Chart 11. Percent distribution of registered nurses by initial nursing and highest nursing
or nursing-related educational programs, March 2004*


Bar chart with 4 groups with 4 items per group.
Group 1, Male 
Item 1, Diploma 13.5 
Item 2, Associate Degree 52 
Item 3, Baccalaureate 31 
Item 4, Masters and Doctorate 0.87 
Group 2, Female 
Item 1, Diploma 25.9 
Item 2, Associate Degree 41.6 
Item 3, Baccalaureate 30.5 
Item 4, Masters and Doctorate 0.51 
Group 3, Male 
Item 1, Diploma 9.2 
Item 2, Associate Degree 42.6 
Item 3, Baccalaureate 31.6 
Item 4, Masters and Doctorate 13.7 
Group 4, Female 
Item 1, Diploma 18 
Item 2, Associate Degree 33.2 
Item 3, Baccalaureate 34.3 
Item 4, Masters and Doctorate 12.9 

Initial Education 
Highest Education 
*The statistics used in this bar chart will not add to 100 percent in each cluster due to those few who did not respond to the question on gender or education and the effect of rounding. Only those who provided gender and initial educational preparation information are included in the calculations used in this chart. 

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