Table A: Selected Characteristics of Active Enrolled Nurses Enumerated (1987 - 2024)
 
In the 1987 Health Manpower Survey on Enrolled Nurses, statistics on the number of enrolled nurses covered were not available.  4 096 active enrolled nurses were enumerated.  Among them, 90.1% were in the general stream whilst 9.9% were in the psychiatric stream.  327 were male and 3 769 were female.  Their sex ratio was 9 male active enrolled nurses enumerated per 100 female active enrolled nurses enumerated.  Their mean age was 32.1 and statistics on their median age were not available.  Among the 4 096 active enrolled nurses enumerated, 1 698(41.5%) worked in the Government and 2 398(58.5%) worked in others.

In the 1990 Health Manpower Survey on Enrolled Nurses, statistics on the number of enrolled nurses covered were not available.  4 331 active enrolled nurses were enumerated.  Among them, 88.9% were in the general stream whilst 11.1% were in the psychiatric stream.  327 were male and 4 004 were female.  Their sex ratio was 8 male active enrolled nurses enumerated per 100 female active enrolled nurses enumerated.  Statistics on their mean age and median age were not available.  Among the 4 331 active enrolled nurses enumerated, 1 626(37.5%) worked in the Government and 2 705(62.5%) worked in others.

In the 1992 Health Manpower Survey on Enrolled Nurses, statistics on the number of enrolled nurses covered were not available.  4 548 active enrolled nurses were enumerated.  Among them, 89.1% were in the general stream whilst 10.9% were in the psychiatric stream.  333 were male and 4 215 were female.  Their sex ratio was 8 male active enrolled nurses enumerated per 100 female active enrolled nurses enumerated.  Their mean age was 33.5 and their median age was 31.5.  Among the 4 548 active enrolled nurses enumerated, 412(9.1%) worked in the Government, 2 670(58.7%) worked in the Hospital Authority and 1 466(32.2%) worked in others.

In the 1996 Health Manpower Survey on Enrolled Nurses, statistics on the number of enrolled nurses covered were not available.  4 774 active enrolled nurses were enumerated.  Among them, 89.2% were in the general stream whilst 10.8% were in the psychiatric stream.  290 were male and 4 484 were female.  Their sex ratio was 6 male active enrolled nurses enumerated per 100 female active enrolled nurses enumerated.  Their mean age was 34.7 and their median age was 34.0.  Among the 4 774 active enrolled nurses enumerated, 461(9.7%) worked in the Government, 2 832(59.3%) worked in the Hospital Authority and 1 481(31.0%) worked in others.   

In the 2000 Health Manpower Survey on Enrolled Nurses, 8 077 enrolled nurses covered and 6 106 active enrolled nurses were enumerated.  Among them, 91.8% were in the general stream whilst 8.2% were in the psychiatric stream.  383 were male and 5 723 were female.  Their sex ratio was 7 male active enrolled nurses enumerated per 100 female active enrolled nurses enumerated.  Their mean age was 35.7 and their median age was 35.0.  Among the 6 106 active enrolled nurses enumerated, 566(9.3%) worked in the Government, 3 289(53.9%) worked in the Hospital Authority and 2 251(36.9%) worked in others.    

In the 2004 Health Manpower Survey on Enrolled Nurses, 8 463 enrolled nurses covered and 3 132 active enrolled nurses were enumerated.  Among them, 91.0% were in the general stream whilst 9.0% were in the psychiatric stream.  225 were male and 2 907 were female.  Their sex ratio was 8 male active enrolled nurses enumerated per 100 female active enrolled nurses enumerated.  Their mean age was 38.2 and their median age was 38.0.  Among the 3 132 active enrolled nurses enumerated, 235(7.5%) worked in the Government, 1 515(48.4%) worked in the Hospital Authority, 1 368(43.7%) worked in others and 14(0.4%) did not reveal their sector of work.   

Notes: 
1. Figure of 2000 refers to the number of enrolled nurses enrolled with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong and who were holding valid practising certificates issued by the Nursing Council as at 1 July 2000, whereas the figures of 2004, 2006 and 2015 refer to those as at 31 August of the respective years, the figures of 2009 and 2012 refer to the number of enrolled nurses enrolled with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong as at 31 August of the respective years and had to renew their practising certificates in the respective years. Figures of 2018 refer to the number of enrolled nurses enrolled with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong as at 31 August 2018 with exclusion of those who were subsequently found to have passed away on or before the survey reference date. The enrolled nurses covered in 2024 were enrolled nurses who enrolled with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong under the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Chapter 164) on or before 30 September 2024 with the exclusion of those who were subsequently found to have passed away on or before the survey reference date.

2. As the 2009 and 2012 HMS-EN only aimed at covering all enrolled nurses who had to renew their practising certificates in 2009 and 2012, enrolled nurses who did not need to renew practising certificate in 2009 and 2012 were excluded from the survey.

3. In 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2024 HMS-EN, the sector refers to the sector for the main job. 

4. Academic was not included in the 1987 HMS-EN to 1992 HMS-EN.

5. Military was included in the 1987 HMS-EN. Academic was included in the 1990 and 1992 HMS-EN.

6. There may be slight discrepancy between the sum of individual items and the total due to rounding.