Division 3: 2009
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 6 | 100.0 | 282 | 100.0 | 586 | 100.0 | 874 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 4 | 66.7 | 190 | 67.4 | 467 | 79.7 | 661 | 75.6 |
Women | 2 | 33.3 | 88 | 31.2 | 119 | 20.3 | 209 | 23.9 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 4 | .5 |
Asian | 2 | 33.3 | 13 | 4.6 | 10 | 1.7 | 25 | 2.9 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.6 | |
Black | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 5 | .6 | |
White | 3 | 50.0 | 238 | 84.4 | 538 | 91.8 | 779 | 89.1 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 22 | 7.8 | 24 | 4.1 | 46 | 5.3 | |
Age | 30 - 34 | 1 | 16.7 | 16 | 5.7 | 0 | .0 | 17 | 1.9 |
35 - 39 | 0 | .0 | 20 | 7.1 | 6 | 1.0 | 26 | 3.0 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 18 | 6.4 | 16 | 2.7 | 34 | 3.9 | |
45 - 49 | 1 | 16.7 | 20 | 7.1 | 15 | 2.6 | 36 | 4.1 | |
50 - 54 | 0 | .0 | 28 | 9.9 | 25 | 4.3 | 53 | 6.1 | |
55 - 59 | 2 | 33.3 | 28 | 9.9 | 73 | 12.5 | 103 | 11.8 | |
60 - 64 | 0 | .0 | 44 | 15.6 | 86 | 14.7 | 130 | 14.9 | |
65 - 69 | 1 | 16.7 | 25 | 8.9 | 73 | 12.5 | 99 | 11.3 | |
70 or older | 1 | 16.7 | 70 | 24.8 | 270 | 46.1 | 341 | 39.0 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 13 | 4.6 | 22 | 3.8 | 35 | 4.0 | |
Mean | 56.3 |
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SD | 15.7 |
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Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 35 | 12.4 | 50 | 8.5 | 85 | 9.7 |
Middle Atlantic | 0 | .0 | 46 | 16.3 | 118 | 20.1 | 164 | 18.8 | |
East North Central | 0 | .0 | 27 | 9.6 | 71 | 12.1 | 98 | 11.2 | |
West North Central | 1 | 16.7 | 31 | 11.0 | 31 | 5.3 | 63 | 7.2 | |
South Atlantic | 1 | 16.7 | 43 | 15.2 | 121 | 20.6 | 165 | 18.9 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 12 | 4.3 | 20 | 3.4 | 32 | 3.7 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 20 | 7.1 | 31 | 5.3 | 51 | 5.8 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 12 | 4.3 | 31 | 5.3 | 43 | 4.9 | |
Pacific | 2 | 33.3 | 36 | 12.8 | 72 | 12.3 | 110 | 12.6 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.1 | 31 | 5.3 | 37 | 4.2 | |
Other | 2 | 33.3 | 14 | 5.0 | 10 | 1.7 | 26 | 3.0 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 6 | 100.0 | 282 | 100.0 | 586 | 100.0 | 874 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | Ph.D. | 2 | 33.3 | 278 | 98.6 | 574 | 98.0 | 854 | 97.7 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .2 | |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | .3 | |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | .9 | |
Masters | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | |
Not specified | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 3 | .3 | |
Years since degree | Less than 5 | 1 | 16.7 | 13 | 4.6 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.6 |
5 - 9 | 1 | 16.7 | 26 | 9.2 | 3 | .5 | 30 | 3.4 | |
10 - 14 | 1 | 16.7 | 24 | 8.5 | 13 | 2.2 | 38 | 4.3 | |
15 – 19 | 0 | .0 | 24 | 8.5 | 21 | 3.6 | 45 | 5.1 | |
20 – 24 | 1 | 16.7 | 26 | 9.2 | 15 | 2.6 | 42 | 4.8 | |
25 or more | 2 | 33.3 | 165 | 58.5 | 527 | 89.9 | 694 | 79.4 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.3 | |
Mean | 16.0 |
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SD | 11.3 |
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Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total | 6 | 100.0 | 282 | 100.0 | 586 | 100.0 | 874 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Clinical | 1 | 16.7 | 5 | 1.8 | 20 | 3.4 | 26 | 3.0 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 3 | .3 | |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 4 | .5 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .9 | 5 | .6 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .3 | 4 | .5 | |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 33.3 | 13 | 4.6 | 31 | 5.3 | 46 | 5.3 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 1 | 16.7 | 69 | 24.5 | 123 | 21.0 | 193 | 22.1 |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 14 | 2.4 | 15 | 1.7 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 44 | 7.5 | 48 | 5.5 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 15 | 2.6 | 18 | 2.1 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | .3 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 117 | 41.5 | 176 | 30.0 | 293 | 33.5 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.1 | 8 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.6 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | .9 | 9 | 1.0 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.1 | 34 | 5.8 | 40 | 4.6 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 8 