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Nursing Workforce Survey Data

View survey data from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses and the National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners.

Use this tool to:

  • Download data from both surveys in various formats, including ASCII and SAS formats
  • Download National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses survey findings
  • Download associated documentation for both surveys

Registered Nurses 1977 – 2018 Data Download

Since 1977, HRSA’s Bureau of Health workforce has conducted the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). The data from these periodic surveys provide the basis for estimating the characteristics of the nurse workforce, evaluating trends, and projecting the future supply of nursing resources. In 2018, the NSSRN included a representative sample of Nurse Practitioners.

Download the NSSRN data in one of the following formats:

Year Geographic Information Documentation ASCII Format SAS Format SPSS Format STATA Format Survey Findings Restricted Data Access
2018 State Download (approx. 19.41 MB) Download (approx. 59.83 MB) Download (approx. 57 MB) Not available Download (approx. 45.6 MB) Download (869 KB) Download (71 KB)
2008 State Download (approx. 14 MB) Download (approx. 18 MB) Download (approx. 31 MB) Download (approx. 25 MB) Not available Download (3.4 MB) Download (37 KB)
2008 County Download (approx. 13 MB) Download (approx. 20 MB) Download (approx. 32 MB) Download (approx. 27 MB) Not available Not available Download (37 KB)
2004 State Download (approx. 5.5 MB) Download (approx. 6.3 MB) Not available Not available Not available Download (2.4 MB) Not available
2004 County Download (approx. 5.8 MB) Download (approx. 7.7 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
2000 State Download (approx. 1.4 MB) Download (approx. 2.6 MB) Not available Not available Not available Download (1.4 MB) Not available
2000 County Download (approx. 1.5 MB) Download (approx. 6.0 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1996 State Download (approx. 6.3 MB) Download (approx. 1.8 MB) Not available Not available Not available Download (5.9 MB) Not available
1996 County Download (approx. 6.3 MB) Download (approx. 3.3 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1992 State Download (approx. 4.1 MB) Download (approx. 1.9 MB) Not available Not available Not available Download (6.3 MB) Not available
1992 County Download (approx. 4.1 MB) Download (approx. 3.6 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1988 State Download (approx. 2.4 MB) Download (approx. 1.7 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1988 County Download (approx. 2.4 MB) Download (approx. 3.4 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1984 State Download (approx. 1.6 MB) Download (approx. 1.8 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1984 County Download (approx. 1.6 MB) Download (approx. 3.0 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1980 State Download (approx. 1.6 MB) Download (approx. 1.5 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1980 County Download (approx. 1.6 MB) Download (approx. 1.8 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1977 State Download (approx. 2.1 MB) Download (approx. 1.2 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
1977 County Download (approx. 2.1 MB) Download (approx. 1.4 MB) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available

Nurse Practitioners – 2012 Data Download

In 2012, HRSA undertook a large survey of U.S. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to address data gaps in education, training, employment, and practice patterns for this population. Approximately 13,000 NPs completed the 2012 National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners (NSSNP) and HRSA is pleased to offer this rich data source to the public through downloadable public-use data files.

Download the NSSNP data in one of the following formats:

Documentation (includes the codebook, variable definitions and frequencies) ASCII Format SAS Format (Includes data file and catalog) Questionnaire
Download (approx. 495 KB) Download (approx. 1,074 KB) Download (approx. 2,212 KB) Download (approx. 516 KB)
Download (approx. 522 KB) Download (approx. 6 KB)
Download (approx. 1354 KB)

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