National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Title Acronym
NSSRN
Source URL
Description
Registered nurses sampled answer questions on their education and training in nursing, professional nursing certifications, education and workforce participation prior to becoming a registered nurse, current and recent workforce participation, income, demographic characteristics, and States in which they hold current licenses.
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Keywords
Education; Nursing; Employment; Health Care Surveys; Health Manpower; Health Policy; Nurses; Public Health Systems Research
Data Format
For each survey year, HRSA has prepared two Public Use File databases in flat ASCII file format, without delimiters.
Purpose
The objective of the Survey is to sample and model nurses in the workforce. Nurses may hold licenses in more than one State.
Record Originator
Sheps Center, UNC-CH
Sample Design
The sample design used since 1977 comprises a complex, nested sample frame, with equal probabilities of selection of nurses sampled in each State. The samples are selected from the universe of current licensure lists in each State. Sampling weights for each State have been calculated and added to the record of each nurse in the respective data base files, with adjustments being made in these weights for nurses who have multiple licenses. Even though some nurses may be sampled in sequential surveys, this is a cross-sectional database and no attempt is made to track the same nurse’s career over time.
Topic Subset
PHSR
Years of Availability
The Survey has been conducted approximately every four years since 1977.
UI
1771
Date Revised
July 21, 2017, 3:38 a.m.