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.0 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 3.5 | 29 | 4.9 | 39 | 4.5 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.7 | 14 | 1.6 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 12 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.7 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 25 | 4.3 | 30 | 3.4 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 33.3 | 232 | 82.3 | 506 | 86.3 | 740 | 84.7 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | .2 | 4 | .5 | |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 8 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.1 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .2 | |
Linguistics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .2 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 4 | .5 | |
Speech & Hearing | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 | |
Statistics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 20 | 3.4 | 27 | 3.1 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 19 | 6.7 | 37 | 6.3 | 56 | 6.4 | |
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General science | 1 | 16.7 | 7 | 2.5 | 13 | 2.2 | 21 | 2.4 | |
Core science | 1 | 16.7 | 235 | 83.3 | 514 | 87.7 | 750 | 85.8 | |
Neither | 2 | 33.3 | 22 | 7.8 | 47 | 8.0 | 71 | 8.1 | |
Not specified | 2 | 33.3 | 18 | 6.4 | 12 | 2.0 | 32 | 3.7 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 6 | 100.0 | 282 | 100.0 | 586 | 100.0 | 874 | 100.0 |
Employment status | Working full time | 5 | 83.3 | 141 | 50.0 | 314 | 53.6 | 460 | 52.6 |
Working part time | 0 | .0 | 11 | 3.9 | 21 | 3.6 | 32 | 3.7 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .5 | 5 | .6 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Retired and not working | 0 | .0 | 30 | 10.6 | 84 | 14.3 | 114 | 13.0 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 28 | 4.8 | 35 | 4.0 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 3 | .5 | 7 | .8 | |
Not specified | 1 | 16.7 | 86 | 30.5 | 133 | 22.7 | 220 | 25.2 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 2 | 33.3 | 35 | 12.4 | 69 | 11.8 | 106 | 12.1 |
Not licensed/unknown | 4 | 66.7 | 247 | 87.6 | 517 | 88.2 | 768 | 87.9 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 2 | 40.0 | 87 | 61.7 | 225 | 71.7 | 314 | 68.3 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 20 | 14.2 | 16 | 5.1 | 36 | 7.8 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.5 | 19 | 6.1 | 24 | 5.2 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 1.3 | 9 | 2.0 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Independent practice | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.8 | 11 | 3.5 | 15 | 3.3 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 5 | 1.6 | 6 | 1.3 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | .7 | |
Other human service | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.7 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Government | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 2.8 | 8 | 2.5 | 13 | 2.8 | |
Other | 1 | 20.0 | 6 | 4.3 | 16 | 5.1 | 23 | 5.0 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.3 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 40.0 | 113 | 80.1 | 233 | 74.2 | 348 | 75.7 |
Education | 4 | 80.0 | 103 | 73.0 | 219 | 69.7 | 326 | 70.9 | |
Health/mental health services | 1 | 20.0 | 9 | 6.4 | 9 | 2.9 | 19 | 4.1 | |
Educational services | 1 | 20.0 | 22 | 15.6 | 15 | 4.8 | 38 | 8.3 | |
Other applied psychology | 1 | 20.0 | 21 | 14.9 | 27 | 8.6 | 49 | 10.7 | |
Management/administration | 3 | 60.0 | 74 | 52.5 | 172 | 54.8 | 249 | 54.1 | |
Other activities | 3 | 60.0 | 22 | 15.6 | 50 | 15.9 | 75 | 16.3 | |
Not specified | 1 | 20.0 | 18 | 12.8 | 69 | 22.0 | 88 | 19.1 | |
Primary activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 20.0 | 35 | 24.8 | 162 | 51.6 | 198 | 43.0 |
Education | 2 | 40.0 | 64 | 45.4 | 42 | 13.4 | 108 | 23.5 | |
Mental Health Services | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .6 | 3 | .7 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | .3 | 6 | 1.3 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 12.1 | 33 | 10.5 | 51 | 11.1 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 | |
Not specified | 1 | 20.0 | 18 | 12.8 | 72 | 22.9 | 91 | 19.8 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory and 2010 Employment Update. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2009
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 49 | 17.4 | 185 | 31.6 | 235 | 26.9 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 51 | 18.1 | 68 | 11.6 | 119 | 13.6 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 6 | 100.0 | 282 | 100.0 | 586 | 100.0 | 874 | 100.0 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 3.9 | 27 | 4.6 | 39 | 4.5 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 45 | 16.0 | 160 | 27.3 | 205 | 23.5 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 15 | 5.3 | 79 | 13.5 | 94 | 10.8 |
