Division 26: 2009
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 26 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 16 | 100.0 | 235 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 489 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 10 | 62.5 | 174 | 74.0 | 207 | 87.0 | 391 | 80.0 |
Women | 6 | 37.5 | 60 | 25.5 | 31 | 13.0 | 97 | 19.8 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Race/ethnicity | Asian | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | .9 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .8 |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 5 | 2.1 | 6 | 1.2 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.6 | |
White | 11 | 68.8 | 200 | 85.1 | 218 | 91.6 | 429 | 87.7 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .6 | |
Not specified | 4 | 25.0 | 26 | 11.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 39 | 8.0 | |
Age | Under 30 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 | |
35 - 39 | 1 | 6.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 1 | .4 | 6 | 1.2 | |
40 - 44 | 1 | 6.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 1 | .4 | 6 | 1.2 | |
45 - 49 | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 6.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 20 | 4.1 | |
50 - 54 | 2 | 12.5 | 21 | 8.9 | 8 | 3.4 | 31 | 6.3 | |
55 - 59 | 2 | 12.5 | 29 | 12.3 | 15 | 6.3 | 46 | 9.4 | |
60 - 64 | 3 | 18.8 | 46 | 19.6 | 20 | 8.4 | 69 | 14.1 | |
65 - 69 | 2 | 12.5 | 33 | 14.0 | 37 | 15.5 | 72 | 14.7 | |
70 or older | 4 | 25.0 | 67 | 28.5 | 146 | 61.3 | 217 | 44.4 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 11 | 4.7 | 7 | 2.9 | 18 | 3.7 | |
Mean | 59.9 |
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SD | 11.6 |
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Region | New England | 2 | 12.5 | 16 | 6.8 | 24 | 10.1 | 42 | 8.6 |
Middle Atlantic | 4 | 25.0 | 52 | 22.1 | 49 | 20.6 | 105 | 21.5 | |
East North Central | 1 | 6.3 | 38 | 16.2 | 32 | 13.4 | 71 | 14.5 | |
West North Central | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 6.8 | 11 | 4.6 | 28 | 5.7 | |
South Atlantic | 1 | 6.3 | 31 | 13.2 | 52 | 21.8 | 84 | 17.2 | |
East South Central | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 2 | .8 | 10 | 2.0 | |
West South Central | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 6.8 | 8 | 3.4 | 25 | 5.1 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 8 | 3.4 | 14 | 5.9 | 22 | 4.5 | |
Pacific | 3 | 18.8 | 31 | 13.2 | 28 | 11.8 | 62 | 12.7 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Canada | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 5.1 | 14 | 5.9 | 27 | 5.5 | |
Other | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.7 | 12 | 2.5 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 26 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 16 | 100.0 | 235 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 489 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | Ph.D. | 6 | 37.5 | 215 | 91.5 | 231 | 97.1 | 452 | 92.4 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 2 | .8 | 7 | 1.4 | |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.6 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.2 | |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.2 | |
Masters | 10 | 62.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 1 | .4 | 14 | 2.9 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 | |
Years since degree | Less than 5 | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.2 |
5 - 9 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.8 | 1 | .4 | 10 | 2.0 | |
10 - 14 | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 6.4 | 2 | .8 | 21 | 4.3 | |
15 - 19 | 0 | .0 | 21 | 8.9 | 6 | 2.5 | 27 | 5.5 | |
20 - 24 | 2 | 12.5 | 34 | 14.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 45 | 9.2 | |
25 or more | 9 | 56.3 | 146 | 62.1 | 217 | 91.2 | 372 | 76.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.6 | |
Mean | 26.9 |
| 30.8 |
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SD | 14.4 |
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Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 26 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total | 16 | 100.0 | 235 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 489 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Clinical | 2 | 12.5 | 65 | 27.7 | 39 | 16.4 | 106 | 21.7 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 4 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.2 | |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 11 | 2.2 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Health | 1 | 6.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.8 | |
School | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.0 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 18.8 | 83 | 35.3 | 53 | 22.3 | 139 | 28.4 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 11 | 4.7 | 6 | 2.5 | 17 | 3.5 |
Community | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 2 | .4 | |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 4 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.0 | |
Developmental | 1 | 6.3 | 13 | 5.5 | 12 | 5.0 | 26 | 5.3 | |
Educational | 1 | 6.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 1 | .4 | 6 | 1.2 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 2 | .8 | 4 | .8 | |
