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Results of the Committee on Women in Psychology 1996 Questionnaire: State/Regional Psychological Associations
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ATTACHMENT A
STATE REGIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION RESULTS
For the purpose of this questionnaire, CWP defined state regional
psychological associations as organized psychological associations representing a region,
county, or chapter within a state, that elects a Board of Directors and holds regular
meetings. The response rate for the state regional psychological associations was 46% with
73 out of 160 responding. Fifty-six of the questionnaires (77%) were filled out by the
association presidents. State regional psychological associations responding to the
questionnaire ranged in size from 15 to 1,450 members. A number of the respondents (12%)
indicated that they did not have information available on the number/percentage of women
members. Based on the information provided, the percentage of female members ranged from
lows of 7% in the San Diego (CA) Psychological Association, 15% in the Suffolk County (NY)
Psychological Association and 20% in the Panhandle (TX) Psychological Association to highs
of 68% in both the Pasadena (CA) Psychological Association and the Middlesex County (NJ)
Psychological Association, 70% in the Nueces County (TX) Psychological Association, and
approximately 90% in New Mexico State Psychological Association Chapter II. Approximately
60 of the state regional psychological associations (82%) have more than 50% female
members.
See Table 4.
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