Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 12 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

1

100.0

3,579

100.0

862

100.0

4,442

100.0

Gender

Men

1

100.0

2,175

60.8

669

77.6

2,845

64.0

Women

0

.0

1,404

39.2

193

22.4

1,597

36.0

Race/

Ethnicity

American Indian

0

.0

10

.3

5

.6

15

.3

Asian

0

.0

54

1.5

17

2.0

71

1.6

Hispanic

0

.0

93

2.6

11

1.3

104

2.3

Black

0

.0

91

2.5

18

2.1

109

2.5

White

1

100.0

3,062

85.6

786

91.2

3,849

86.7

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

10

.3

0

.0

10

.2

Not specified

0

.0

259

7.2

25

2.9

284

6.4

Age

Under 30

0

.0

3

.1

0

.0

3

.1

30 - 34

0

.0

60

1.7

0

.0

60

1.4

35 - 39

0

.0

143

4.0

1

.1

144

3.2

40 - 44

0

.0

224

6.3

10

1.2

234

5.3

45 - 49

0

.0

377

10.5

24

2.8

401

9.0

50 - 54

0

.0

534

14.9

85

9.9

619

13.9

55 - 59

0

.0

704

19.7

147

17.1

851

19.2

60 - 64

1

100.0

534

14.9

129

15.0

664

14.9

65 - 69

0

.0

285

8.0

109

12.6

394

8.9

70 or older

0

.0

586

16.4

336

39.0

922

20.8

Not specified

0

.0

129

3.6

21

2.4

150

3.4

Mean

61.0

 

58.5

 

68.3

 

60.4

 

SD

.

 

13.0

 

13.6

 

13.7

 

Region

New England

0

.0

338

9.4

73

8.5

411

9.3

Middle Atlantic

0

.0

661

18.5

152

17.6

813

18.3

East North Central

1

100.0

504

14.1

114

13.2

619

13.9

West North Central

0

.0

198

5.5

56

6.5

254

5.7

South Atlantic

0

.0

598

16.7

180

20.9

778

17.5

East South Central

0

.0

175

4.9

35

4.1

210

4.7

West South Central

0

.0

178

5.0

43

5.0

221

5.0

Mountain

0

.0

210

5.9

40

4.6

250

5.6

Pacific

0

.0

588

16.4

144

16.7

732

16.5

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

11

.3

1

.1

12

.3

Canada

0

.0

67

1.9

12

1.4

79

1.8

Other

0

.0

51

1.4

12

1.4

63

1.4


 

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 12 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

1

100.0

3,579

100.0

862

100.0

4,442

100.0

Highest degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D.

0

.0

3,155

88.2

833

96.6

3,988

89.8

Ed.D.

0

.0

43

1.2

14

1.6

57

1.3

Psy.D.

0

.0

296

8.3

6

.7

302

6.8

M.D.

0

.0

3

.1

1

.1

4

.1

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

19

.5

4

.5

23

.5

Masters

1

100.0

37

1.0

2

.2

40

.9

Baccalaureate/Associate

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Certificate/diploma

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Not specified

0

.0

24

.7

2

.2

26

.6

Years since degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 5

0

.0

100

2.8

0

.0

100

2.3

5 – 9

0

.0

219

6.1

0

.0

219

4.9

10 – 14

0

.0

383

10.7

8

.9

391

8.8

15 – 19

0

.0

515

14.4

25

2.9

540

12.2

20 – 24

0

.0

539

15.1

67

7.8

606

13.6

25 or more

1

100.0

1,781

49.8

757

87.8

2,539

57.2

Not specified

0

.0

42

1.2

5

.6

47

1.1

Mean

25.0

 

26.0

 

39.0

 

28.6

 

SD

.

 

13.2

 

13.0

 

14.2

 

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

 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 12 Members, 2007

12

 

 

