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2008 Membership Statistics for Division 20: Adult Development and Aging

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008

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Table 1
Demographic Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 31 100.0 834 100.0 267 100.0 1,132 100.0
Gender Men 10 32.3 368 44.1 166 62.2 544 48.1
Women 21 67.7 466 55.9 101 37.8 588 51.9
Race/ethnicity American Indian 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Asian 1 3.2 22 2.6 5 1.9 28 2.5
Hispanic 0 .0 21 2.5 2 .7 23 2.0
Black 1 3.2 16 1.9 2 .7 19 1.7
White 25 80.6 674 80.8 253 94.8 952 84.1
Multiracial/multi-ethnic 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Not specified 4 12.9 99 11.9 4 1.5 107 9.5
Age Under 30 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
30 - 34 1 3.2 36 4.3 1 .4 38 3.4
35 - 39 1 3.2 59 7.1 2 .7 62 5.5
40 - 44 0 .0 72 8.6 8 3.0 80 7.1
45 - 49 3 9.7 72 8.6 10 3.7 85 7.5
50 - 54 1 3.2 81 9.7 23 8.6 105 9.3
55 - 59 0 .0 106 12.7 41 15.4 147 13.0
60 - 64 8 25.8 123 14.7 55 20.6 186 16.4
65 - 69 5 16.1 64 7.7 31 11.6 100 8.8
70 or older 11 35.5 168 20.1 86 32.2 265 23.4
Not specified 1 3.2 51 6.1 10 3.7 62 5.5
Mean 67.0   58.4   66.2   60.5  
SD 15.3   15.6   13.7   15.6  
Region New England 4 12.9 56 6.7 21 7.9 81 7.2
Middle Atlantic 7 22.6 161 19.3 48 18.0 216 19.1
East North Central 7 22.6 120 14.4 40 15.0 167 14.8
West North Central 1 3.2 44 5.3 10 3.7 55 4.9
South Atlantic 2 6.5 140 16.8 68 25.5 210 18.6
East South Central 0 .0 35 4.2 5 1.9 40 3.5
West South Central 2 6.5 51 6.1 9 3.4 62 5.5
Mountain 0 .0 44 5.3 13 4.9 57 5.0
Pacific 6 19.4 144 17.3 39 14.6 189 16.7
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Canada 1 3.2 11 1.3 9 3.4 21 1.9
Other 1 3.2 27 3.2 5 1.9 33 2.9

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 2
Educational Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 31 100.0 834 100.0 267 100.0 1,132 100.0
Highest degree Ph.D. 8 25.8 725 86.9 255 95.5 988 87.3
Ed.D. 2 6.5 34 4.1 5 1.9 41 3.6
Psy.D. 0 .0 43 5.2 1 .4 44 3.9
M.D. 0 .0 0 .0 2 .7 2 .2
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified 0 .0 18 2.2 3 1.1 21 1.9
Masters 17 54.8 9 1.1 1 .4 27 2.4
Baccalaureate/Associate 1 3.2 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Certificate/diploma 1 3.2 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Not specified 2 6.5 5 .6 0 .0 7 .6
Years since degree Less than 5 0 .0 45 5.4 0 .0 45 4.0
5 - 9 3 9.7 86 10.3 2 .7 91 8.0
10 - 14 4 12.9 107 12.8 10 3.7 121 10.7
15 - 19 5 16.1 114 13.7 8 3.0 127 11.2
20 - 24 2 6.5 94 11.3 19 7.1 115 10.2
25 or more 15 48.4 367 44.0 226 84.6 608 53.7
Not specified 2 6.5 21 2.5 2 .7 25 2.2
Mean 28.8   24.3   36.8   27.4  
SD 16.7   14.5   13.8   15.3  

