2004-2005 Nursing Assistant Tables – Estimates

Demographics and career decisions

Description: Table 1 provides the number and percent distribution of all nursing home nursing assistants and nursing assistants currently working in nursing homes. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 2 provides the number and percent distribution of all nursing home nursing assistants by number of months or years they worked as a nursing assistant. [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 3 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by all the reasons they became one. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, and race). [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 4 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by the main reason they became one. [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 5 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by all the reasons for staying in their current job. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, and race). [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 6 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by the main reason they stay in their current job. [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 7 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who would definitely, probably, or would not become one again. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 8 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who would definitely, probably, or would not become one again. Nursing assistants are tabulated by how long they have worked as one. [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 9 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who would definitely, probably, or would not recommend a family member or friend become one. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 10 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who would definitely, probably, or would not recommend a family member or friend become one. Nursing assistants are tabulated by how long they have worked as one. [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 11 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who may leave their job within the year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 12 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who may leave their job within the year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by major reasons for leaving. [PDF – 288 KB]

Description: Table 13 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by whether they are considering a job change and their likelihood of leaving. Nursing assistants are tabulated by perceived staff turnover at the facility. [PDF – 288 KB]

Work experience and training

Description: Table 14 provides the mean and median length of service for nursing assistants working in nursing homes. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 212 KB]

Description: Table 15 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by their number of jobs now held. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 212 KB]

Description: Table 16 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by their preference for hours worked. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 212 KB]

Description: Table 17 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by their preference for hours worked. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 212 KB]

Description: Table 18 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by their assessment of adequacy of initial training. Nursing assistants are tabulated by selected characteristics (type of training, training location, and likelihood of becoming a nursing assistant again). [PDF – 212 KB]

Description: Table 19 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants with 2 or more years work experience who took continuing education classes. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 212 KB]

Description: Table 20 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants with 2 or more years work experience who took continuing education classes. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 212 KB]

Pay and benefits

Description: Table 21 provides the mean and median hourly rate of pay for nursing assistants working in nursing homes by how long they worked as a nursing assistant. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 22 provides the mean and median hourly rate of pay for nursing assistants working in nursing homes by how long they worked as a nursing assistant. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 23 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by whether they received a pay raise in the past year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 24 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by whether they received a pay raise in the past year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 25 provides the number and percent distribution of all nursing home nursing assistants by average hours they worked in a week. [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 26 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by the types of benefits offered at their place of employment. [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 27 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by whether their employer offers health insurance. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 28 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes where their employer offers health insurance by whether they enrolled. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 283 KB]

Description: Table 29 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by their employer’s health insurance coverage status. Nursing assistants are tabulated by other sources of health insurance coverage. [PDF – 283 KB]

Work environment

Description: Table 30 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by adequacy of time they have to assist residents with activities of daily living. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 31 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by adequacy of time they have for nonresident care duties. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 32 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by nursing assistant assignment practices in caring for residents. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 33 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by employers’ overtime policies and overtime requirements in the past month. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 34 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants’ degree of satisfaction with various aspects of their nursing home jobs. [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 35 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by how much they agree with statements about work place conditions. [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 36 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by how much respect they receive. Nursing assistants are tabulated by respect received from residents, residents’ families, and supervisors. [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 37 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by how long they have worked as a nursing assistant. Nursing assistants are tabulated by how much their work is valued by their supervisors, their employers, and society. [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 38 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by agreement categories about their supervisor. Nursing assistants are tabulated by some statements about their supervisors’ management skills. [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 39 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes. Nursing assistants are tabulated by whether any problem causes them difficulty at the facility or to dislike their job and by type of problem. [PDF – 308 KB]

Description: Table 40 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by assessment of nursing assistant turnover. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 308 KB]

Home environment

Description: Table 41 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who have children requiring child care. Nursing assistants are tabulated by age, marital status, and whether they missed work in the past month for child care. [PDF – 203 KB]

Description: Table 42 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants who provide care to a family member or friend. Nursing assistants are tabulated by age, marital status, and whether they missed work in the past month for adult care. [PDF – 203 KB]

Description: Table 43 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who ever received public assistance by type of public assistance they received. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 203 KB]

Description: Table 44 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who now receive public assistance by type of public assistance they receive. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 203 KB]

Injuries and vaccinations

Description: Table 45 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who had a work injury in the past year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by the type of injury they received. [PDF – 199 KB]

Description: Table 46 provides the number and percentage of nursing assistants working in nursing homes who had a work injury in the past year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 199 KB]

Description: Table 47 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by the number of times they were injured at work in the past year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 199 KB]

Description: Table 48 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants who were injured at work in the past year by days lost from work. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 199 KB]

Description: Table 49 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by whether they received an influenza vaccination in the past year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by facility characteristics (beds, geographic region, location, affiliation, and type of ownership). [PDF – 199 KB]

Description: Table 50 provides the number and percent distribution of nursing assistants working in nursing homes by whether they received an influenza vaccination in the past year. Nursing assistants are tabulated by demographics (age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, education, marital status, and family income). [PDF – 199 KB]