Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 1 Members, 2007

		Membership Status						Total
		Associate		Member		Fellow		N	%
		N	%	N	%	N	%
	N=	133	100.0	1,087	100.0	528	100.0	1,748	100.0
Gender	Men	71	53.4	707	65.0	405	76.7	1,183	67.7
	Women	62	46.6	379	34.9	123	23.3	564	32.3
	Not specified	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
Race/ethnicity	American Indian	0	.0	1	.1	4	.8	5	.3
	Asian	5	3.8	21	1.9	7	1.3	33	1.9
	Hispanic	3	2.3	27	2.5	12	2.3	42	2.4
	Black	3	2.3	16	1.5	8	1.5	27	1.5
	White	103	77.4	899	82.7	475	90.0	1,477	84.5
	Other	0	.0	1	.1	1	.2	2	.1
	Multiracial/multi-ethnic	1	.8	3	.3	0	.0	4	.2
	Not specified	18	13.5	119	10.9	21	4.0	158	9.0
Age	Under 30	1	.8	2	.2	0	.0	3	.2
	30 - 34	3	2.3	17	1.6	0	.0	20	1.1
	35 - 39	2	1.5	14	1.3	0	.0	16	.9
	40 - 44	7	5.3	24	2.2	4	.8	35	2.0
	45 - 49	7	5.3	26	2.4	5	.9	38	2.2
	50 - 54	9	6.8	86	7.9	35	6.6	130	7.4
	55 - 59	21	15.8	195	17.9	86	16.3	302	17.3
	60 – 64	18	13.5	197	18.1	83	15.7	298	17.0
	65 – 69	12	9.0	115	10.6	72	13.6	199	11.4
	70 or older	44	33.1	312	28.7	226	42.8	582	33.3
	Not specified	9	6.8	99	9.1	17	3.2	125	7.2
	Mean	64.8		65.1		68.8		66.3
	SD	15.7		13.7		11.8		13.4
Region	New England	10	7.5	75	6.9	55	10.4	140	8.0
	Middle Atlantic	35	26.3	260	23.9	103	19.5	398	22.8
	East North Central	15	11.3	137	12.6	68	12.9	220	12.6
	West North Central	6	4.5	48	4.4	29	5.5	83	4.7
	South Atlantic	26	19.5	171	15.7	93	17.6	290	16.6
	East South Central	4	3.0	40	3.7	12	2.3	56	3.2
	West South Central	1	.8	54	5.0	27	5.1	82	4.7
	Mountain	5	3.8	46	4.2	34	6.4	85	4.9
	Pacific	23	17.3	195	17.9	81	15.3	299	17.1
	Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)	1	.8	7	.6	0	.0	8	.5
	Canada	0	.0	23	2.1	15	2.8	38	2.2
	Other	7	5.3	31	2.9	11	2.1	49	2.8

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 1 Members, 2007

	Membership Status						Total
	Associate		Member		Fellow		N	%
	N	%	N	%	N	%
N=	133	100.0	1,087	100.0	528	100.0	1,748	100.0
Highest degree
Ph.D.	22	16.5	881	81.0	508	96.2	1,411	80.7
Ed.D.	8	6.0	62	5.7	7	1.3	77	4.4
Psy.D.	0	.0	47	4.3	1	.2	48	2.7
M.D.	0	.0	2	.2	2	.4	4	.2
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified	2	1.5	15	1.4	2	.4	19	1.1
Masters	91	68.4	51	4.7	2	.4	144	8.2
Baccalaureate/Associate	1	.8	4	.4	1	.2	6	.3
Not specified	9	6.8	25	2.3	5	.9	39	2.2
Years since degree
Less than 5	9	6.8	38	3.5	1	.2	48	2.7
5 – 9	5	3.8	34	3.1	1	.2	40	2.3
10 – 14	6	4.5	33	3.0	3	.6	42	2.4
15 – 19	8	6.0	54	5.0	10	1.9	72	4.1
20 – 24	13	9.8	93	8.6	26	4.9	132	7.6
25 or more	85	63.9	795	73.1	481	91.1	1,361	77.9
Not specified	7	5.3	40	3.7	6	1.1	53	3.0
Mean	30.9		31.4		39.8		33.9
SD	15.5		13.8		12.0		14.0

