Social Workers Registration Board

The Board will publish the statistics of RSWs every 3 months. As at 1/10/2008, the statistics of RSWs are as follows:
（1）	Total RSWs：14,332
（2）	Age Distribution：

	Age Group	No. of RSWs	Percentage(%)
	20-29	3851	26.9
	30-39	5251	36.6
	40-49	3792	26.5
	50-59	1285	9
	60 or above	153	1.1
	Total	14332	100

（3）	Gender Distribution：

	Gender	No. of RSWs	Percentage(%)
	Male	4058	28.3
	Female	10274	71.7
	Total	14332	100


（4）	Qualification of Registration Distribution：

	Qualification	No. of RSWs	Percentage(%)
	Degree	8227	57.4
	Diploma	5894	41.1
	Possess social work experience that fulfills the requirement of the Ordinance	190	1.3
	Not holding recognized qualification but currently occupies or has been accepted for a social work post	21	0.1
	Total	14332	100

（5）	Agency Nature Distribution：

	Agency Nature	No. of RSWs	Percentage(%)
	Government	1,885	13.2
	NGO	8511	59.4
	Others／No information provided	3936	27.5
	Total	14332	100

（6）	Rank Distribution：

	Rank	No. of RSWs	Percentage(%)
	PSWO or above	24	0.2
	CSWO	31	0.2
	SSWO	108	0.8
	SWO	778	5.4
	ASWO	3159	22
	CSWA	45	0.3
	SSWA	512	3.6
	SWA	2858	19.9
	Other Social Work Post	2492	17.4
	Teaching Post	231	1.6
	Non Social Work Post / No information provided	4094	28.6
	Total	14332	100