Table 1 Main characteristics of the nursing professionals analyzed. Mexico, 2005–2019

Weighted sample

219 652

235 548

1 214 348

1 762 996

1 384 386

%

4.6

4.9

25.2

36.6

28.7

% and 95% CI

Sociodemographic and labor characteristics

 Men

6.7 (4.9–8.5)

6.7 (5.2–8.2)

29.7 (26.8–32.6)

31.9 (28.9–34.8)

25.0 (22.4–27.6)

 Women

4.2 (3.7–4.7)

4.6 (4.1–5.1)

24.5 (23.4–25.7)

37.3 (36.1–38.6)

29.3 (28.1–30.5)

Age (y)

 ≤ 24

11.4 (9.6–13.3)

3.9 (2.8–5.0)

34.7 (32.1–37.4)

15.1 (12.8–17.4)

34.8 (32.2–37.4)

 25–54

3.3 (2.8–3.8)

5.0 (4.5–5.5)

21.9 (20.7–23.0)

41.9 (40.5–43.3)

28.0 (26.7–29.2)

 ≥ 55

1.3 (0.5–2.2)

6.0 (3.9–8.0)

40.6 (36.1–45.1)

30.7 (26.5–34.9)

21.4 (17.8–25.1)

Marital status

 Married or free union

2.8 (2.3–3.3)

5.2 (4.5–5.8)

24.2 (22.8–25.5)

40.6 (39.1–42.2)

27.2 (25.8–28.7)

 Single

7.8 (6.7–9.0)

4.2 (3.4–5.0)

25.4 (23.6–27.3)

30.4 (28.5–32.3)

32.1 (30.2–34.0)

 Divorced or widowed

2.8 (1.8–3.9)

5.6 (4.3–6.9)

29.6 (26.3–32.8)

36.3 (33.1–39.6)

25.6 (22.7–28.6)

University education

 No

4.7 (3.9–5.5)

5.5 (4.8–6.2)

29.9 (28.2–31.6)

32.7 (31.0–34.4)

27.2 (25.6–28.8)

 Yes

4.4 (3.8–5.1)

4.3 (3.7–4.9)

20.8 (19.5–22.0)

40.3 (38.7–41.9)

30.2 (28.7–31.6)

Labor sector

 Private

–

7.0 (6.2–7.9)

57.9 (56.0–59.8)

13.8 (12.5–15.1)

21.2 (19.7–22.8)

 Public

–

3.8 (3.3–4.4)

5.0 (4.3–5.6)

55.1 (53.5–56.6)

36.2 (34.6–37.7)

No. of jobs

 One

–

4.8 (4.3–5.3)

24.9 (23.8–26.0)

37.0 (35.8–38.3)

28.5 (27.3–29.6)

 Two or more

–

6.1 (3.7–8.5)

30.3 (25.9–34.6)

30.1 (26.2–34.0)

33.5 (29.4–37.6)

Place of residence

 Rural

4.2 (2.7–5.7)

3.7 (2.0–5.4)

31.2 (27.1–35.3)

30.8 (27.0–34.6)

30.1 (26.4–33.7)

 Semi-urban (peri-urban)

4.8 (3.4–6.2)

3.3 (2.2–4.4)

24.7 (21.7–27.7)

34.6 (30.9–38.3)

32.6 (29.2–36.0)

 Urban

4.9 (3.6–6.2)

3.4 (2.4–4.4)

27.3 (24.4–30.2)

35.3 (32.1–38.4)

29.1 (26.2–32.0)

 Metropolitan

4.5 (3.8–5.1)

5.7 (5.1–6.3)

24.0 (22.7–25.3)

38.0 (36.6–39.5)

27.8 (26.5–29.1)

Socioeconomic region

 Poorest

4.1 (2.8–5.3)

3.6 (2.5–4.8)

24.8 (21.9–27.6)

33.6 (30.7–36.6)

33.9 (31.0–36.8)

 2

4.0 (3.0–5.0)

3.6 (2.5–4.6)

26.7 (24.2–29.3)

35.4 (32.7–38.1)

30.3 (27.8–32.8)

 3

3.8 (2.6–4.9)

4.5 (3.1–5.9)

23.8 (20.6–26.9)

36.8 (33.5–40.0)

31.2 (28.0–34.5)

 4

4.7 (3.4–6.0)

3.7 (2.8–4.6)

26.3 (23.8–28.9)

35.3 (32.5–38.0)

30.0 (27.3–32.7)

 5

4.3 (3.1–5.4)

7.3 (5.8–8.7)

24.2 (22.1–26.4)

38.8 (36.1–41.4)

25.5 (23.2–27.7)

 Wealthiest

5.4 (4.4–6.4)

6.2 (5.2–7.2)

24.3 (22.2–26.5)

38.4 (36.0–40.8)

25.7 (23.8–27.7)