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 3
Current Major Field of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
Health service provider subfields Child clinical 1 3.2 1 .1 0 .0 2 .2
Clinical 7 22.6 312 37.4 63 23.6 382 33.7
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 21 2.5 3 1.1 24 2.1
Counseling psychology 4 12.9 60 7.2 7 2.6 71 6.3
Forensic 0 .0 3 .4 0 .0 3 .3
Geropsychology 1 3.2 95 11.4 33 12.4 129 11.4
Health 0 .0 14 1.7 8 3.0 22 1.9
School 4 12.9 3 .4 1 .4 8 .7
Subtotal 17 54.8 509 61.0 115 43.1 641 56.6
Research and other subfields Cognitive 0 .0 39 4.7 20 7.5 59 5.2
Community 2 6.5 7 .8 0 .0 9 .8
Comparative 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Developmental 6 19.4 87 10.4 47 17.6 140 12.4
Educational 1 3.2 12 1.4 2 .7 15 1.3
Environmental 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Experimental 0 .0 15 1.8 17 6.4 32 2.8
General/Methods & Systems 0 .0 5 .6 3 1.1 8 .7
Industrial/Organizational 0 .0 18 2.2 5 1.9 23 2.0
Neurosciences 0 .0 8 1.0 8 3.0 16 1.4
Personality 0 .0 5 .6 5 1.9 10 .9
Physiological/Psychobiology 0 .0 3 .4 3 1.1 6 .5
Psychopharmacology 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats 0 .0 2 .2 3 1.1 5 .4
Social 0 .0 20 2.4 19 7.1 39 3.4
Subtotal 9 29.0 223 26.7 134 50.2 366 32.3
Other fields Behavioral Medicine 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Business or Management 0 .0 2 .2 1 .4 3 .3
Communications/Journalism 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Counseling 1 3.2 2 .2 0 .0 3 .3
Criminology/Criminal Justice 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Education, Teaching 0 .0 5 .6 0 .0 5 .4
Engineering 0 .0 1 .1 1 .4 2 .2
Epidemiology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Medicine 0 .0 1 .1 1 .4 2 .2
Nursing 0 .0 1 .1 1 .4 2 .2
Organizational Behavior 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Psychiatry 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Public Admin 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Rehabilitation 0 .0 5 .6 1 .4 6 .5
Social/Behavioral Sciences 0 .0 1 .1 1 .4 2 .2
Social Work 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Sociology 0 .0 1 .1 1 .4 2 .2
Special Education 1 3.2 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Speech & Hearing 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Statistics 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Theology/Religion 1 3.2 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Other 0 .0 10 1.2 4 1.5 14 1.2
Subtotal 3 9.7 37 4.4 14 5.2 54 4.8
Not specified Not specified 2 6.5 65 7.8 4 1.5 71 6.3
Science designation General science 3 9.7 140 16.8 46 17.2 189 16.7
Core science 7 22.6 202 24.2 134 50.2 343 30.3
Neither 19 61.3 427 51.2 83 31.1 529 46.7
Total 31 100.0 834 100.0 267 100.0 1,132 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 4
Employment Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 

 

