Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 8 Members, 2006

8		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

8	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

8		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	23.1	459	23.5	114	16.1	610	21.6
	Clinical neuropsychology	0	.0	1	.1	1	.1	2	.1
	Counseling psychology	12	7.5	100	5.1	17	2.4	129	4.6
	Forensic	1	.6	3	.2	1	.1	5	.2
	Geropsychology	1	.6	6	.3	2	.3	9	.3
	Health	2	1.3	51	2.6	26	3.7	79	2.8
	School	7	4.4	24	1.2	2	.3	33	1.2
	Sport psychology	0	.0	3	.2	2	.3	5	.2
	Subtotal	60	37.5	667	34.1	166	23.4	893	31.6
Research and other subfields	Cognitive	1	.6	13	.7	5	.7	19	.7
	Community	3	1.9	10	.5	4	.6	17	.6
	Comparative	0	.0	0	.0	1	.1	1	.0
	Developmental	7	4.4	64	3.3	40	5.6	111	3.9
	Educational	3	1.9	36	1.8	10	1.4	49	1.7
	Environmental	0	.0	4	.2	11	1.6	15	.5
	Experimental	1	.6	19	1.0	6	.8	26	.9
	General/Methods & Systems	5	3.1	20	1.0	12	1.7	37	1.3
	Industrial/Organizational	21	13.1	128	6.5	35	4.9	184	6.5
	Neurosciences	0	.0	3	.2	2	.3	5	.2
	Personality	5	3.1	103	5.3	60	8.5	168	5.9
	Physiological/Psychobiology	0	.0	1	.1	3	.4	4	.1
	Psychopharmacology	0	.0	4	.2	0	.0	4	.1
	Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats	1	.6	27	1.4	8	1.1	36	1.3
	Social	25	15.6	616	31.5	294	41.5	935	33.1
	Subtotal	72	45.0	1,048	53.6	491	69.3	1,611	57.0
Other fields	Behavioral Medicine	0	.0	4	.2	2	.3	6	.2
	Business or Management	1	.6	16	.8	6	.8	23	.8
	Cognitive science	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.0
	Communications/Journalism	0	.0	11	.6	0	.0	11	.4
	Computer Science	1	.6	0	.0	0	.0	1	.0
	Counseling	0	.0	3	.2	0	.0	3	.1
	Counselor Education	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.0
	Criminology/Criminal Justice	4	2.5	3	.2	2	.3	9	.3
	Economics	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.0
	Education, Teaching	0	.0	7	.4	2	.3	9	.3
	Engineering	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.0
	Epidemiology	0	.0	0	.0	1	.1	1	.0
	Information Science	1	.6	0	.0	0	.0	1	.0
	Law	0	.0	5	.3	0	.0	5	.2
	Medicine	0	.0	3	.2	0	.0	3	.1
	Nursing	0	.0	4	.2	1	.1	5	.2
	Organizational Behavior	0	.0	14	.7	6	.8	20	.7
	Political Science	0	.0	2	.1	0	.0	2	.1
	Psychiatry	0	.0	2	.1	0	.0	2	.1
	Public Admin	1	.6	0	.0	0	.0	1	.0
	Public Health	0	.0	6	.3	0	.0	6	.2
	Rehabilitation	0	.0	4	.2	1	.1	5	.2
	Social/Behavioral Sciences	1	.6	9	.5	1	.1	11	.4
	Social Work	0	.0	4	.2	1	.1	5	.2
	Sociology	0	.0	3	.2	1	.1	4	.1
	Special Education	0	.0	2	.1	0	.0	2	.1
	Statistics	0	.0	0	.0	1	.1	1	.0
	Theology/Religion	0	.0	1	.1	1	.1	2	.1
	Other	4	2.5	36	1.8	20	2.8	60	2.1
	Subtotal	13	8.1	143	7.3	46	6.5	202	7.1
Not specified	Not specified	15	9.4	99	5.1	6	.8	120	4.2
Science designation	Not specified	15	9.4	99	5.1	6	.8	120	4.2
	General science	27	16.9	206	10.5	71	10.0	304	10.8
	Core science	51	31.9	941	48.1	462	65.2	1,454	51.5
	Neither	67	41.9	711	36.3	170	24.0	948	33.5