8. Personality & Social | 1 | 16.7 | 13 | 4.6 | 69 | 11.8 | 83 | 9.5 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 40 | 6.8 | 45 | 5.1 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 20 | 3.4 | 27 | 3.1 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 24 | 4.1 | 25 | 2.9 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | .9 | 8 | .9 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 16 | 2.7 | 23 | 2.6 |
15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 33.3 | 11 | 3.9 | 55 | 9.4 | 68 | 7.8 |
16. School Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .7 | 5 | .6 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 5 | .9 | 6 | .7 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 14 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.9 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 21 | 7.4 | 68 | 11.6 | 89 | 10.2 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 21 | 7.4 | 37 | 6.3 | 58 | 6.6 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 3 | .5 | 8 | .9 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 12 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.3 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 21 | 3.6 | 25 | 2.9 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 2 | 33.3 | 21 | 7.4 | 54 | 9.2 | 77 | 8.8 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | 6.7 | 84 | 14.3 | 103 | 11.8 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 19 | 6.7 | 53 | 9.0 | 72 | 8.2 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.0 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .5 | 5 | .6 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 9 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.1 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 5 | .9 | 7 | .8 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 9 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.3 |
34. Population & Environmental | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 10 | 1.7 | 12 | 1.4 |
35. Psychology of Women | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 31 | 5.3 | 39 | 4.5 |
36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 7 | 1.2 | 14 | 1.6 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | .9 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.1 | 26 | 4.4 | 32 | 3.7 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | .5 | 6 | .7 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 1 | 16.7 | 12 | 4.3 | 27 | 4.6 | 40 | 4.6 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 15 | 2.6 | 20 | 2.3 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.4 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 4 | .5 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 5 | .9 | 7 | .8 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.7 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 9 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.1 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.3 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 13 | 2.2 | 15 | 1.7 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .7 | 5 | .6 |
50. Addictions | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 6 | 1.0 | 7 | .8 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.1 | 37 | 6.3 | 43 | 4.9 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 6 | 1.0 | 7 | .8 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 5 | .9 | 7 | .8 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 4 | .5 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 12 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.6 |
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One | 2 | 33.3 | 94 | 33.3 | 117 | 20.0 | 213 | 24.4 |
Two | 1 | 16.7 | 96 | 34.0 | 140 | 23.9 | 237 | 27.1 |
Three | 2 | 33.3 | 39 | 13.8 | 122 | 20.8 | 163 | 18.6 |
Four or more | 1 | 16.7 | 53 | 18.8 | 207 | 35.3 | 261 | 29.9 |
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Number belonging to state associations | 1 | 16.7 | 31 | 11.0 | 63 | 10.8 | 95 | 10.9 |
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ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .9 | 5 | .6 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 |
Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 |
Paid the 2009 practice assessment | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.9 |
Total | 6 | 100.0 | 282 | 100.0 | 586 | 100.0 | 874 | 100.0 |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
