Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 17 Members, 2006

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Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

70

100.0

1,927

100.0

323

100.0

2,320

100.0

gender

Men

38

54.3

1,034

53.7

221

68.4

1,293

55.7

Women

30

42.9

890

46.2

102

31.6

1,022

44.1

Not specified

2

2.9

3

.2

0

.0

5

.2

Race/ethnicity

American Indian

0

.0

6

.3

2

.6

8

.3

Asian

2

2.9

53

2.8

10

3.1

65

2.8

Hispanic

3

4.3

59

3.1

10

3.1

72

3.1

Black

3

4.3

82

4.3

22

6.8

107

4.6

White

47

67.1

1,511

78.4

274

84.8

1,832

79.0

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

2

2.9

13

.7

0

.0

15

.6

Not specified

13

18.6

203

10.5

5

1.5

221

9.5

Age

Under 30

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.0

30 - 34

0

.0

53

2.8

0

.0

53

2.3

35 - 39

1

1.4

131

6.8

3

.9

135

5.8

40 - 44

7

10.0

169

8.8

8

2.5

184

7.9

45 - 49

6

8.6

180

9.3

18

5.6

204

8.8

50 - 54

6

8.6

264

13.7

46

14.2

316

13.6

55 - 59

13

18.6

344

17.9

58

18.0

415

17.9

60 - 64

13

18.6

297

15.4

47

14.6

357

15.4

65 - 69

8

11.4

124

6.4

28

8.7

160

6.9

70 or older

15

21.4

278

14.4

105

32.5

398

17.2

Not specified

1

1.4

86

4.5

10

3.1

97

4.2

Mean

59.6

 

54.1

 

63.1

 

55.5

 

SD

14.8

 

17.6

 

17.8

 

17.8

 

Region

New England

3

4.3

116

6.0

17

5.3

136

5.9

Middle Atlantic

19

27.1

320

16.6

38

11.8

377

16.3

East North Central

12

17.1

350

18.2

59

18.3

421

18.1

West North Central

5

7.1

191

9.9

41

12.7

237

10.2

South Atlantic

12

17.1

297

15.4

61

18.9

370

15.9

East South Central

0

.0

100

5.2

8

2.5

108

4.7

West South Central

3

4.3

151

7.8

24

7.4

178

7.7

Mountain

5

7.1

119

6.2

22

6.8

146

6.3

Pacific

9

12.9

224

11.6

49

15.2

282

12.2

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

5

.3

0

.0

5

.2

Canada

0

.0

21

1.1

1

.3

22

.9

Other

2

2.9

33

1.7

3

.9

38

1.6

Source: 2006 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

 


Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 17 Members, 2006

 

 

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Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

70

100.0

1,927

100.0

323

100.0

2,320

100.0

Highest degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D.

9

12.9

1,590

82.5

280

86.7

1,879

81.0

Ed.D.

4

5.7

227

11.8

38

11.8

269

11.6

Psy.D.

1

1.4

26

1.3

1

.3

28

1.2

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

7

.4

2

.6

9

.4

Masters

53

75.7

28

1.5

0

.0

81

3.5

Baccalaureate/Associate

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.0

Certificate/diploma

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.0

Not specified

3

4.3

47

2.4

2

.6

52

2.2

Years since degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 5

1

1.4

102

5.3

0

.0

103

4.4

5 - 9

11

15.7

230

11.9

2

.6

243

10.5

10 - 14

11

15.7

301

15.6

11

3.4

323

13.9

15 - 19

7

10.0

287

14.9

29

9.0

323

13.9

20 - 24

6

8.6

246

12.8

36

11.1

288

12.4

25 or more

33

47.1

722

37.5

242

74.9

997

43.0

Not specified

1

1.4

39

2.0

3

.9

43

1.9

Mean

24.5

 

22.2

 

34.3

 

24.0

 

SD

14.3

 

13.1

 

13.3

 

13.8

 

 

Source: 2006 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

 


Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 17 Members, 2006

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Membership Status

total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Total

70

100.0

1,927

100.0

323

100.0

2,320

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

0

.0

11

.6

1

.3

12

.5

Clinical

9

12.9

190

9.9

34

10.5

233

10.0

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

2

.1

1

.3

3

.1

Counseling psychology

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