Experimental | 2 | 12.5 | 26 | 11.1 | 46 | 19.3 | 74 | 15.1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 2 | 12.5 | 25 | 10.6 | 24 | 10.1 | 51 | 10.4 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.0 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 8 | 3.4 | 10 | 2.0 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.9 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.6 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .8 | 3 | .6 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.4 | |
Social | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 6.8 | 27 | 11.3 | 44 | 9.0 | |
Subtotal | 7 | 43.8 | 119 | 50.6 | 155 | 65.1 | 281 | 57.5 | |
Other fields | Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 7 | 3.0 | 2 | .8 | 9 | 1.8 | |
Engineering | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 3 | .6 | |
Other | 1 | 6.3 | 10 | 4.3 | 23 | 9.7 | 34 | 7.0 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 12.5 | 18 | 7.7 | 28 | 11.8 | 48 | 9.8 | |
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General science | 1 | 6.3 | 18 | 7.7 | 12 | 5.0 | 31 | 6.3 | |
Core science | 8 | 50.0 | 114 | 48.5 | 152 | 63.9 | 274 | 56.0 | |
Neither | 3 | 18.8 | 88 | 37.4 | 72 | 30.3 | 163 | 33.3 | |
Not specified | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 6.4 | 2 | .8 | 21 | 4.3 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 26 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 16 | 100.0 | 235 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 489 | 100.0 |
Employment status | Working full time | 3 | 18.8 | 114 | 48.5 | 100 | 42.0 | 217 | 44.4 |
Working part time | 2 | 12.5 | 19 | 8.1 | 18 | 7.6 | 39 | 8.0 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 2 | .4 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | .4 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.0 | |
Retired and not working | 3 | 18.8 | 20 | 8.5 | 58 | 24.4 | 81 | 16.6 | |
Retired and still working | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | .9 | 15 | 6.3 | 18 | 3.7 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .4 | |
Not specified | 6 | 37.5 | 76 | 32.3 | 41 | 17.2 | 123 | 25.2 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 1 | 6.3 | 100 | 42.6 | 74 | 31.1 | 175 | 35.8 |
Not licensed/unknown | 15 | 93.8 | 135 | 57.4 | 164 | 68.9 | 314 | 64.2 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 2 | 66.7 | 45 | 39.5 | 50 | 50.0 | 97 | 44.7 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 25 | 21.9 | 12 | 12.0 | 37 | 17.1 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.8 | 9 | 9.0 | 11 | 5.1 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 9 | 7.9 | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 5.1 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .5 | |
Independent practice | 0 | .0 | 12 | 10.5 | 9 | 9.0 | 21 | 9.7 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 6 | 5.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 3.7 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.6 | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 2.8 | |
Other human service | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.3 | |
Government | 1 | 33.3 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.7 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.5 | 7 | 7.0 | 11 | 5.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .5 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 33.3 | 70 | 61.4 | 63 | 63.0 | 134 | 61.8 |
Education | 2 | 66.7 | 79 | 69.3 | 63 | 63.0 | 144 | 66.4 | |
Health/mental health services | 1 | 33.3 | 33 | 28.9 | 13 | 13.0 | 47 | 21.7 | |
Educational services | 1 | 33.3 | 21 | 18.4 | 7 | 7.0 | 29 | 13.4 | |
Other applied psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | 15.8 | 13 | 13.0 | 31 | 14.3 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 33.3 | 46 | 40.4 | 41 | 41.0 | 88 | 40.6 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 24 | 21.1 | 21 | 21.0 | 45 | 20.7 | |
Not specified | 1 | 33.3 | 24 | 21.1 | 30 | 30.0 | 55 | 25.3 | |
Primary activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 0 | .0 | 9 | 7.9 | 27 | 27.0 | 36 | 16.6 |
Education | 1 | 33.3 | 52 | 45.6 | 27 | 27.0 | 80 | 36.9 | |
Mental Health Services | 1 | 33.3 | 16 | 14.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 9.2 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .5 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .9 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 11 | 9.6 | 11 | 11.0 | 22 | 10.1 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | .9 | |
Not specified | 1 | 33.3 | 23 | 20.2 | 30 | 30.0 | 54 | 24.9 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory and 2010 Employment Update. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 26 Members by Membership Status, 2009
