Sociology of MedicineSociology of Medicine1728-28102413-2942Eco-Vector3856610.17816/socm38566Research ArticleThe particular issues of sociological survey of paramedical workers in Orenburg oblastKasprukL. Idyziner2008@rambler.ruThe Orenburg oblast center of post-graduate training for specialists with secondary medical and pharmaceutical education15062012111353721072020Copyright © 2012, Eco-Vector2012The article deals with the results of sociological questionnaire survey applied to 535 respondents of paramedical staff. The purpose of study was to develop the social demographic description of medical nurses’ staff, including the attitude to acquired knowledge about actual issues of nursing care and assessment of professional training. The differentiation of these characteristics in urban and rural territories is established, including the correlation with objective research data. The forecast of size of different groups of medical nurses’ personnel and demand in them in Orenburg oblast is carried out.questionnaire surveysocial demographic characteristicsmedical nurse personnelforecastsociological portraitанкетированиесоциально-демографическая характеристикасестринский медицинский персоналпрогнозированиесоциологический портрет[Бедный М.С. Демографические факторы здоровья. - М., 1984.][Гланц С. Медико-биологическая статистика: Пер. с англ. - М., 1999.][Решетников А. В. Социология медицины: Руководство. - М., 2010.]