Membership Status

total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N =

1

100.0

3,579

100.0

862

100.0

4,442

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

0

.0

149

4.2

30

3.5

179

4.0

Clinical

1

100.0

3,049

85.2

666

77.3

3,716

83.7

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

33

.9

11

1.3

44

1.0

Counseling psychology

0

.0

35

1.0

14

1.6

49

1.1

Family Psychology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

1

.0

Forensic

0

.0

14

.4

2

.2

16

.4

Geropsychology

0

.0

18

.5

7

.8

25

.6

Health

0

.0

22

.6

16

1.9

38

.9

School

0

.0

19

.5

4

.5

23

.5

Subtotal

1

100.0

3,339

93.3

751

87.1

4,091

92.1

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

3

.1

1

.1

4

.1

Community

0

.0

5

.1

11

1.3

16

.4

Developmental

0

.0

8

.2

8

.9

16

.4

Educational

0

.0

6

.2

2

.2

8

.2

Experimental

0

.0

2

.1

2

.2

4

.1

General/Methods & Systems

0

.0

2

.1

9

1.0

11

.2

Industrial/Organizational

0

.0

13

.4

5

.6

18

.4

Neurosciences

0

.0

12

.3

4

.5

16

.4

Personality

0

.0

4

.1

6

.7

10

.2

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

2

.1

2

.2

4

.1

Psychopharmacology

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Social

0

.0

4

.1

4

.5

8

.2

Subtotal

0

.0

63

1.8

54

6.3

117

2.6

Other fields

Behavioral Medicine

0

.0

6

.2

5

.6

11

.2

Business or Management

0

.0

3

.1

1

.1

4

.1

Cognitive science

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Communications/Journalism

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Counseling

0

.0

4

.1

1

.1

5

.1

Counselor Education

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Criminology/Criminal Justice

0

.0

1

.0

1

.1

2

.0

Education, Teaching

0

.0

5

.1

1

.1

6

.1

Law

0

.0

1

.0

1

.1

2

.0

Medicine

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Psychiatry

0

.0

2

.1

3

.3

5

.1

Public Admin

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Public Health

0

.0

2

.1

1

.1

3

.1

Rehabilitation

0

.0

7

.2

3

.3

10

.2

Social/Behavioral Sciences

0

.0

0

.0

2

.2

2

.0

Social Work

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

1

.0

Special Education

0

.0

1

.0

1

.1

2

.0

Theology/Religion

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Other

0

.0

27

.8

15

1.7

42

.9

Subtotal

0

.0

66

1.8

36

4.2

102

2.3

Not specified

Not specified

0

.0

111

3.1

21

2.4

132

3.0

Science designation

General science

0

.0

69

1.9

45

5.2

114

2.6

Core science

0

.0

47

1.3

40

4.6

87

2.0

Neither

1

100.0

3,352

93.7

756

87.7

4,109

92.5

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

 

 

Table 1

Employment Characteristics of Division 12 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

1

100.0

3,579

100.0

862

100.0

4,442

100.0

Employment status

Employed full time

1

100.0

1,425

39.8

366

42.5

1,792

40.3

Employed part time

0

.0

363

10.1

90

10.4

453

10.2

Employed; status not known

0

.0

559

15.6

114

13.2

673

15.2

Postdoctoral study

0

.0

2

.1

0

.0

2

.0

Unemployed, seeking employment

0

.0

6

.2

0

.0

6

.1

Unemployed, not seeking

0

.0

11

.3

3

.3

14

.3

Retired

0

.0

110

3.1

79

9.2

189

4.3

Other

0

.0

14

.4

4

.5

18

.4

Not specified

0

.0

1,089

30.4

206

23.9

1,295

29.2

Licensure status

Licensed and/or certified

1

100.0

3,191

89.2

741

86.0

3,933

88.5

Not licensed/unknown

0

.0

388

10.8

121

14.0

509

11.5

Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only)

University settings

0

.0

261

18.3

187

51.1

448

25.0

Four-year colleges

0

.0

22

1.5

7

1.9

29

1.6

Medical school

0

.0

130

9.1

63

17.2

193

10.8

Other academic settings

0

.0

31

2.2

18

4.9

49

2.7

Schools & other educational settings

1

100.0

25

1.8

0

.0

26

1.5

Independent practice

0

.0

583

40.9

46

12.6

629

35.1

Hospital

0

.0

162

11.4

17

4.6

179

10.0

Clinic

0

.0

42

2.9

2

.5

44

2.5

Other human service

0

.0

78

5.5

4

1.1

82

4.6

Business & industry

0

.0

8

.6

2

.5

10

.6

Government

0

.0

45

3.2

5

1.4

50

2.8

Other

0

.0

32

2.2

15

4.1

47

2.6

Not specified

0

.0

6

.4

0

.0

6

.3

Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only)

Research

0

.0

459

32.2

247

67.5

706

39.4

Education

0

.0

640

44.9

258

70.5

898

50.1

Health/mental health services

0

.0

1,074

75.4

185

50.5

1,259

70.3

Educational services

0

.0

305

21.4

35

9.6

340

19.0

Other applied psychology

0

.0

245

17.2

44

12.0

289

16.1

Management/administration

0

.0

547

38.4

162

44.3

709

39.6

Other employment activities

1

100.0

182

12.8

48

13.1

231

12.9

Not specified

0

.0

157

11.0

34

9.3

191

10.7

Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)

