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Statistics

2012 Health Manpower Survey on Enrolled Nurse

Key Findings


1.  The enrolled nurses covered in the 2012 Health Manpower Survey (HMS) were nursing personnel enrolled in any part of the roll under the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Chapter 164) as at the survey reference date - 31.8.2012 and had to renew their practising certificates in 2012.

2.  The number of enrolled nurses covered was 7 250.

3.  Of the 7 250 enrolled nurses covered, 3 042 responded to the survey, giving an overall response rate of 42.0%. Of the 3 042 responding enrolled nurses, 2 466 (81.1%) were economically active*† (active) while 576 (18.9%) reported that they were economically inactive*‡ (inactive) in the local nursing / midwifery profession ( See Chart ) .

4.  Of the 2 466 active enrolled nurses, 2 413 (97.9%) were practising in the local nursing / midwifery profession, 26 (1.1%) were seeking jobs in the local nursing / midwifery profession during the 30 days before the survey, 16 (0.6%) had not been available for work because of temporary sickness and 11 (0.4%) believed that work was not available, were waiting to take up a new job or expecting to return to their original jobs in local nursing / midwifery profession during the 30 days before the survey.

5.   The survey findings presented below were based on the 2 413 responding enrolled nurses who were practising in the local nursing / midwifery profession as at 31.8.2012. As some questionnaire items had missing responses, percentages presented below may not add up to 100%.

6.   Among the 576 inactive enrolled nurses ( See Chart ) .

* In the survey, the criteria used in defining economically active / inactive follow those recommended by the International Labour Organisation, which are also being used by the Census and Statistics Department in Hong Kong.

† "Economically active" enrolled nurse comprised all "employed" and "unemployed" enrolled nurses. "Employed" enrolled nurse referred to those enrolled nurses practising in the nursing / midwifery profession in Hong Kong during the survey period, while "unemployed" enrolled nurse referred to those enrolled nurses who (a) were not practising in the local nursing / midwifery profession during the survey period; (b) had been available for work during the seven days before the survey and (c) had sought work in the nursing / midwifery profession during the 30 days before the survey.

‡ "Economically inactive" enrolled nurse comprised the enrolled nurses who were not practising in the nursing / midwifery profession in Hong Kong during the survey period, but excluding those who had been on leave during the survey period and those who were "economically active" but "unemployed".

§ Main job referred to the jobs in which the enrolled nurses had spent most of their working time.

Chart title: Activity Status of Enrolled Nurses Covered Of the 7 250 enrolled nurses covered, 3 042 (42.0%) responded to the survey, while the remaining 4 208 (58.0%) did not respond.  Among the respondents, 2 466 (81.1%) were active in the local nursing / midwifery profession whereas 576 (18.9%) reported that they were inactive in the local nursing / midwifery profession.

Notes﹕ * Figure refers to the number of responding enrolled nurses who (a) were not practising in the nursing / midwifery profession in Hong Kong during the survey period; (b) had been available for work during the seven days before the survey; and (c) had sought work in the nursing / midwifery profession during the 30 days before the survey.
Figure refers to the number of responding enrolled nurses who (a) were not practising in the nursing /midwifery profession in Hong Kong during the survey period; (b) had not been available for work during the seven days before the survey; and (c) believed that work was not available, were waiting to take up a new job in the local nursing / midwifery profession or expecting to return to their original jobs in local nursing / midwifery profession during the 30 days before the survey.
§ Figure refers to the number of responding enrolled nurses who reported undertaking study, etc.
7 Aug 2013