 Associate Member Fellow Total
  N % N % N % N %
  N= 31 100.0 834 100.0 267 100.0 1,132 100.0
Employment status Employed full time 6 19.4 277 33.2 118 44.2 401 35.4
Employed part time 4 12.9 43 5.2 10 3.7 57 5.0
Postdoctoral study 0 .0 7 .8 0 .0 7 .6
Unemployed, seeking employment 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Unemployed, not seeking 0 .0 3 .4 1 .4 4 .4
Retired 2 6.5 40 4.8 25 9.4 67 5.9
Not specified 19 61.3 464 55.6 112 41.9 595 52.6
Licensure status Licensed as a psychologist 12 38.7 471 56.5 116 43.4 599 52.9
Not licensed/unknown 19 61.3 363 43.5 151 56.6 533 47.1
  Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) University settings 1 16.7 98 35.4 77 65.3 176 43.9
Four-year colleges 0 .0 15 5.4 2 1.7 17 4.2
Medical school 1 16.7 19 6.9 11 9.3 31 7.7
Other academic settings 0 .0 5 1.8 0 .0 5 1.2
Schools & other educational settings 0 .0 3 1.1 1 .8 4 1.0
Independent practice 1 16.7 58 20.9 8 6.8 67 16.7
Hospital 1 16.7 33 11.9 3 2.5 37 9.2
Clinic 0 .0 3 1.1 0 .0 3 .7
Other human service 1 16.7 21 7.6 1 .8 23 5.7
Business & industry 0 .0 2 .7 0 .0 2 .5
Government 1 16.7 6 2.2 8 6.8 15 3.7
Other 0 .0 13 4.7 6 5.1 19 4.7
Not specified 0 .0 1 .4 1 .8 2 .5
  Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) Research 3 50.0 148 53.4 100 84.7 251 62.6
Education 3 50.0 152 54.9 96 81.4 251 62.6
Health/mental health services 5 83.3 144 52.0 23 19.5 172 42.9
Educational services 4 66.7 51 18.4 14 11.9 69 17.2
Other applied psychology 1 16.7 49 17.7 12 10.2 62 15.5
Management/administration 1 16.7 108 39.0 64 54.2 173 43.1
Other employment activities 1 16.7 54 19.5 20 16.9 75 18.7
Not specified 0 .0 15 5.4 2 1.7 17 4.2
  Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) Research 1 16.7 71 25.6 63 53.4 135 33.7
Education 1 16.7 51 18.4 27 22.9 79 19.7
Mental Health Services 3 50.0 104 37.5 9 7.6 116 28.9
Educational Services 0 .0 4 1.4 0 .0 4 1.0
Applied Psychology 0 .0 5 1.8 2 1.7 7 1.7
Management/administration 1 16.7 22 7.9 14 11.9 37 9.2
Other activities 0 .0 3 1.1 0 .0 3 .7
Not specified 0 .0 17 6.1 3 2.5 20 5.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 5
Membership Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 