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

Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 8 Members, 2006

Other division affiliations	Associate		Member		Fellow		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1. General Psychology	6	3.8	83	4.2	144	20.3	233	8.2
2. Teaching of Psychology	8	5.0	177	9.0	81	11.4	266	9.4
3. Experimental Psychology	0	.0	17	.9	76	10.7	93	3.3
5. Evaluation & Measurement	2	1.3	93	4.8	57	8.0	152	5.4
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative	1	.6	10	.5	21	3.0	32	1.1
7. Developmental Psychology	2	1.3	56	2.9	90	12.7	148	5.2
8. Personality & Social	160	100.0	1,957	100.0	709	100.0	2,826	100.0
9. SPSSI	10	6.3	337	17.2	309	43.6	656	23.2
10. Psychology & the Arts	2	1.3	38	1.9	25	3.5	65	2.3
12. Clinical Psychology	0	.0	107	5.5	104	14.7	211	7.5
13. Consulting Psychology	5	3.1	53	2.7	28	3.9	86	3.0
14. SIOP	8	5.0	145	7.4	72	10.2	225	8.0
15. Educational Psychology	13	8.1	88	4.5	49	6.9	150	5.3
16. School Psychology	6	3.8	26	1.3	7	1.0	39	1.4
17. Counseling Psychology	7	4.4	65	3.3	24	3.4	96	3.4
18. Psychologists in Public Service	3	1.9	28	1.4	12	1.7	43	1.5
19. Society for Military Psychology	0	.0	13	.7	15	2.1	28	1.0
20. Adult Development & Aging	2	1.3	68	3.5	43	6.1	113	4.0
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering	0	.0	9	.5	7	1.0	16	.6
22. Rehabilitation Psychology	2	1.3	24	1.2	12	1.7	38	1.3
23. Consumer Psychology	3	1.9	54	2.8	25	3.5	82	2.9
24. Theoretical & Philosophical	3	1.9	47	2.4	40	5.6	90	3.2
25. Behavior Analysis	2	1.3	8	.4	12	1.7	22	.8
26. History of Psychology	2	1.3	29	1.5	65	9.2	96	3.4
27. Community Psychology	0	.0	28	1.4	34	4.8	62	2.2
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse	3	1.9	29	1.5	13	1.8	45	1.6
29. Psychotherapy	10	6.3	90	4.6	28	3.9	128	4.5
30. Psychological Hypnosis	5	3.1	28	1.4	10	1.4	43	1.5
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs	0	.0	14	.7	18	2.5	32	1.1
32. Humanistic Psychology	1	.6	34	1.7	17	2.4	52	1.8
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities	1	.6	9	.5	6	.8	16	.6
34. Population & Environmental	2	1.3	41	2.1	57	8.0	100	3.5
35. Psychology of Women	3	1.9	126	6.4	90	12.7	219	7.7
36. Psychology of Religion	4	2.5	66	3.4	23	3.2	93	3.3
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice	2	1.3	27	1.4	16	2.3	45	1.6
38. Health Psychology	2	1.3	158	8.1	103	14.5	263	9.3
39. Psychoanalysis	1	.6	47	2.4	17	2.4	65	2.3
40. Clinical Neuropsychology	1	.6	39	2.0	9	1.3	49	1.7
41. Psychology-Law Society	3	1.9	75	3.8	38	5.4	116	4.1
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice	0	.0	96	4.9	18	2.5	114	4.0
43. Family Psychology	1	.6	42	2.1	19	2.7	62	2.2
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues	1	.6	22	1.1	21	3.0	44	1.6
45. Ethnic Minority Issues	2	1.3	36	1.8	25	3.5	63	2.2
46. Media Psychology	1	.6	22	1.1	16	2.3	39	1.4
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology	0	.0	34	1.7	12	1.7	46	1.6
48. Peace Psychology	3	1.9	33	1.7	42	5.9	78	2.8
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy	4	2.5	38	1.9	17	2.4	59	2.1
50. Addictions	3	1.9	37	1.9	16	2.3	56	2.0
51. Men & Masculinity	1	.6	18	.9	12	1.7	31	1.1
52. International	0	.0	44	2.2	73	10.3	117	4.1
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	0	.0	22	1.1	8	1.1	30	1.1
54. Pediatric Psychology	0	.0	7	.4	10	1.4	17	.6
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy	0	.0	12	.6	4	.6	16	.6
Number of divisions
One	86	53.8	673	34.4	61	8.6	820	29.0
Two	37	23.1	586	29.9	164	23.1	787	27.8
Three	21	13.1	358	18.3	168	23.7	547	19.4
Four or more	16	10.0	340	17.4	316	44.6	672	23.8
Number belonging to state associations	40	25.0	448	22.9	121	17.1	609	21.5
ABPP Clinical psychology	0	.0	17	.9	22	3.1	39	1.4
Counseling	0	.0	1	.1	1	.1	2	.1
Organizational business consulting psychology	0	.0	1	.1	3	.4	4	.1
School	0	.0	3	.2	2	.3	5	.2
Clinical neuropsychology	0	.0	0	.0	1	.1	1	.0
Forensic	0	.0	1	.1	3	.4	4	.1
Family psychology	0	.0	2	.1	1	.1	3	.1
Clinical health	0	.0	1	.1	3	.4	4	.1
Total	160	100.0	1,957	100.0	709	100.0	2,826	100.0

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