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APPENDIX C
Characteristics of the Population, Respondents, and
Nonrepondents to the 2007 APA Salary Survey
|
Respondents |
Nonrepondents |
Total sample |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
N= |
12,818 |
100.0 |
38,958 |
100.0 |
51,776 |
100.0 |
Current major field: health service provider subfields |
Child clinical |
565 |
4.4 |
1,272 |
3.3 |
1,837 |
3.5 |
Clinical |
5,081 |
39.6 |
17,449 |
44.8 |
22,530 |
43.5 |
Clinical neuropsychology |
170 |
1.3 |
280 |
.7 |
450 |
.9 |
Counseling psychology |
1,283 |
10.0 |
3,769 |
9.7 |
5,052 |
9.8 |
Family Psychology |
3 |
.0 |
6 |
.0 |
9 |
.0 |
Forensic |
76 |
.6 |
156 |
.4 |
232 |
.4 |
Geropsychology |
65 |
.5 |
118 |
.3 |
183 |
.4 |
Health |
257 |
2.0 |
568 |
1.5 |
825 |
1.6 |
School |
395 |
3.1 |
1,274 |
3.3 |
1,669 |
3.2 |
Sport psychology |
11 |
.1 |
33 |
.1 |
44 |
.1 |
Subtotal: Health service provider subfields |
7,906 |
61.7 |
24,925 |
64.0 |
32,831 |
63.4 |
Research and other subfields |
Cognitive |
172 |
1.3 |
320 |
.8 |
492 |
1.0 |
Community |
107 |
.8 |
215 |
.6 |
322 |
.6 |
Comparative |
16 |
.1 |
26 |
.1 |
42 |
.1 |
Developmental |
436 |
3.4 |
990 |
2.5 |
1,426 |
2.8 |
Educational |
194 |
1.5 |
676 |
1.7 |
870 |
1.7 |
Environmental |
12 |
.1 |
27 |
.1 |
39 |
.1 |
Experimental |
161 |
1.3 |
373 |
1.0 |
534 |
1.0 |
General/Methods & Systems |
69 |
.5 |
203 |
.5 |
272 |
.5 |
Industrial/Organizational |
460 |
3.6 |
1,669 |
4.3 |
2,129 |
4.1 |
Neurosciences |
85 |
.7 |
293 |
.8 |
378 |
.7 |
Personality |
58 |
.5 |
136 |
.3 |
194 |
.4 |
Physiological/Psychobiology |
50 |
.4 |
116 |
.3 |
166 |
.3 |
Psychopharmacology |
40 |
.3 |
81 |
.2 |
121 |
.2 |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats |
86 |
.7 |
182 |
.5 |
268 |
.5 |
Social |
407 |
3.2 |
767 |
2.0 |
1,174 |
2.3 |
Subtotal: Research and other subfields |
2,353 |
18.4 |
6,074 |
15.6 |
8,427 |
16.3 |
|
Other fields |
752 |
5.9 |
1,995 |
5.1 |
2,747 |
5.3 |
|
Not specified |
1,807 |
14.1 |
5,964 |
15.3 |
7,771 |
15.0 |
Highest degree |
Ph.D. |
9,887 |
77.1 |
28,502 |
73.2 |
38,389 |
74.1 |
Ed.D. |
294 |
2.3 |
1,404 |
3.6 |
1,698 |
3.3 |
Psy.D. |
1,574 |
12.3 |
5,234 |
13.4 |
6,808 |
13.1 |
M.D. |
5 |
.0 |
23 |
.1 |
28 |
.1 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified |
91 |
.7 |
816 |
2.1 |
907 |
1.8 |
Masters |
926 |
7.2 |
2,693 |
6.9 |
3,619 |
7.0 |
Baccalaureate/Associate |
2 |
.0 |
24 |
.1 |
26 |
.1 |
Certificate/diploma |
2 |
.0 |
18 |
.0 |
20 |
.0 |
Not specified |
