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association social work boards 2022a released report evidencing testtaker demographics strongest predictor professional licensure exam passrates purpose study examine statistical predictors social work professional licensure exam pass rate disparities firsttime blackafrican american white testtakers study addressed following research question extent institutional state licensure characteristics predict racebased disparities social work licensure exam pass rates answer question authors built data set excel spreadsheet comprised institutional state licensure variables using publicly available reliable sources states requiring clinical supervision hours imposing higher licensure fees tended report higher overall pass rates aswb exam additionally notable correlation found states higher proportion blackafrican american residents increased pass rates conversely states established larger number licensure tiers typically saw lower overall pass rates furthermore noted schools located southern us demonstrated significantly lower aswb pass rates compared schools regions country recommendations made regarding future research efforts professional licensure regulation standards pass rate disparities implications individual examtakers families clients constituencies social work practice research ethics education