Division 37: 2009
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 37 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 54 | 100.0 | 658 | 100.0 | 154 | 100.0 | 866 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 16 | 29.6 | 242 | 36.8 | 98 | 63.6 | 356 | 41.1 |
Women | 38 | 70.4 | 415 | 63.1 | 56 | 36.4 | 509 | 58.8 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .2 |
Asian | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.4 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 1.9 | 28 | 4.3 | 1 | .6 | 30 | 3.5 | |
Black | 2 | 3.7 | 25 | 3.8 | 4 | 2.6 | 31 | 3.6 | |
White | 31 | 57.4 | 486 | 73.9 | 144 | 93.5 | 661 | 76.3 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 1 | 1.9 | 3 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | |
Not specified | 19 | 35.2 | 106 | 16.1 | 1 | .6 | 126 | 14.5 | |
Age | Under 30 | 3 | 5.6 | 5 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .9 |
30 - 34 | 4 | 7.4 | 20 | 3.0 | 0 | .0 | 24 | 2.8 | |
35 - 39 | 4 | 7.4 | 54 | 8.2 | 0 | .0 | 58 | 6.7 | |
40 - 44 | 5 | 9.3 | 58 | 8.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 65 | 7.5 | |
45 - 49 | 1 | 1.9 | 49 | 7.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 55 | 6.4 | |
50 - 54 | 7 | 13.0 | 81 | 12.3 | 9 | 5.8 | 97 | 11.2 | |
55 - 59 | 10 | 18.5 | 116 | 17.6 | 29 | 18.8 | 155 | 17.9 | |
60 - 64 | 4 | 7.4 | 131 | 19.9 | 38 | 24.7 | 173 | 20.0 | |
65 - 69 | 7 | 13.0 | 53 | 8.1 | 21 | 13.6 | 81 | 9.4 | |
70 or older | 6 | 11.1 | 54 | 8.2 | 46 | 29.9 | 106 | 12.2 | |
Not specified | 3 | 5.6 | 37 | 5.6 | 4 | 2.6 | 44 | 5.1 | |
Mean | 54.2 |
| 55.2 |
| 65.8 |
| 57.0 |
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SD | 15.7 |
| 12.1 |
| 11.0 |
| 12.9 |
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Region | New England | 6 | 11.1 | 66 | 10.0 | 9 | 5.8 | 81 | 9.4 |
Middle Atlantic | 12 | 22.2 | 110 | 16.7 | 26 | 16.9 | 148 | 17.1 | |
East North Central | 7 | 13.0 | 96 | 14.6 | 20 | 13.0 | 123 | 14.2 | |
West North Central | 5 | 9.3 | 37 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.5 | 52 | 6.0 | |
South Atlantic | 5 | 9.3 | 119 | 18.1 | 45 | 29.2 | 169 | 19.5 | |
East South Central | 1 | 1.9 | 25 | 3.8 | 4 | 2.6 | 30 | 3.5 | |
West South Central | 2 | 3.7 | 40 | 6.1 | 10 | 6.5 | 52 | 6.0 | |
Mountain | 6 | 11.1 | 36 | 5.5 | 3 | 1.9 | 45 | 5.2 | |
Pacific | 6 | 11.1 | 108 | 16.4 | 25 | 16.2 | 139 | 16.1 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Canada | 2 | 3.7 | 10 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.6 | |
Other | 1 | 1.9 | 9 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.2 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 37 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 54 | 100.0 | 658 | 100.0 | 154 | 100.0 | 866 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | Ph.D. | 10 | 18.5 | 543 | 82.5 | 146 | 94.8 | 699 | 80.7 |
Ed.D. | 1 | 1.9 | 22 | 3.3 | 5 | 3.2 | 28 | 3.2 | |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 77 | 11.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 79 | 9.1 | |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.4 | 1 | .6 | 10 | 1.2 | |
Masters | 41 | 75.9 | 4 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 45 | 5.2 | |
Not specified | 2 | 3.7 | 3 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .6 | |
Years since degree | Less than 5 | 10 | 18.5 | 42 | 6.4 | 0 | .0 | 52 | 6.0 |
5 - 9 | 7 | 13.0 | 79 | 12.0 | 0 | .0 | 86 | 9.9 | |
10 – 14 | 6 | 11.1 | 71 | 10.8 | 4 | 2.6 | 81 | 9.4 | |
15 – 19 | 2 | 3.7 | 68 | 10.3 | 4 | 2.6 | 74 | 8.5 | |
20 – 24 | 8 | 14.8 | 95 | 14.4 | 9 | 5.8 | 112 | 12.9 | |
25 or more | 20 | 37.0 | 287 | 43.6 | 137 | 89.0 | 444 | 51.3 | |
Not specified | 1 | 1.9 | 16 | 2.4 | 0 | .0 | 17 | 2.0 | |
Mean | 20.6 |
| 22.4 |
| 36.3 |
| 24.8 |
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SD | 16.0 |
| 12.2 |
| 10.4 |
| 13.3 |
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Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 37 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total | 54 | 100.0 | 658 | 100.0 | 154 | 100.0 | 866 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 2 | 3.7 | 118 | 17.9 | 20 | 13.0 | 140 | 16.2 |
Clinical | 16 | 29.6 | 317 | 48.2 | 70 | 45.5 | 403 | 46.5 | |
Counseling psychology | 6 | 11.1 | 24 | 3.6 | 0 | .0 | 30 | 3.5 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.9 | 3 | .3 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.0 | |
Health | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 6 | .7 | |
School | 4 | 7.4 | 28 | 4.3 | 7 | 4.5 | 39 | 4.5 | |
Subtotal | 29 | 53.7 | 496 | 75.4 | 105 | 68.2 | 630 | 72.7 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Community | 1 | 1.9 | 6 | .9 | 6 | 3.9 | 13 | 1.5 | |