Research

0

.0

133

9.3

113

30.9

246

13.7

Education

0

.0

175

12.3

84

23.0

259

14.5

Mental Health Services

0

.0

749

52.6

62

16.9

811

45.3

Educational Services

0

.0

26

1.8

4

1.1

30

1.7

Applied Psychology

0

.0

18

1.3

3

.8

21

1.2

Management/administration

0

.0

149

10.5

62

16.9

211

11.8

Other activities

1

100.0

11

.8

3

.8

15

.8

Not specified

0

.0

164

11.5

35

9.6

199

11.1

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

 


Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 12 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. General Psychology

0

.0

69

1.9

77

8.9

146

3.3

2. Teaching of Psychology

0

.0

87

2.4

41

4.8

128

2.9

3. Experimental Psychology

0

.0

1

.0

28

3.2

29

.7

5. Evaluation & Measurement

0

.0

64

1.8

40

4.6

104

2.3

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

0

.0

11

.3

26

3.0

37

.8

7. Developmental Psychology

0

.0

57

1.6

52

6.0

109

2.5

8. Personality & Social

0

.0

103

2.9

99

11.5

202

4.5

9. SPSSI

0

.0

59

1.6

80

9.3

139

3.1

10. Psychology & the Arts

0

.0

35

1.0

19

2.2

54

1.2

12. Clinical Psychology

1

100.0

3,579

100.0

862

100.0

4,442

100.0

13. Consulting Psychology

0

.0

72

2.0

59

6.8

131

2.9

14. SIOP

0

.0

28

.8

13

1.5

41

.9

15. Educational Psychology

0

.0

25

.7

17

2.0

42

.9

16. School Psychology

0

.0

76

2.1

35

4.1

111

2.5

17. Counseling Psychology

1

100.0

70

2.0

53

6.1

124

2.8

18. Psychologists in Public Service

0

.0

119

3.3

55

6.4

174

3.9

19. Society for Military Psychology

0

.0

33

.9

7

.8

40

.9

20. Adult Development & Aging

0

.0

114

3.2

66

7.7

180

4.1

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

2

.1

4

.5

6

.1

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

0

.0

103

2.9

47

5.5

150

3.4

23. Consumer Psychology

0

.0

6

.2

6

.7

12

.3

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

0

.0

39

1.1

22

2.6

61

1.4

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

39

1.1

46

5.3

85

1.9

26. History of Psychology

0

.0

21

.6

42

4.9

63

1.4

27. Community Psychology

0

.0

52

1.5

75

8.7

127

2.9

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

0

.0

57

1.6

45

5.2

102

2.3

29. Psychotherapy

0

.0

557

15.6

211

24.5

768

17.3

30. Psychological Hypnosis

0

.0

119

3.3

29

3.4

148

3.3

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

87

2.4

79

9.2

166

3.7

32. Humanistic Psychology

0

.0

35

1.0

22

2.6

57

1.3

33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

0

.0

54

1.5

30

3.5

84

1.9

34. Population & Environmental

0

.0

9

.3

8

.9

17

.4

35. Psychology of Women

0

.0

147

4.1

84

9.7

231

5.2

36. Psychology of Religion

1

100.0

108

3.0

34

3.9

143

3.2

37. Child and Family Policy & Practice

0

.0

126

3.5

78

9.0

204

4.6

38. Health Psychology

0

.0

285

8.0

160

18.6

445

10.0

39. Psychoanalysis

0

.0

241

6.7

63

7.3

304

6.8

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

0

.0

454

12.7

84

9.7

538

12.1

41. Psychology-Law Society

0

.0

259

7.2

67

7.8

326

7.3

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

0

.0

650

18.2

150

17.4

800

18.0

43. Family Psychology

0

.0

161

4.5

72

8.4

233

5.2

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

0

.0

63

1.8

29

3.4

92

2.1

45. Ethnic Minority Issues

0

.0

106

3.0

61

7.1

167

3.8

46. Media Psychology

0

.0

44

1.2

32

3.7

76

1.7

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

0

.0

53

1.5

21

2.4

74

1.7

48. Peace Psychology

0

.0

37

1.0

21

2.4

58

1.3

49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy

0

.0

70

2.0

43

5.0

113

2.5

50. Addictions

0

.0

107

3.0

52

6.0

159

3.6

51. Men & Masculinity

0

.0

23

.6