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S159 : QUESTIONNAIRE S159 : FINAL FIELD FORM

S159: Soldiers’ Knowledge of GI Bill of Rights and Post-War Education Plans

a. To ascertain how many men are planning to take advantage of the provisions of the GI Bill of Rights.

b. To find out how many men understand the GI Bill of Rights; their misconceptions, etc.

c. To supply more detailed information of the educational plans of enlisted men.

d. To ascertain enlisted men's’ knowledge of and attitudes toward demobilization plans, mustering out pay, and problems of adjustment to civilian life.

e. To gain enough information through interviewing with this questionnaire to design a questionnaire on demobilization at a later date.

Questionnaire

Date

Oct '44

Original Size

1,966

Location

US

Alternate Title

Postwar Plans of Men Leaving the Army

Sample Description

The study includes 1,966 enlisted men from two AGF installations and one AAF installation, and 180 enlisted men from one separation center. The Separation Center men were analyzed separately. Only the sample of 1,966 was preserved.

Sample Method

See Planning Survey II for standard operating procedure.

Scales and Scores

a. Desire for Post-War Education (Qs 18, 26, 27) punched in Col. 75

b. Information about the G.I. Bill of Rights (Qs 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46) punched in Col. 76

c. Knowledge of Educational Provisions of G.I. Bill of Rights (Qs 41, 42, 43) punched in Col. 77

d. Self-Employment punched in Col. 76

e. Score Card Information Test (Q. 52) punched in Col. 80

Location Details

Ft. Dix, NJ

MacDill Field, FL

Plant Park, FL

Camp Shelby, MS

Camp Swift, TX

Field Personnel

Eric E. Sundquist

John Clausen

Daniel F. Connell

Robert Dubin

Study Analysts

John Clausen
Robert Ford
Shirley Star

Reports

WST #11 Do Men Know About the G.I. Bill of Rights?

B-131 Soldiers’ plans for Farming After They Leave the Army

Monthly Progress Report, Section 10, October 1944 Interest in Post-War Farming

Nara Catalog

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7062838

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74 Questions

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1
What is your Army rank or grade?
2
How old were you on your last birthday?
3
Are you single, married, divorced or separated or widowed? F. If married: Q.4. Were you married before or after entering the Army?
5
How many children do you have?
6
How far did you go in school?
7
How many years was it between the time you left full-time school and the time you came into the Army?
8
How long have you been in the Army? P. If you have been in the Army before, then were out for a while, just check the length of time since you entered this last time. If you were in the National Guard, check the length of time since your outfit came into the Army.
9
How did you come into the Army?
10
Where were you living just before you came into the Army?
11
How long had you been living there before you entered the Army?
12
What branch of the Army are you in now?
13
Which of the following were you doing just before you came into the Army?
14A
What was the last job you had before you entered the Army? Just what did you do? (for example: "mechanic, did repair jobs on auto and truck motors"; or "sales clerk, waited on customers in store")
14B
About how long did you do this kind of work, either on this job or other jobs?
14C
On the average how much pay were you earning per week in this job?
15B
Did you do this kind of work before you entered the Army? (If yes, for how long?)
15C
How much do you expect to earn in the work you plan to do right after you leave the Army?
15A1
Comparison with pre-army work:
15A.1
What kind of work do you think you will do right after the war?
15A.2
What kind of work do you think you will do right after the war?

74 Questions

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