Developmental | 1 | 1.9 | 36 | 5.5 | 25 | 16.2 | 62 | 7.2 | |
Educational | 3 | 5.6 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 1.5 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 1 | .6 | 3 | .3 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 1 | .6 | 4 | .5 | |
Social | 1 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.1 | 1 | .6 | 9 | 1.0 | |
Subtotal | 6 | 11.1 | 69 | 10.5 | 35 | 22.7 | 110 | 12.7 | |
Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Communications/Journalism | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Counseling | 5 | 9.3 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .8 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 2 | 3.7 | 3 | .5 | 1 | .6 | 6 | .7 | |
Epidemiology | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | .6 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 1 | .6 | 3 | .3 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Theology/Religion | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Other | 1 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.8 | 8 | 5.2 | 21 | 2.4 | |
Subtotal | 10 | 18.5 | 30 | 4.6 | 14 | 9.1 | 54 | 6.2 | |
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General science | 4 | 7.4 | 10 | 1.5 | 12 | 7.8 | 26 | 3.0 | |
Core science | 6 | 11.1 | 63 | 9.6 | 29 | 18.8 | 98 | 11.3 | |
Neither | 35 | 64.8 | 522 | 79.3 | 113 | 73.4 | 670 | 77.4 | |
Not specified | 9 | 16.7 | 63 | 9.6 | 0 | .0 | 72 | 8.3 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 37 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 54 | 100.0 | 658 | 100.0 | 154 | 100.0 | 866 | 100.0 |
Employment status | Working full time | 11 | 20.4 | 291 | 44.2 | 91 | 59.1 | 393 | 45.4 |
Working part time | 11 | 20.4 | 54 | 8.2 | 10 | 6.5 | 75 | 8.7 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 1 | 1.9 | 3 | .5 | 1 | .6 | 5 | .6 | |
Retired and not working | 2 | 3.7 | 11 | 1.7 | 10 | 6.5 | 23 | 2.7 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 4 | .6 | 8 | 5.2 | 12 | 1.4 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.0 | |
Not specified | 29 | 53.7 | 283 | 43.0 | 32 | 20.8 | 344 | 39.7 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 22 | 40.7 | 474 | 72.0 | 117 | 76.0 | 613 | 70.8 |
Not licensed/unknown | 32 | 59.3 | 184 | 28.0 | 37 | 24.0 | 253 | 29.2 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 1 | 9.1 | 62 | 21.3 | 49 | 53.8 | 112 | 28.5 |
Four-year colleges | 1 | 9.1 | 7 | 2.4 | 4 | 4.4 | 12 | 3.1 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 29 | 10.0 | 15 | 16.5 | 44 | 11.2 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | 4.4 | 8 | 2.0 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 2 | 18.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | |
Independent practice | 3 | 27.3 | 86 | 29.6 | 5 | 5.5 | 94 | 23.9 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 14 | 4.8 | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 4.8 | |
Clinic | 2 | 18.2 | 21 | 7.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 24 | 6.1 | |
Other human service | 0 | .0 | 21 | 7.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 22 | 5.6 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | |
Government | 2 | 18.2 | 16 | 5.5 | 3 | 3.3 | 21 | 5.3 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 17 | 5.8 | 4 | 4.4 | 21 | 5.3 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.4 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 18.2 | 120 | 41.2 | 69 | 75.8 | 191 | 48.6 |
Education | 5 | 45.5 | 130 | 44.7 | 63 | 69.2 | 198 | 50.4 | |
Health/mental health services | 7 | 63.6 | 193 | 66.3 | 34 | 37.4 | 234 | 59.5 | |
Educational services | 7 | 63.6 | 89 | 30.6 | 11 | 12.1 | 107 | 27.2 | |
Other applied psychology | 2 | 18.2 | 99 | 34.0 | 12 | 13.2 | 113 | 28.8 | |
Management/administration | 4 | 36.4 | 141 | 48.5 | 43 | 47.3 | 188 | 47.8 | |
Other activities | 1 | 9.1 | 52 | 17.9 | 18 | 19.8 | 71 | 18.1 | |
Not specified | 2 | 18.2 | 35 | 12.0 | 16 | 17.6 | 53 | 13.5 | |
Primary activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 9.1 | 33 | 11.3 | 24 | 26.4 | 58 | 14.8 |
Education | 0 | .0 | 43 | 14.8 | 23 | 25.3 | 66 | 16.8 | |
Mental Health Services | 3 | 27.3 | 127 | 43.6 | 11 | 12.1 | 141 | 35.9 | |
Educational Services | 3 | 27.3 | 2 | .7 | 1 | 1.1 | 6 | 1.5 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.4 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | |
Management/administration | 2 | 18.2 | 49 | 16.8 | 14 | 15.4 | 65 | 16.5 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 3 | 3.3 | 5 | 1.3 | |
Not specified | 2 | 18.2 | 28 | 9.6 | 15 | 16.5 | 45 | 11.5 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory and 2010 Employment Update. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
