Activity Status of Registered Nurses Covered

Of the 44 223 registered nurses covered, 8 688 responded to the HMS-RN, giving an overall response rate of 19.6%.  Among the respondents, 7 424 (85.5%) were economically active (active) in the local nursing / midwifery profession as at 31.8.2019 and 1 264 (14.5%) were economically inactive (inactive) in the local nursing / midwifery profession.

Of the 7 424 active registered nurses enumerated, 7 309 (98.5%) were practising in the local nursing / midwifery profession, 64 (0.9%) were seeking jobs, 14 (0.2%) were having temporary sickness and 37 (0.5%) were waiting to take up a new job, expecting to return to their original jobs, believing no work was available or starting business in the local nursing / midwifery profession during the 30 days before the survey.

Of the 1 264 inactive registered nurses enumerated, 145 (11.5%) reported practising overseas, ten (0.8%) reported practising in the Mainland and 1 109 (87.7%) registered nurses reported not seeking job in the local nursing / midwifery profession during the 30 days before the survey.
 
Among the 1 109 inactive registered nurses who reported not practising in Hong Kong and not seeking jobs in the local nursing / midwifery profession, the main reasons reported not seeking job included: 560 (50.5%) were retired, 230 (20.7%) were engaged in household duties, 157 (14.2%) wanted to take rest / had no motive to work / had no financial need, 135 (12.2%) were working in other professions, 17 (1.5%) reported emigrated and ten (0.9%) reported undertaking study, etc.

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Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.