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 1 Members, 2007

		Membership Status						total
		Associate		Member		Fellow		N	%
		N	%	N	%	N	%
	N =	133	100.0	1,087	100.0	528	100.0	1,748	100.0
Health service provider subfields	Child clinical	2	1.5	13	1.2	0	.0	15	.9
	Clinical	32	24.1	418	38.5	87	16.5	537	30.7
	Clinical neuropsychology	0	.0	4	.4	2	.4	6	.3
	Counseling psychology	16	12.0	92	8.5	15	2.8	123	7.0
	Forensic	0	.0	5	.5	0	.0	5	.3
	Geropsychology	0	.0	3	.3	1	.2	4	.2
	Health	1	.8	13	1.2	11	2.1	25	1.4
	School	13	9.8	24	2.2	5	.9	42	2.4
	Subtotal	64	48.1	572	52.6	121	22.9	757	43.3
Research and other subfields	Cognitive	4	3.0	22	2.0	36	6.8	62	3.5
	Community	1	.8	10	.9	3	.6	14	.8
	Comparative	1	.8	0	.0	7	1.3	8	.5
	Developmental	4	3.0	39	3.6	44	8.3	87	5.0
	Educational	6	4.5	32	2.9	14	2.7	52	3.0
	Environmental	0	.0	1	.1	7	1.3	8	.5
	Experimental	2	1.5	57	5.2	87	16.5	146	8.4
	General/Methods & Systems	8	6.0	43	4.0	33	6.3	84	4.8
	Industrial/Organizational	5	3.8	46	4.2	19	3.6	70	4.0
	Neurosciences	0	.0	7	.6	11	2.1	18	1.0
	Personality	2	1.5	8	.7	13	2.5	23	1.3
	Physiological/Psychobiology	0	.0	8	.7	13	2.5	21	1.2
	Psychopharmacology	0	.0	2	.2	2	.4	4	.2
	Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats	0	.0	11	1.0	9	1.7	20	1.1
	Social	3	2.3	41	3.8	62	11.7	106	6.1
	Subtotal	36	27.1	327	30.1	360	68.2	723	41.4
Other fields	Behavioral Medicine	0	.0	2	.2	2	.4	4	.2
	Business or Management	5	3.8	7	.6	0	.0	12	.7
	Cognitive science	0	.0	1	.1	1	.2	2	.1
	Communications/Journalism	0	.0	2	.2	0	.0	2	.1
	Computer Science	0	.0	3	.3	0	.0	3	.2
	Counseling	7	5.3	6	.6	0	.0	13	.7
	Counselor Education	0	.0	4	.4	0	.0	4	.2
	Criminology/Criminal Justice	0	.0	3	.3	0	.0	3	.2
	Education, Teaching	2	1.5	8	.7	5	.9	15	.9
	Engineering	1	.8	0	.0	0	.0	1	.1
	Industrial Relations	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Law	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Medicine	0	.0	0	.0	1	.2	1	.1
	Nursing	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Organizational Behavior	1	.8	3	.3	1	.2	5	.3
	Psychiatry	0	.0	1	.1	1	.2	2	.1
	Public Admin	0	.0	3	.3	0	.0	3	.2
	Rehabilitation	1	.8	5	.5	1	.2	7	.4
	Social/Behavioral Sciences	0	.0	1	.1	1	.2	2	.1
	Social Work	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Special Education	0	.0	2	.2	0	.0	2	.1
	Statistics	0	.0	1	.1	1	.2	2	.1
	Theology/Religion	1	.8	2	.2	0	.0	3	.2
	Other	2	1.5	38	3.5	25	4.7	65	3.7
	Subtotal	20	15.0	96	8.8	39	7.4	155	8.9
Not specified	Not specified	13	9.8	92	8.5	8	1.5	113	6.5
Science designation	General science	9	6.8	82	7.5	41	7.8	132	7.6
	Core science	32	24.1	280	25.8	342	64.8	654	37.4
	Neither	79	59.4	633	58.2	137	25.9	849	48.6

Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.

