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Membership
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To become a full member of JAS, you must pass the National License Examination for Speech-Language-Hearing Therapists, which is given once a year, usually in February. After passing the examination and being licensed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, you are considered a Speech-Language-Hearing Therapist (SLHT) and become eligible for full membership in JAS. Affiliate membership is offered to students or those without an SLHT license; affiliate members must apply for renewal once a year. There are entry fees and annual fees for either type of membership.
One of the biggest benefits of becoming a member of JAS is the opportunity to exchange information with colleagues about a broad range of communication disorders and other associated problems. Other benefits are as follows:
- Receipt of all of our publications, including newsletters and a journal (in Japanese)
- Eligibility to submit papers and present them at our annual scientific meetings
- Eligibility to submit papers to the Japanese Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
- The right to vote and run for offices (full members only)
- Discounts on fees for workshops and seminars
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JAS Membership Statistics 2003
(as of Oct.31, 2003)
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1.Distribution of JAS members in 2003
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Number of members nationwide: 4,341 (population of Japan: 127,470,000) |
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Average number of members per million population: 34.1 |
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Five prefectures with most members: |
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Prefecture |
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No. of Members |
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Population |
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Members/Mil. Pop. |
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Tokyo |
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478 |
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12,220,000 |
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39.1 |
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Osaka |
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265 |
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8,820,000 |
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30.0 |
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Kanagawa |
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258 |
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8,630,000 |
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29.9 |
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Aichi |
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236 |
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7,120,000 |
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33.1 |
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Hokkaido |
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232 |
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5,670,000 |
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40.9 |
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Five prefectures with fewest members: |
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Prefecture |
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No. of Members |
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Population |
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Members/Mil. Pop. |
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Nagasaki |
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26 |
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1,510,000 |
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17.2 |
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Shiga |
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26 |
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1,360,000 |
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19.1 |
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Tokushima |
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27 |
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820,000 |
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32.9 |
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Ohita |
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28 |
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1,220,000 |
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23.0 |
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Miyazaki |
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29 |
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1,170,000 |
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24.8 |
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Prefecture with highest ratio: |
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Prefecture |
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No. of Members |
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Population |
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Members/Mil. Pop. |
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Fukui |
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67 |
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830,000 |
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80.7 |
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Prefecture with lowest ratio: |
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Prefecture |
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No. of Members |
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Population |
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Members/Mil. Pop. |
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Nagasaki |
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26 |
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1,510,000 |
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17.2 |
2.No. of members by gender and age
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Male: 793 (18%) |
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Female: 3,548 (82%) |
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Age 60 or over: |
55 |
(1%) |
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Age 50-59: |
461 |
(11%) |
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Age 40-49: |
880 |
(20%) |
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Age 30-39: |
1,306 |
(30%) |
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Age 20-29: |
1,636 |
(38%) |
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Age unknown: |
3 |
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3.No. of members by employment status
| Employed ? full time: |
3,408 |
79% |
| Employed ? part time: |
475 |
11% |
| Employed ? FT/PT unknown: |
85 |
2% |
| Employment status unknown: |
373 |
9% |
4.No. of members by employment setting (N=3,968 employed members)
| Healthcare (hospitals & clinics): |
2,779 |
70% |
| Welfare: |
470 |
12% |
| Colleges and universities for SLHT training: |
156 |
4% |
| Special nursing homes/health facilities for elderly: |
189 |
5% |
| Special education: |
119 |
3% |
| Research institutions: |
111 |
3% |
| Other: |
79 |
2% |
| Unknown: |
79 |
2% |
5.No. of members by areas of service provision (multiple answers)
| Adult language and cognition: |
2,860 |
66% |
| Speech and voice: |
2,622 |
60% |
| Feeding and swallowing: |
2,661 |
61% |
| Children’s language and cognition: |
1,648 |
38% |
| Hearing: |
833 |
19% |
| Unknown: |
485 |
11% |
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Membership