1.5)

6.67 (14.2)

Nurses

2.84 (−7.2)

3.06

3.15 (2.8)

3.70 (20.8)

Associate nurses

1.57 (15.9)

1.36

1.14 (−15.9)

1.18 (−13.2)

Nursing aides

1.32 (−7.0)

1.42

1.46 (3.0)

1.80 (26.3)

Fukushima Prefecture

Sousou

Nursing staff

7.49 (1.2)

7.40

2.52 (−66.0)

3.87 (−47.7)

Nurses

3.28 (−6.0)

3.49

1.70 (−51.2)

2.31 (−33.7)

Associate nurses

2.56 (17.0)

2.19

0.45 (−79.6)

0.93 (−57.7)

Nursing aides

1.64 (−4.5)

1.72

0.37 (−78.7)

0.63 (−63.2)

Kenpoku

Nursing staff

7.10 (−12.2)

8.08

8.29 (2.5)

8.39 (3.8)

Nurses

4.37 (−16.1)

5.21

5.45 (4.6)

5.67 (9.0)

Associate nurses

1.59 (9.5)

1.46

1.36 (−6.4)

1.23 (−15.8)

Nursing aides

1.13 (−20.4)

1.42

1.48 (4.2)

1.49 (5.2)

Aizu

Nursing staff

10.03 (−7.2)

10.81

11.37 (5.2)

11.10 (2.7)

Nurses

6.27 (−6.9)

6.73

7.20 (6.9)

7.18 (6.7)

Associate nurses

2.21 (−4.8)

2.32

2.33 (0.4)

2.12 (−8.9)

Nursing aides

1.55 (−11.7)

1.76

1.85 (5.1)

1.80 (2.8)

Kenchuu

Nursing staff

8.19 (−3.1)

8.45

8.56 (1.4)

9.12 (8.0)

Nurses

4.97 (−8.1)

5.40

5.68 (5.1)

6.19 (14.5)

Associate nurses

1.69 (9.8)

1.54

1.40 (−8.6)

1.31 (−14.6)

Nursing aides

1.54 (1.9)

1.51

1.48 (−1.5)

1.62 (7.6)

Iwaki

Nursing staff

8.49 (−6.7)

9.09

8.75 (−3.7)

8.92 (−1.9)

Nurses

4.64 (−10.6)

5.19

5.06 (−2.5)

5.29 (1.9)

Associate nurses

2.31 (8.6)

2.12

1.87 (−12.1)

1.78 (−16.0)

Nursing aides

1.54 (−13.4)

1.78

1.82 (2.7)

1.84 (3.7)

Kennan

Nursing staff

7.19 (9.3)

6.58

7.48 (13.6)

7.43 (12.9)

Nurses

3.86 (−9.9)

4.28

4.72 (10.5)

5.11 (19.4)

Associate nurses

2.29 (57.3)

1.46

1.76 (20.9)

1.43 (−1.9)

Nursing aides

1.04 (23.2)

0.85

0.99 (16.9)

0.89 (5.2)

Minamiaizu

Nursing staff

2.77 (−9.0)

3.04

3.43 (12.8)

3.32 (9.2)

Nurses

2.39 (−14.9)

2.81

2.99 (6.5)

2.90 (3.2)

Associate nurses

0.25 (50.5)

0.17

0.27 (62.6)

0.25 (48.0)

Nursing aides

0.13 (88.2)

0.07

0.17 (154.1)

0.18 (164.2)

Total

Nursing staff

7.40 (−6.2)

7.89

7.80 (−1.1)

8.18 (3.7)

Nurses

4.87 (−9.1)

5.36

5.41 (−1.1)

5.75 (7.3)

Associate nurses

1.38 (−11.3)

1.24

1.10 (−11.1)

1.03 (−16.8)

Nursing aides

1.15 (−11.0)

1.30

1.29 (−0.7)

1.40 (8.4)

  1. aIshinomaki–Tome–Kesennuma.
  2. bChanges in % in reference to 2010.
  3. cFigures after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Negative change is shown in italic text.