Table 1 Age group and gender by region of primary employment
From: Nurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: a national survey
Age group | Atlantic (NL, NS, NB, PE) n (%) | QC n (%) | ON n (%) | MB/SK n (%) | AB/BC n (%) | Territories (YT, NT, NU) n (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<25 | 18 (2.1) | 20 (7.0) | – | 16 (2.1) | 12 (2.1) | – | 73 (2.2) |
25–34 | 122 (14.1) | 77 (27.0) | 44 (11.5) | 113 (15.2) | 112 (19.4) | 114 (21.8) | 582 (17.2) |
35–44 | 176 (20.3) | 67 (23.5) | 71 (18.5) | 133 (17.9) | 99 (17.2) | 111 (21.2) | 657 (19.4) |
45–54 | 283 (32.7) | 76 (26.7) | 124 (32.4) | 219 (29.4) | 158 (27.4) | 124 (23.7) | 984 (29.1) |
55–64 | 231 (26.7) | 40 (14.0) | 127 (33.2) | 229 (30.7) | 175 (30.3) | 136 (26.0) | 938 (27.8) |
>64 | 36 (4.2) | 5 (1.8) | 14 (3.7) | 35 (4.7) | 21 (3.6) | 35 (6.7) | 146 (4.3) |
Female subtotal | 882 (94.4) | 288 (93.8) | 397 (97.5) | 760 (93.5) | 589 (93.5) | 539 (90.0) | 3 455 (93.6) |
<25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
25–34 | 10 (19.2) | – | – | 8 (16.0) | 5 (12.5) | 10 (16.9) | 40 (17.4) |
35–44 | 13 (25.0) | – | – | 11 (22.0) | 5 (12.5) | 23 (39.0) | 59 (25.7) |
45–54 | 18 (34.6) | – | – | 16 (32.0) | 17 (42.5) | 9 (15.3) | 65 (28.3) |
55–64 | 10 (19.2) | 7 (36.8) | – | 13 (26.0) | 10 (25.0) | 16 (27.1) | 59 (25.7) |
>64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 (2.2) |
Male subtotal | 52 (5.6) | 19 (6.2) | 10 (2.5) | 53 (6.5) | 41 (6.5) | 60 (10.0) | 235 (6.4) |
<25 | 19 (2.1) | 20 (6.6) | – | 16 (2.0) | 13 (2.1) | – | 75 (2.1) |
25–34 | 132 (14.3) | 81 (26.6) | 47 (11.9) | 121 (15.2) | 118 (19.0) | 124 (21.2) | 623 (17.2) |
35–44 | 190 (20.6) | 71 (23.3) | 74 (18.7) | 145 (18.2) | 104 (16.8) | 135 (23.0) | 719 (19.8) |
45–54 | 304 (32.9) | 81 (26.6) | 125 (31.6) | 235 (29.5) | 176 (28.4) | 133 (22.7) | 1 054 (29.1) |
55–64 | 243 (26.3) | 47 (15.4) | 132 (33.4) | 243 (30.5) | 186 (30.0) | 153 (26.1) | 1004 (27.7) |
>64 | 36 (3.9) | 5 (1.6) | 14 (3.5) | 37 (4.6) | 23 (3.7) | 37 (6.3) | 152 (4.2) |
Total sample | 969 (25.4) | 314 (8.2) | 422 (11.0) | 841 (22.0) | 655 (17.1) | 621 (16.2) | 3 822 (100.0) |