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Table 22.2. Percentage of clinically trained mental health personnel, by discipline, sex, age, and race for specified years
Sociodemographic characteristics Psychiatry1 2002 Psychology 20042 Social Work  20043 Adv. Practice Psychiatric Nursing  20035 Counseling4 2004 Marriage and Family Therapy6 2004 Psycho-social Rehabilitation  1994 School Psychology 20047 Pastoral Counseling (AAPC Members)  20018
Total (N) (24,932) (84,883) (103,128) (8,751) (100,533) (50,158) (9,437) (37,893) (2,812)
Male (N) (17,941) (41,389) (18,563) (476) (28,149) (15,047) (3,223) (11,277) (1,920)
Under 35 1.5 2.8 8.5 4 11.1 6.2 38.4 26.1 0.9
35–39 5.6 5.3 5.5 4.4 4.1 6.1 20.1 6.9 2.0
40–44 9.4 7.1 9.5 10.1 8.3 6.3 17.7 7.5 4.9
45–49 12.2 9.8 18.3 19.1 9.5 13.7 10.7 14.4 12
50–54 13.6 17.9 28.1 25.8 14.1 20.5 5.5 16 15.7
55–59 13.3 21.1 14.9 11.1 21.3 23.1 3.6 15.2 20.4
60–64 11.3 13.7 11.9 2.7 18.2 13.6 2.3 12.4 16.1
65–69 9 6.5 2.7 1.1 9 6.3 1.2 1.1 11.4
Over 69 24.2 15.7 0.6 0.4 4.5 4 0.5 0.4 16.7
Unknown 0.1 NA   21.2          
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3 0 0.6 0.5 2 0.4 0.4 0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 8.8 1.4 1.5 1.3 0.7 1.5 2 0.5 1.5
Hispanic 4.5 2.2 4.3 1.5 1.9 2.5 6.4 2.8 0.4
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9 1.6 6.4 2.5 3.8 2.2 20.8 1.3 2
White (not Hispanic) 75.6 94.4 85.1 82.4 80 91.3 69.8 93.4 83.8
Other   0.1       0.8      
Not specified 9 0 2.7 11.3 13.1 5.6 0.6 1.2 12.1
Female (N) (6,948) (43,494) (82,502) (8275) (72,384) (35,108) (6,114) (26,616) (892)
Under 35 3.8 8.9 13.7 2.9 18.2 6.1 44.3 29.4 0.7
35–39 12.1 12.2 8.9 3.2 3.5 6.6 15.5 11.1 2
40–44 17.6 11.9 12.1 6.2 9 8 14.5 9.5 7.5
45–49 19.6 13.2 19 14.4 9.5 11.2 10.7 14 14.9
50–54 16.7 17.1 19.9 19.6 14 21.1 7.4 14 20.7
55–59 11.2 16.5 16.8 16.7 18.3 21.4 4.1 11.8 21.7
60–64 6.1 9.7 6.3 10 15.9 15 2.3 8.7 17.3
65–69 3.7 4.2 2.6 3.9 8.2 6.6 0.8 1 0.1
Over 69 9.1 6.3 0.7 1 3.4 4 0.4 0.5 7.3
Not specified 0.1 NA   22.8          
American Indian/ Alaska Native 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 N/A  0.7 0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 13.2 2 1.1 1 0.8 1.5 N/A  0.6 0.8
Hispanic 4.3 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.7 N/A  3.2 0.6
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0 2.7 4.2 3.2 4.2 1.6 N/A  2.1 2
White (not Hispanic) 73.8 91.8 89.3 80.5 82.6 92.5 N/A  92.7 83.8
Other   0.4       0.7   0.8  
Not specified 4.6 0 2.5 12.2 9.8 4.5 N/A    12.7
1 2002 American Psychiatric Association membership residing in the United States, excluding medical students; psychiatric residents; corresponding members and fellows; inactive members, associates, fellows; and honorary and distinguished fellows. The not specified race category includes “Other.” Note that gender was not reported for 43 psychiatrists.
2
Sources: 2003 American Psychological Association Directory Survey, 2002 Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) Directory, and 2004 Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP) grant application counts. Compiled by the American Psychological Association Research Office.
3
Based on National Association of Social Workers Practice Research Network (PRN) Survey 2004, indicating that 18 percent of NASW clinically trained members are male. Specific categories are based on NASW PRN 2000.
4
Data are based on the National Board for Certified Counselors database of National Certified Counselors.
5
Data are based on the total number of PMH-APRNs board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as of October, 2003 including clinical nurse specialists (adult and child) and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
6
Data based on 2000 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy PRN project funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Data were collected from a random sample of AAMFT clinical members with an 82 percent response rate of eligible participants, as well as from the 2002 California Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) 2002 Member Practice and Demographic Survey, which was sent to a random sample of the 3,900 of the 14,500 clinical members of CAMFT and had a 27 percent response rate. The “Hispanic” category was treated as a separate question; accordingly, percentages do not sum to zero.
7
Source: Charvat (2004). 
8
Data are for the year 2001–2002; the totals for race ethnicity are 1,939 for males and 903 for females.

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