37 |
.3 |
244 |
.6 |
281 |
.5 |
Licensure status |
Licensed and/or certified |
7,783 |
60.7 |
24,197 |
62.1 |
31,980 |
61.8 |
Not licensed/unknown |
5,035 |
39.3 |
14,761 |
37.9 |
19,796 |
38.2 |
Gender |
Men |
5,637 |
44.0 |
16,938 |
43.5 |
22,575 |
43.6 |
Women |
7,143 |
55.7 |
21,873 |
56.1 |
29,016 |
56.0 |
Not specified |
38 |
.3 |
147 |
.4 |
185 |
.4 |
Race/ethnicity |
American Indian |
42 |
.3 |
104 |
.3 |
146 |
.3 |
Asian |
304 |
2.4 |
668 |
1.7 |
972 |
1.9 |
Hispanic |
426 |
3.3 |
795 |
2.0 |
1,221 |
2.4 |
Black |
396 |
3.1 |
749 |
1.9 |
1,145 |
2.2 |
White |
10,993 |
85.8 |
25,469 |
65.4 |
36,462 |
70.4 |
Other |
1 |
.0 |
12 |
.0 |
13 |
.0 |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic |
85 |
.7 |
130 |
.3 |
215 |
.4 |
Not specified |
571 |
4.5 |
11,031 |
28.3 |
11,602 |
22.4 |
Region |
New England |
1,086 |
8.5 |
3,653 |
9.4 |
4,739 |
9.2 |
Middle Atlantic |
2,352 |
18.3 |
8,211 |
21.1 |
10,563 |
20.4 |
East North Central |
1,941 |
15.1 |
5,476 |
14.1 |
7,417 |
14.3 |
West North Central |
907 |
7.1 |
2,147 |
5.5 |
3,054 |
5.9 |
South Atlantic |
2,345 |
18.3 |
6,484 |
16.6 |
8,829 |
17.1 |
East South Central |
500 |
3.9 |
1,204 |
3.1 |
1,704 |
3.3 |
West South Central |
824 |
6.4 |
2,240 |
5.7 |
3,064 |
5.9 |
Mountain |
774 |
6.0 |
2,169 |
5.6 |
2,943 |
5.7 |
Pacific |
2,020 |
15.8 |
7,163 |
18.4 |
9,183 |
17.7 |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) |
4 |
.0 |
15 |
.0 |
19 |
.0 |
Canada |
5 |
.0 |
14 |
.0 |
19 |
.0 |
Other |
57 |
.4 |
171 |
.4 |
228 |
.4 |
Not specified |
3 |
.0 |
11 |
.0 |
14 |
.0 |
Age |
Under 30 |
258 |
2.0 |
469 |
1.2 |
727 |
1.4 |
30 - 34 |
1,175 |
9.2 |
2,505 |
6.4 |
3,680 |
7.1 |
35 - 39 |
1,622 |
12.7 |
3,794 |
9.7 |
5,416 |
10.5 |
40 - 44 |
1,353 |
10.6 |
3,684 |
9.5 |
5,037 |
9.7 |
45 - 49 |
1,359 |
10.6 |
3,741 |
9.6 |
5,100 |
9.9 |
50 - 54 |
1,828 |
14.3 |
4,938 |
12.7 |
6,766 |
13.1 |
55 - 59 |
2,185 |
17.0 |
6,771 |
17.4 |
8,956 |
17.3 |
60 - 64 |
1,600 |
12.5 |
5,598 |
14.4 |
7,198 |
13.9 |
65 - 69 |
692 |
5.4 |
2,701 |
6.9 |
3,393 |
6.6 |
70 or older |
490 |
3.8 |
2,858 |
7.3 |
3,348 |
6.5 |
Not specified |
256 |
2.0 |
1,899 |
4.9 |
2,155 |
4.2 |
Mean |
49.9 |
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52.7 |
|
52.0 |
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Std Deviation |
11.8 |
|
12.3 |
|
12.2 |
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Source: 2007 APA Salary Survey, Center for Workforce Studies.
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