Table 1

Employment Characteristics of Division 1 Members, 2007

		Membership Status						Total
		Associate		Member		Fellow		N	%
		N	%	N	%	N	%
	N=	133	100.0	1,087	100.0	528	100.0	1,748	100.0
Employment status	Employed full time	20	15.0	280	25.8	238	45.1	538	30.8
	Employed part time	8	6.0	82	7.5	35	6.6	125	7.2
	Employed; status not known	17	12.8	148	13.6	46	8.7	211	12.1
	Postdoctoral study	0	.0	2	.2	0	.0	2	.1
	Unemployed, seeking employment	1	.8	3	.3	0	.0	4	.2
	Unemployed, not seeking	2	1.5	6	.6	1	.2	9	.5
	Retired	13	9.8	76	7.0	54	10.2	143	8.2
	Other	0	.0	4	.4	15	2.8	19	1.1
	Not specified	72	54.1	486	44.7	139	26.3	697	39.9
Licensure status	Licensed and/or certified	41	30.8	656	60.3	171	32.4	868	49.7
	Not licensed/unknown	92	69.2	431	39.7	357	67.6	880	50.3
Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only)	University settings	5	25.0	75	26.8	178	74.8	258	48.0
	Four-year colleges	1	5.0	24	8.6	14	5.9	39	7.2
	Medical school	0	.0	11	3.9	6	2.5	17	3.2
	Other academic settings	3	15.0	9	3.2	2	.8	14	2.6
	Schools & other educational settings	2	10.0	9	3.2	1	.4	12	2.2
	Independent practice	5	25.0	83	29.6	10	4.2	98	18.2
	Hospital	0	.0	17	6.1	1	.4	18	3.3
	Clinic	0	.0	9	3.2	0	.0	9	1.7
	Other human service	1	5.0	14	5.0	0	.0	15	2.8
	Business & industry	1	5.0	2	.7	0	.0	3	.6
	Government	0	.0	8	2.9	5	2.1	13	2.4
	Other	1	5.0	17	6.1	19	8.0	37	6.9
	Not specified	1	5.0	2	.7	2	.8	5	.9
Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only)	Research	5	25.0	113	40.4	175	73.5	293	54.5
	Education	6	30.0	137	48.9	170	71.4	313	58.2
	Health/mental health services	8	40.0	151	53.9	30	12.6	189	35.1
	Educational services	8	40.0	75	26.8	22	9.2	105	19.5
	Other applied psychology	7	35.0	62	22.1	33	13.9	102	19.0
	Management/administration	5	25.0	114	40.7	116	48.7	235	43.7
	Other employment activities	2	10.0	50	17.9	39	16.4	91	16.9
	Not specified	5	25.0	30	10.7	37	15.5	72	13.4
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)	Research	1	5.0	23	8.2	97	40.8	121	22.5
	Education	3	15.0	65	23.2	58	24.4	126	23.4
	Mental Health Services	4	20.0	114	40.7	11	4.6	129	24.0
	Educational Services	2	10.0	7	2.5	2	.8	11	2.0
	Applied Psychology	2	10.0	5	1.8	4	1.7	11	2.0
	Management/administration	2	10.0	29	10.4	26	10.9	57	10.6
	Other activities	0	.0	2	.7	3	1.3	5	.9
	Not specified	6	30.0	35	12.5	37	15.5	78	14.5

Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.

Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 1 Members, 2007

	Associate		Member		Fellow		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1. General Psychology	133	100.0	1,087	100.0	528	100.0	1,748	100.0
2. Teaching of Psychology	13	9.8	89	8.2	114	21.6	216	12.4
3. Experimental Psychology	0	.0	53	4.9	196	37.1	249	14.2
5. Evaluation & Measurement	4	3.0	40	3.7	54	10.2	98	5.6
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative	1	.8	16	1.5	91	17.2	108	6.2
7. Developmental Psychology	1	.8	22	2.0	68	12.9	91	5.2
8. Personality & Social	9	6.8	87	8.0	140	26.5	236	13.5
9. SPSSI	2	1.5	27	2.5	93	17.6	122	7.0
10. Psychology & the Arts	1	.8	27	2.5	28	5.3	56	3.2
12. Clinical Psychology	0	.0	69	6.3	77	14.6	146	8.4
13. Consulting Psychology	2	1.5	18	1.7	30	5.7	50	2.9
14. SIOP	6	4.5	36	3.3	39	7.4	81	4.6
15. Educational Psychology	8	6.0	44	4.0	61	11.6	113	6.5
16. School Psychology	5	3.8	27	2.5	14	2.7	46	2.6
17. Counseling Psychology	3	2.3	45	4.1	25	4.7	73	4.2
18. Psychologists in Public Service	1	.8	19	1.7	10	1.9	30	1.7
19. Society for Military Psychology	1	.8	12	1.1	17	3.2	30	1.7
20. Adult Development & Aging	4	3.0	40	3.7	46	8.7	90	5.1
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering	0	.0	11	1.0	22	4.2	33	1.9
22. Rehabilitation Psychology	2	1.5	21	1.9	8	1.5	31	1.8
23. Consumer Psychology	0	.0	12	1.1	11	2.1	23	1.3
24. Theoretical & Philosophical	2	1.5	33	3.0	48	9.1	83	4.7
25. Behavior Analysis	2	1.5	19	1.7	31	5.9	52	3.0
26. History of Psychology	5	3.8	61	5.6	115	21.8	181	10.4
27. Community Psychology	0	.0	18	1.7	23	4.4	41	2.3
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse	4	3.0	24	2.2	28	5.3	56	3.2
29. Psychotherapy	3	2.3	89	8.2	36	6.8	128	7.3
30. Psychological Hypnosis	4	3.0	43	4.0	5	.9	52	3.0
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs	0	.0	13	1.2	32	6.1	45	2.6
32. Humanistic Psychology	1	.8	22	2.0	21	4.0	44	2.5
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities	2	1.5	16	1.5	11	2.1	29	1.7
34. Population & Environmental	1	.8	12	1.1	23	4.4	36	2.1
35. Psychology of Women	3	2.3	42	3.9	62	11.7	107	6.1
36. Psychology of Religion	2	1.5	45	4.1	23	4.4	70	4.0
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice	2	1.5	20	1.8	20	3.8	42	2.4
38. Health Psychology	1	.8	49	4.5	53	10.0	103	5.9
39. Psychoanalysis	3	2.3	38	3.5	8	1.5	49	2.8
40. Clinical Neuropsychology	5	3.8	68	6.3	27	5.1	100	5.7
41. Psychology-Law Society	0	.0	33	3.0	24	4.5	57	3.3
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice	1	.8	128	11.8	31	5.9	160	9.2
43. Family Psychology	9	6.8	36	3.3	17	3.2	62	3.5
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues	1	.8	7	.6	15	2.8	23	1.3
45. Ethnic Minority Issues	0	.0	17	1.6	32	6.1	49	2.8
46. Media Psychology	1	.8	7	.6	17	3.2	25	1.4
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology	0	.0	24	2.2	14	2.7	38	2.2
48. Peace Psychology	1	.8	17	1.6	30	5.7	48	2.7
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy	3	2.3	20	1.8	17	3.2	40	2.3
50. Addictions	2	1.5	18	1.7	17	3.2	37	2.1
51. Men & Masculinity	1	.8	9	.8	16	3.0	26	1.5
52. International	0	.0	30	2.8	87	16.5	117	6.7
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	1	.8	11	1.0	17	3.2	29	1.7
54. Pediatric Psychology	0	.0	12	1.1	11	2.1	23	1.3
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy	0	.0	13	1.2	10	1.9	23	1.3
56. Trauma Psychology	1	.8	14	1.3	25	4.7	40	2.3
Number of divisions
One	69	51.9	390	35.9	11	2.1	470	26.9
Two	41	30.8	286	26.3	82	15.5	409	23.4