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The basis of this study is the response to questionnaires sent to recognized psychoanalysts in this country. The questionnaires were designed to elicit such facts as the fees charged per session, gross analytic incomes, the number of
sessions per week per patient, the analyst's age at the start of analytic practice, the sex and age distribution of patients in various analytic centers, and so on.
Of the answers received, between 42.5 and 49 percent were usable. It seems that at the time of the questionnaires the average fee was $14.50 per session. The number of weekly hours varied between 2.5 and 5. As far as analytic incomes are concerned, it seems that analysts do a little better in the middle group compared with physicians in general, but not as well as specialists in other specialties who receive higher incomes. The ages of analysts when they start analytic practice ranges from twenty-eight to forty-eight years with a majority starting around thirty-six. The paper is of great interest in all its details and in its twelve suggestions for further research.