TABLE 1.

Demographics and Practice Settings by Mental Health Practitioners: Differences Between Psychologists and Nonpsychologists

Variable	Total sample (N = 2,459)		Psychologists (N = 411)		Nonpsychologists (N = 2,048)		Group differences statistic
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender	2,459	100.0	411	16.7	2,048	83.3	χ2 = 26.02**
Female	1,858	75.6	270	11.0	1,588	64.6
Male	592	24.1	139	5.7	453	18.4
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Age	51.22	9.99	52.2	10.25	51.00	9.92	t = 2.35
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Ethnicity	2,459	100.0	411	16.7	2,048	83.3	χ2 = 3.86
White	2,248	91.4	372	15.1	1,876	76.3
Black	41	1.7	6	0.2	35	1.4
Hispanic	77	3.1	19	0.8	58	2.4
Other	93	3.8	14	0.6	79	3.2
Primary disciplinea	2,459	100.0	411	16.7	2,048	83.3
Psychologist	411	16.7	411	16.7	0	0.0
Social worker	878	35.7	0	0.0	878	35.7
Professional counselor	551	22.4	0	0.0	551	22.4
Nurse	22	0.9	0	0.0	22	0.9
Marriage and family therapist	409	16.6	0	0.0	409	16.6
Psychiatrist	14	0.6	0	0.0	14	0.6
Other	174	7.1	0	0.0	174	7.1
Most advanced professional degree	2,453	100.0	409	16.7	2,044	83.3	χ2 = 1432.06**
PhD/PsyD/EdD	490	20.0	361	14.7	129	5.3
MSW/MA/MS	1,746	71.2	43	1.8	1703	69.4
MD/DO	18	0.7	1	0.0	17	0.7
Other	199	8.1	4	0.2	195	7.9
Work setting	2,379	100.0	403	16.9	1,976	83.1	χ2 = 41.46**
Outpatient primary care or medical clinic	112	4.7	30	1.3	82	3.4
Outpatient psychiatric or mental health clinic	489	20.6	60	2.5	429	18.0
Private practice	1,246	52.4	256	10.8	990	41.6
Other	532	22.4	57	2.4	475	20.0
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Time since graduate training	14.58	10.18	17.2	10.44	15.20	10.09	t = 3.80**
Years in practice	15.22	9.90	18.83	10.29	14.48	9.65	t = 7.79**

^aχ² was not computed because this variable was used to divide the sample into comparison groups (psychologists vs nonpsychologists).

^**p < .001.