Division 21: 2009
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 21 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| N= | 5 | 100.0 | 134 | 100.0 | 116 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 3 | 60.0 | 98 | 73.1 | 97 | 83.6 | 198 | 77.6 |
Women | 2 | 40.0 | 36 | 26.9 | 19 | 16.4 | 57 | 22.4 | |
Race/ethnicity | Asian | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 3.7 | 1 | .9 | 7 | 2.7 |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .8 | |
White | 3 | 60.0 | 109 | 81.3 | 104 | 89.7 | 216 | 84.7 | |
Not specified | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 12.7 | 8 | 6.9 | 26 | 10.2 | |
Age | Under 30 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 |
30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.0 | |
35 - 39 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.2 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.7 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.2 | 1 | .9 | 8 | 3.1 | |
45 - 49 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 6.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 14 | 5.5 | |
50 - 54 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 | 9.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 19 | 7.5 | |
55 - 59 | 3 | 60.0 | 18 | 13.4 | 15 | 12.9 | 36 | 14.1 | |
60 - 64 | 0 | .0 | 20 | 14.9 | 12 | 10.3 | 32 | 12.5 | |
65 - 69 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 9.7 | 18 | 15.5 | 31 | 12.2 | |
70 or older | 1 | 20.0 | 33 | 24.6 | 58 | 50.0 | 92 | 36.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 9 | 3.5 | |
Mean | 61.0 |
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SD | 12.0 |
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Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 11 | 8.2 | 6 | 5.2 | 17 | 6.7 |
Middle Atlantic | 1 | 20.0 | 11 | 8.2 | 12 | 10.3 | 24 | 9.4 | |
East North Central | 0 | .0 | 18 | 13.4 | 14 | 12.1 | 32 | 12.5 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 7 | 2.7 | |
South Atlantic | 2 | 40.0 | 36 | 26.9 | 44 | 37.9 | 82 | 32.2 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.0 | 1 | .9 | 5 | 2.0 | |
West South Central | 1 | 20.0 | 9 | 6.7 | 8 | 6.9 | 18 | 7.1 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 12 | 9.0 | 8 | 6.9 | 20 | 7.8 | |
Pacific | 1 | 20.0 | 23 | 17.2 | 17 | 14.7 | 41 | 16.1 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | .9 | 4 | 1.6 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.0 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 21 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 5 | 100.0 | 134 | 100.0 | 116 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | Ph.D. | 2 | 40.0 | 121 | 90.3 | 114 | 98.3 | 237 | 92.9 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Master’s | 3 | 60.0 | 4 | 3.0 | 1 | .9 | 8 | 3.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | |
Years since degree | Less than 5 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 6.7 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.5 |
5 – 9 | 1 | 20.0 | 12 | 9.0 | 1 | .9 | 14 | 5.5 | |
10 – 14 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 10.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 16 | 6.3 | |
15 – 19 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 6.7 | 3 | 2.6 | 12 | 4.7 | |
20 – 24 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 8.2 | 6 | 5.2 | 17 | 6.7 | |
25 or more | 4 | 80.0 | 74 | 55.2 | 103 | 88.8 | 181 | 71.0 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.7 | 1 | .9 | 6 | 2.4 | |
Mean | 28.8 |
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SD | 15.7 |
| 15.9 |
| 12.3 |
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Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 21 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total | 5 | 100.0 | 134 | 100.0 | 116 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 |
Clinical | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.0 | |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .8 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.0 | 7 | 6.0 | 15 | 5.9 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 15 | 11.2 | 14 | 12.1 | 29 | 11.4 |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | .8 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 4.3 | 7 | 2.7 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | .8 | |
Experimental | 1 | 20.0 | 30 | 22.4 | 30 | 25.9 | 61 | 23.9 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 3.4 | 8 | 3.1 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 17 | 12.7 | 18 | 15.5 | 35 | 13.7 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.4 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 20.0 | 73 | 54.5 | 80 | 69.0 | 154 | 60.4 | |
Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | .8 | |
Computer Science | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | .9 | 4 | 1.6 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Engineering | 2 | 40.0 | 8 | 6.0 | 5 | 4.3 | 15 | 5.9 | |
Information Science | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | .9 | 5 | 2.0 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 17 | 12.7 | 12 | 10.3 | 29 | 11.4 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 60.0 | 32 | 23.9 | 27 | 23.3 | 62 | 24.3 | |
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General science | 0 | .0 | 18 | 13.4 | 21 | 18.1 | 39 | 15.3 | |
Core science | 4 | 80.0 | 71 | 53.0 | 74 | 63.8 | 149 | 58.4 | |
Neither | 0 | .0 | 24 | 17.9 | 19 | 16.4 | 43 | 16.9 | |
Not specified | 1 | 20.0 | 21 | 15.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 24 | 9.4 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 21 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 5 | 100.0 | 134 | 100.0 | 116 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
Employment status | Working full time | 1 | 20.0 | 53 | 39.6 | 58 | 50.0 | 112 | 43.9 |
Working part time | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 3.0 | 5 | 4.3 | 10 | 3.9 | |
Postdoctoral study | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Retired and not working | 0 | .0 | 13 | 9.7 | 18 | 15.5 | 31 | 12.2 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 6 | 5.2 | 9 | 3.5 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .8 | |
