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Table 2 Cumulative rates of retirement of nurses from 1986

From: Replacing the projected retiring baby boomer nursing cohort 2001 – 2026

Number of years later

Age at start year

 

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75+

5

12%

28%

51%

78%

74%

55%

100%

10

34%

66%

88%

93%

81%

100%

100%

15

60%

86%

96%

100%

100%

100%

100%

20

78%

88%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

25

93%

96%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

  1. Source: Health workforce supertable extract from ABS Census 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001, authors' calculations