Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 8 Members, 2006

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Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

160

100.0

1,957

100.0

709

100.0

2,826

100.0

Gender

Men

88

55.0

1,151

58.8

532

75.0

1,771

62.7

Women

70

43.8

798

40.8

177

25.0

1,045

37.0

Not specified

2

1.3

8

.4

0

.0

10

.4

Race/ethnicity

American Indian

0

.0

9

.5

3

.4

12

.4

Asian

10

6.3

79

4.0

9

1.3

98

3.5

Hispanic

6

3.8

27

1.4

5

.7

38

1.3

Black

6

3.8

35

1.8

7

1.0

48

1.7

White

89

55.6

1,493

76.3

663

93.5

2,245

79.4

Other

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.0

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

7

.4

0

.0

7

.2

Not specified

49

30.6

306

15.6

22

3.1

377

13.3

Age

Under 30

1

.6

3

.2

0

.0

4

.1

30 - 34

8

5.0

53

2.7

0

.0

61

2.2

35 - 39

11

6.9

167

8.5

0

.0

178

6.3

40 - 44

12

7.5

193

9.9

10

1.4

215

7.6

45 - 49

15

9.4

194

9.9

26

3.7

235

8.3

50 - 54

16

10.0

224

11.4

64

9.0

304

10.8

55 - 59

20

12.5

293

15.0

111

15.7

424

15.0

60 - 64

17

10.6

247

12.6

118

16.6

382

13.5

65 - 69

11

6.9

106

5.4

85

12.0

202

7.1

70 or older

33

20.6

324

16.6

271

38.2

628

22.2

Not specified

16

10.0

153

7.8

24

3.4

193

6.8

Mean

51.2

 

52.0

 

65.4

 

55.3

 

SD

22.5

 

20.8

 

17.2

 

20.9

 

Region

New England

15

9.4

149

7.6

64

9.0

228

8.1

Middle Atlantic

35

21.9

365

18.7

138

19.5

538

19.0

East North Central

16

10.0

276

14.1

96

13.5

388

13.7

West North Central

10

6.3

109

5.6

44

6.2

163

5.8

South Atlantic

22

13.8

281

14.4

113

15.9

416

14.7

East South Central

3

1.9

63

3.2

10

1.4

76

2.7

West South Central

9

5.6

99

5.1

26

3.7

134

4.7

Mountain

3

1.9

87

4.4

35

4.9

125

4.4

Pacific

26

16.3

316

16.1

138

19.5

480

17.0

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

3

.2

0

.0

3

.1

Canada

3

1.9

85

4.3

21

3.0

109

3.9

Other

18

11.3

124

6.3

24

3.4

166

5.9

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

 


Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 8 Members, 2006

 

 

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Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

160

100.0

1,957

100.0

709

100.0

2,826

100.0

Highest degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D.

28

17.5

1,724

88.1

695

98.0

2,447

86.6

Ed.D.

6

3.8

46

2.4

8

1.1

60

2.1

Psy.D.

1

.6

57

2.9

0

.0

58

2.1

M.D.

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.0

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

16

.8

2

.3

18

.6

Masters

105

65.6

33

1.7

1

.1

139

4.9

Baccalaureate/Associate

2

1.3

2

.1

0

.0

4

.1

Certificate/diploma

0

.0

2

.1

0

.0

2

.1

Not specified

18

11.3

76

3.9

3

.4

97

3.4

Years since degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 5

8

5.0

70

3.6

0

.0

78

2.8

5 – 9

22

13.8

291

14.9

1

.1

314

11.1

10 – 14

22

13.8

298

15.2

6

.8

326

11.5

15 – 19

19

11.9

222

11.3

25

3.5

266

9.4

20 – 24

11

6.9

212

10.8

46

6.5

269

9.5

25 or more

63

39.4

800

40.9

629

88.7

1,492

52.8

Not specified

15

9.4

64

3.3

2

.3

81

2.9

Mean

23.9

 

23.3

 

38.9

 

27.4

 

SD

15.4

 

14.3

 

12.5

 

15.5

 

 

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

 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 8 Members, 2006

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Membership Status

total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Total

160

100.0

1,957

100.0

709

100.0

2,826

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

0

.0

20

1.0

1

.1

21

.7

Clinical

37