   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
1. General Psychology 4 12.9 41 4.9 46 17.2 91 8.0
2. Teaching of Psychology 1 3.2 57 6.8 24 9.0 82 7.2
3. Experimental Psychology 0 .0 24 2.9 71 26.6 95 8.4
5. Evaluation & Measurement 0 .0 19 2.3 24 9.0 43 3.8
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative 0 .0 10 1.2 21 7.9 31 2.7
7. Developmental Psychology 1 3.2 39 4.7 34 12.7 74 6.5
8. Personality & Social 1 3.2 57 6.8 40 15.0 98 8.7
9. SPSSI 2 6.5 38 4.6 37 13.9 77 6.8
10. Psychology & the Arts 3 9.7 21 2.5 16 6.0 40 3.5
12. Clinical Psychology 0 .0 104 12.5 67 25.1 171 15.1
13. Consulting Psychology 1 3.2 17 2.0 12 4.5 30 2.7
14. SIOP 1 3.2 22 2.6 14 5.2 37 3.3
15. Educational Psychology 2 6.5 28 3.4 23 8.6 53 4.7
16. School Psychology 1 3.2 10 1.2 7 2.6 18 1.6
17. Counseling Psychology 1 3.2 33 4.0 14 5.2 48 4.2
18. Psychologists in Public Service 0 .0 16 1.9 13 4.9 29 2.6
19. Society for Military Psychology 0 .0 6 .7 7 2.6 13 1.1
20. Adult Development & Aging 31 100.0 834 100.0 267 100.0 1,132 100.0
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering 0 .0 10 1.2 15 5.6 25 2.2
22. Rehabilitation Psychology 0 .0 44 5.3 13 4.9 57 5.0
23. Consumer Psychology 0 .0 6 .7 5 1.9 11 1.0
24. Theoretical & Philosophical 0 .0 17 2.0 10 3.7 27 2.4
25. Behavior Analysis 0 .0 8 1.0 11 4.1 19 1.7
26. History of Psychology 0 .0 15 1.8 28 10.5 43 3.8
27. Community Psychology 0 .0 17 2.0 14 5.2 31 2.7
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse 0 .0 13 1.6 16 6.0 29 2.6
29. Psychotherapy 2 6.5 49 5.9 16 6.0 67 5.9
30. Psychological Hypnosis 1 3.2 17 2.0 5 1.9 23 2.0
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs 0 .0 9 1.1 18 6.7 27 2.4
32. Humanistic Psychology 2 6.5 12 1.4 7 2.6 21 1.9
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 1 3.2 12 1.4 7 2.6 20 1.8
34. Population & Environmental 0 .0 9 1.1 13 4.9 22 1.9
35. Psychology of Women 1 3.2 55 6.6 31 11.6 87 7.7
36. Psychology of Religion 2 6.5 28 3.4 9 3.4 39 3.4
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice 3 9.7 13 1.6 8 3.0 24 2.1
38. Health Psychology 3 9.7 85 10.2 49 18.4 137 12.1
39. Psychoanalysis 2 6.5 32 3.8 8 3.0 42 3.7
40. Clinical Neuropsychology 3 9.7 141 16.9 28 10.5 172 15.2
41. Psychology-Law Society 0 .0 26 3.1 9 3.4 35 3.1
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice 0 .0 77 9.2 18 6.7 95 8.4
43. Family Psychology 2 6.5 26 3.1 9 3.4 37 3.3
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues 1 3.2 15 1.8 8 3.0 24 2.1
45. Ethnic Minority Issues 0 .0 12 1.4 12 4.5 24 2.1
46. Media Psychology 1 3.2 10 1.2 10 3.7 21 1.9
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology 0 .0 14 1.7 7 2.6 21 1.9
48. Peace Psychology 0 .0 14 1.7 10 3.7 24 2.1
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy 1 3.2 14 1.7 11 4.1 26 2.3
50. Addictions 1 3.2 14 1.7 6 2.2 21 1.9
51. Men & Masculinity 1 3.2 9 1.1 8 3.0 18 1.6
52. International 0 .0 20 2.4 21 7.9 41 3.6
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 0 .0 10 1.2 4 1.5 14 1.2
54. Pediatric Psychology 0 .0 5 .6 9 3.4 14 1.2
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy 0 .0 14 1.7 7 2.6 21 1.9
56. Trauma Psychology 1 3.2 10 1.2 12 4.5 23 2.0
Number of divisions                
One 14 45.2 234 28.1 26 9.7 274 24.2
Two 8 25.8 274 32.9 69 25.8 351 31.0
Three 2 6.5 149 17.9 54 20.2 205 18.1
Four or more 7 22.6 177 21.2 118 44.2 302 26.7
Number belonging to state associations 14 45.2 344 41.2 77 28.8 435 38.4
ABPP Clinical psychology 0 .0 13 1.6 17 6.4 30 2.7
Counseling 0 .0 2 .2 4 1.5 6 .5
Organizational business consulting psychology 0 .0 0 .0 2 .7 2 .2
School 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 12 1.4 2 .7 14 1.2
Forensic 0 .0 2 .2 2 .7 4 .4
Family psychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Behavioral psychology 0 .0 1 .1 3 1.1 4 .4
Clinical health 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .1
Psychoanalysis 0 .0 3 .4 2 .7 5 .4
Clinical child and adolescent psychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Group psychology 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Rehabilitation psychology 0 .0 3 .4 3 1.1 6 .5
ABPH Clinical hypnosis 0 .0 1 .1 1 .4 2 .2
Paid the Practice Assessment 6 19.4 305 36.6 44 16.5 355 31.4
Total 31 100.0 834 100.0 267 100.0 1,132 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.

 



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