Table 1 WP1 Applications to nursing courses 2017–2020
From: Origins, characteristics and destination of nursing students in South West England
Adult | Child | Midwifery | Mental Health | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total applications (n) | |||||
2017 | 406 | 145 | 189 | 92 | 832 |
2018 | 739 | 243 | 309 | 213 | 1505 |
2019 | 765 | 292 | 282 | 221 | 1560 |
2020 | 653 | 132 | 159 | 176 | 1120 |
Total | 2563 | 812 | 939 | 702 | 5017 |
Sex female n / (%) | |||||
2017 | 371 (91.4) | 141 (97.2) | 187 (98.9) | 81 (88.1) | 780 (93.8) |
2018 | 670 (90.7) | 232 (95.5) | 308 (99.7) | 179 (84.0) | 1389 (92.4) |
2019 | 679 (88.8) | 281 (96.2) | 281 (99.7) | 173 (78.3) | 1414 (90.6) |
2020 | 551 (84.4) | 126 (95.5) | 159 (100) | 129 (73.3) | 965 (86.2) |
Total | 2271 (88.6) | 780 (96.1) | 935 (99.6) | 562 (80.1) | 4548 (90.7) |
Mean age / (age range) | |||||
2017 | 25.9 (19–52) | 22.5 (19–50) | 25.2 (19–52) | 23.0 (19–49) | 24.8 (19–52) |
2018 | 26.6 (18–63) | 21.9 (18–45) | 24.8 (18–52) | 26.2 (18–60) | 25.4 (18–63 |
2019 | 25.2 (17–56) | 21.9 (17–50) | 24.8 (18–52) | 27.7 (17–62) | 24.7 (17–62) |
2020 | 27.5 (15–56) | 23.8 (16–56) | 23.7 (17–51) | 29.1 (17–56) | 26.8 (15–56) |
Total | 26.3 (15–63) | 22.3 (16–56) | 24.4 (17–52) | 27.0 (17–62) | 25.4 (15–63) |
Mean deprivation scorea / (n) | |||||
2017 | 14,703 (364) | 18,431 (125) | 18,110 (174) | 15,466 (83) | 16,208 (745) |
2018 | 15,243 (672) | 18,012 (212) | 16,600 (280) | 17,229 (193) | 16,236 (1355) |
2019 | 15,964 (665) | 15,630 (243) | 17,016 (256) | 14,481 (188) | 15,898 (1350) |
2020 | 14,650 (476) | 16,157 (99) | 16,248 (144) | 12,941 (130) | 14,836 (847) |
Total | 15,243 (2177) | 16,966 (676) | 16,674 (854) | 15,175 (591) | 15,849 (4297) |
Region of origin n / (%) | |||||
South West | 1,956 (85.5) | 542 (71.7) | 741 (80.1) | 498 (78.9) | 3,737 (81.2) |
South East | 115 (5.0) | 75 (9.9) | 68 (7.4) | 42 (6.7) | 300 (6.5) |
Wales | 54 (2.4) | 51 (6.7) | 31 (3.4) | 29 (4.6) | 165 (3.6) |
West Midlands | 43 (1.9) | 28 (3.7) | 21 (2.3) | 20 (3.2) | 112 (2.4) |
London | 25 (1.1) | 16 (2.1) | 21 (2.3) | 8 (1.3) | 70 (1.5) |
Other | 96 (4.2) | 44 (5.8) | 43 (4.6) | 34 (5.4) | 217 (4.7) |