26 Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 5 | 31.3 | 62 | 26.4 | 107 | 45.0 | 174 | 35.6 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 4 | 25.0 | 56 | 23.8 | 63 | 26.5 | 123 | 25.2 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | 8.1 | 84 | 35.3 | 103 | 21.1 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 2 | 12.5 | 12 | 5.1 | 19 | 8.0 | 33 | 6.7 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 3.4 | 44 | 18.5 | 53 | 10.8 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 3 | 18.8 | 10 | 4.3 | 21 | 8.8 | 34 | 7.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 2 | 12.5 | 26 | 11.1 | 49 | 20.6 | 77 | 15.7 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 15 | 6.4 | 52 | 21.8 | 67 | 13.7 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 6.3 | 19 | 8.1 | 14 | 5.9 | 34 | 7.0 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 25 | 10.6 | 37 | 15.5 | 62 | 12.7 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 17 | 7.1 | 20 | 4.1 |
14. SIOP | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 3.4 | 12 | 5.0 | 21 | 4.3 |
15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 23 | 9.7 | 31 | 6.3 |
16. School Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 15 | 3.1 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | 4.7 | 13 | 5.5 | 24 | 4.9 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 12 | 2.5 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 12 | 2.5 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 14 | 6.0 | 24 | 10.1 | 38 | 7.8 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 14 | 5.9 | 17 | 3.5 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.6 | 10 | 4.2 | 16 | 3.3 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 14 | 2.9 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 3 | 18.8 | 47 | 20.0 | 50 | 21.0 | 100 | 20.4 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 3.4 | 20 | 8.4 | 29 | 5.9 |
26. History of Psychology | 16 | 100.0 | 235 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 489 | 100.0 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 11 | 4.6 | 14 | 2.9 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 6.3 | 10 | 4.3 | 19 | 8.0 | 30 | 6.1 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 18 | 7.7 | 15 | 6.3 | 33 | 6.7 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 7 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.8 | 16 | 3.3 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 16 | 6.7 | 19 | 3.9 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 5.1 | 15 | 6.3 | 28 | 5.7 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 8 | 3.4 | 9 | 1.8 |
34. Population & Environmental | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.8 | 10 | 4.2 | 19 | 3.9 |
35. Psychology of Women | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 6.4 | 27 | 11.3 | 43 | 8.8 |
36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | .0 | 23 | 9.8 | 18 | 7.6 | 41 | 8.4 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 10 | 4.2 | 15 | 3.1 |
38. Health Psychology | 2 | 12.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 22 | 9.2 | 32 | 6.5 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 19 | 8.1 | 7 | 2.9 | 26 | 5.3 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 1 | 6.3 | 17 | 7.2 | 15 | 6.3 | 33 | 6.7 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 11 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.6 | 22 | 4.5 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 11 | 4.7 | 12 | 5.0 | 23 | 4.7 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.9 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.9 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 19 | 8.0 | 24 | 4.9 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 12 | 5.0 | 15 | 3.1 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 5.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 22 | 4.5 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.6 | 20 | 8.4 | 26 | 5.3 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 16 | 3.3 |
50. Addictions | 0 | .0 | 7 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.9 | 14 | 2.9 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 9 | 3.8 | 10 | 2.0 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 11 | 4.7 | 46 | 19.3 | 57 | 11.7 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 14 | 2.9 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 9 | 3.8 | 10 | 2.0 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.6 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | 12 | 5.0 | 17 | 3.5 |
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One | 3 | 18.8 | 31 | 13.2 | 7 | 2.9 | 41 | 8.4 |
Two | 7 | 43.8 | 54 | 23.0 | 28 | 11.8 | 89 | 18.2 |
Three | 0 | .0 | 70 | 29.8 | 33 | 13.9 | 103 | 21.1 |
Four or more | 6 | 37.5 | 80 | 34.0 | 170 | 71.4 | 256 | 52.4 |
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Number belonging to state associations | 2 | 12.5 | 65 | 27.7 | 68 | 28.6 | 135 | 27.6 |
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ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 3.0 | 12 | 5.0 | 19 | 3.9 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .4 |
Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 2 | .4 |
School | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | .8 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 2 | .4 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 |
Experimental hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 |
Paid the 2009 practice assessment | 0 | .0 | 44 | 18.7 | 16 | 6.7 | 60 | 12.3 |
Total | 16 | 100.0 | 235 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 489 | 100.0 |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