Not specified | 2 | 40.0 | 58 | 43.3 | 27 | 23.3 | 87 | 34.1 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 0 | .0 | 27 | 20.1 | 22 | 19.0 | 49 | 19.2 |
Not licensed/unknown | 5 | 100.0 | 107 | 79.9 | 94 | 81.0 | 206 | 80.8 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 0 | .0 | 16 | 30.2 | 29 | 50.0 | 45 | 40.2 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 2.7 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.7 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | |
Independent practice | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.2 | 5 | 4.5 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | .9 | |
Business & industry | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 15.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 10 | 8.9 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 9 | 17.0 | 7 | 12.1 | 16 | 14.3 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 13 | 24.5 | 14 | 24.1 | 27 | 24.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 77.4 | 42 | 72.4 | 84 | 75.0 |
Education | 0 | .0 | 25 | 47.2 | 30 | 51.7 | 55 | 49.1 | |
Health/mental health services | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.6 | |
Educational services | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.3 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 8.0 | |
Other applied psychology | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 54.7 | 22 | 37.9 | 52 | 46.4 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 28 | 52.8 | 28 | 48.3 | 56 | 50.0 | |
Other activities | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 39.6 | 12 | 20.7 | 34 | 30.4 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.3 | 14 | 24.1 | 20 | 17.9 | |
Primary activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 32.1 | 25 | 43.1 | 43 | 38.4 |
Education | 0 | .0 | 13 | 24.5 | 6 | 10.3 | 19 | 17.0 | |
Mental Health Services | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.8 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.3 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 8.0 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.3 | 7 | 12.1 | 13 | 11.6 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.6 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.3 | 15 | 25.9 | 21 | 18.8 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory and 2010 Employment Update. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 21 Members by Membership Status, 2009
21 Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.0 | 20 | 17.2 | 28 | 11.0 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.7 | 11 | 9.5 | 16 | 6.3 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 21 | 15.7 | 37 | 31.9 | 58 | 22.7 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.0 | 15 | 12.9 | 23 | 9.0 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.0 | 6 | 5.2 | 10 | 3.9 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 2.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.0 | 9 | 7.8 | 17 | 6.7 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 8 | 6.9 | 11 | 4.3 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.7 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.4 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 2.0 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 21 | 15.7 | 22 | 19.0 | 43 | 16.9 |
15. Educational Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 4.5 | 10 | 8.6 | 16 | 6.3 |
16. School Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.2 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 2.0 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 20.0 | 14 | 10.4 | 29 | 25.0 | 44 | 17.3 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 9 | 6.7 | 15 | 12.9 | 24 | 9.4 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 5 | 100.0 | 134 | 100.0 | 116 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.4 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.0 | 5 | 4.3 | 13 | 5.1 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 8 | 3.1 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 14 | 12.1 | 17 | 6.7 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.4 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.2 |
34. Population & Environmental | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.7 | 10 | 8.6 | 15 | 5.9 |
35. Psychology of Women | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
36. Psychology of Religion | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.7 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.2 | 6 | 5.2 | 13 | 5.1 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.2 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.0 | 3 | 2.6 | 7 | 2.7 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 7 | 6.0 | 10 | 3.9 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.2 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.0 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.7 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 6.0 | 11 | 4.3 |
48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.4 | 8 | 3.1 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
50. Addictions | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 6.9 | 10 | 3.9 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
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One | 2 | 40.0 | 57 | 42.5 | 28 | 24.1 | 87 | 34.1 |
Two | 2 | 40.0 | 47 | 35.1 | 33 | 28.4 | 82 | 32.2 |
Three | 0 | .0 | 10 | 7.5 | 18 | 15.5 | 28 | 11.0 |
Four or more | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 14.9 | 37 | 31.9 | 58 | 22.7 |
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Number belonging to state associations | 1 | 20.0 | 11 | 8.2 | 9 | 7.8 | 21 | 8.2 |
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ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 |
Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.2 |
Paid the 2009 practice assessment | 0 | .0 | 6 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.4 | 10 | 3.9 |
Total | 5 | 100.0 | 134 | 100.0 | 116 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
