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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?
No answer
0% (6)
Private
27% (535)
Private 1st class
32% (628)
Technician 5th Grade
7% (138)
Corporal
16% (315)
Technician 4th Grade
2% (46)
Buck Sergeant
7% (131)
Technician 3rd Grade
1% (10)
Staff Sergeant
5% (98)
Tech. Sergeant
2% (31)
Master Sergeant or 1st Sergeant
1% (27)
2
How old were you on your last birthday?
No answer
1% (24)
18 years or younger
14% (272)
19 years
13% (259)
20 years
8% (161)
21 years
7% (138)
22 years
6% (114)
23 years
7% (136)
24 years
6% (110)
25 years
5% (100)
26 years thru 29 years
14% (278)
30 years thru 34 years
12% (244)
35 years and older
7% (129)
3
Are you single, married, divorced or separated or widowed? F. If married: Q.4. Were you married before or after entering the Army?
No answer
0% (3)
Single
60% (1,181)
Married
0% 0
Divorced or separated
1% (27)
Widowed
0% (5)
Married before entering the Army
28% (560)
Married after entering the Army
10% (189)
Married - no indication when
0% 0
5
How many children do you have?
No answer
0% (6)
I'm not married
60% (1,181)
Have no children
19% (370)
Have one child
13% (261)
Have two children
5% (95)
Have three or more children
3% (52)
6
How far did you go in school?
No answer
0% (6)
Less than 6th grade
2% (33)
Finished 6th grade
2% (37)
Finished 7th grade
4% (71)
Finished 8th grade
9% (183)
Some high school but did not finish
26% (514)
Graduated from high school
37% (727)
Some college but did not finish
17% (333)
Graduated from college
3% (61)
7
How many years was it between the time you left full-time school and the time you came into the Army?
No answer
1% (16)
I came into the Army right out of school
16% (305)
1 year or less
15% (304)
Over 1 year up to 2 years
13% (249)
Over 2 years up to 3 years
9% (172)
Over 3 years up to 4 years
6% (124)
Over 4 years up to 5 years
5% (93)
Over 5 years
36% (702)
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.
No answer
0% (4)
3 months or less
0% (2)
Over 3 months up to 6 months
3% (68)
Over 6 months up to 9 months
20% (389)
Over 9 months up to 1 year
16% (324)
Over 1 year up to 2 years
31% (614)
Over 2 years up to 3 years
18% (344)
Over 3 years up to 4 years
8% (151)
Over 4 years
4% (69)
9
How did you come into the Army?
No answer
0% (3)
I was drafted
70% (1,382)
I volunteered after Pearl Harbor
12% (241)
I volunteered before Pearl Harbor
5% (106)
I was in the National Guard
1% (26)
I was in the E.R.C. (Enlisted Reserve)
11% (207)
10
Where were you living just before you came into the Army?
No answer
0% (2)
On a farm
13% (254)
In the country but not on a farm
5% (103)
In a village with fewer than 2,500 people
9% (180)
In a small city with between 2,500 and 25,000 people
21% (416)
In a city with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
16% (324)
In a large city with more than 100,000 people
35% (686)
11
How long had you been living there before you entered the Army?
No answer
0% (3)
One year or less
6% (112)
Over one year up to two years
7% (132)
Over two years up to three years
5% (103)
Over three years up to five years
6% (121)
Over five years
76% (1,494)
12
What branch of the Army are you in now?
Engineers
10% (189)
Field Artillery
5% (90)
Quartermaster Corps
4% (86)
Infantry
25% (487)
Medical Department
6% (116)
Armored Force
0% (2)
Signal Corps
0% (2)
Coast Artillery
0% 0
Anti-aircraft
0% (1)
Air Corps
36% (707)
Transportation Corps
0% (2)
Ordnance Department
6% (125)
Chemical Warfare Service
5% (97)
Military Police
0% (2)
Tank destroyer
0% (1)
Other
3% (58)
13
Which of the following were you doing just before you came into the Army?
No answer
0% (7)
Working full-time for the government (federal, state, city, etc.)
11% (210)
Working full-time for a relative (father, uncle, etc.)
7% (140)
Working full-time for some other employer (company, person, etc.)
58% (1,146)
Working full-time for myself
6% (113)
Going to full-time school
15% (287)
Something else
1% (11)
Part-time work and full-time school (where work was important to future job plans)
1% (19)
Unemployed
0% (4)
CCC or W.P.A.
0% (2)
Own business of full-time job (own shop or farm)
1% (10)
Regular Army
1% (16)
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")
No answer
2% (41)
Professional (i.e., doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, engineers, teachers, etc.)
2% (39)
Semi-professionals (aviators, commercial artists, draftsmen, photographers, entertainers, etc.)
2% (39)
Service occupations (cooks, waiters, barbers, guards, policemen, etc.)
3% (66)
Agriculture
8% (152)
Skilled occupations (toolmakers, carpenters, plumbers, painters, etc.)
20% (402)
Semi-skilled occupations (most factory machine operators, truck drivers)
22% (437)
Unskilled occupations (laborers, including factory workers whose job is not specified)
6% (118)
Managers and officials (higher type with supervisory capacity)
2% (31)
Merchants, shopkeepers, tradesmen, etc. (own business)
1% (18)
Clerical
11% (210)
Salespersons (including managers of small chain stores)
6% (123)
Miscellaneous unclassifiable (includes student)
15% (289)
14B
About how long did you do this kind of work, either on this job or other jobs?
No answer
17% (337)
Less than 6 months
6% (115)
6 months up to and including 1 year
17% (334)
Over 1 year up to and including 3 years
28% (557)
Over 3 years up to and including 5 years
14% (266)
Over 5 years up to and including 10 years
12% (227)
Over 10 years
7% (129)
14C
On the average how much pay were you earning per week in this job?
No answer
18% (351)
$15 or less
4% (73)
$16 to $20
5% (89)
$21 to $25
8% (160)
$26 to $35
15% (291)
$36 to $50
24% (480)
$51 to $74
17% (341)
$75 and over
9% (180)
15B
Did you do this kind of work before you entered the Army? (If yes, for how long?)
No answer
23% (454)
Less than 6 months
2% (40)
6 months up to and including 1 year
8% (165)
Over 1 year up to and including 3 years
20% (399)
Over 3 years up to and including 5 years
13% (251)
Over 5 years up to and including 10 years
11% (209)
Over 10 years
6% (127)
"Yes" checked but no time given
2% (38)
No, I never did this kind of work
10% (189)
No, but I'm learning (or have learned) this kind of work in the Army
5% (93)
15C
How much do you expect to earn in the work you plan to do right after you leave the Army?
No answer
20% (391)
Under $15 a week
0% (7)
$15 - $24 a week
2% (43)
$25 - $34 a week
7% (135)
$35 - $44 a week
15% (297)
$45 - $59 a week
17% (325)
$60 - $74 a week
9% (168)
$75 - $99 a week
5% (92)
$100 a week and over
5% (91)
I don't have any idea
21% (416)
15A1
Comparison with pre-army work:
No answer
2% (31)
Same type of work
39% (773)
Different type of work
12% (241)
Own business (or farm) new or different
6% (111)
Same or different type of work
4% (77)
Own business or work for an employer
2% (36)
Two alternatives, both different from former
1% (18)
Same type of work - maybe
10% (202)
Different type of work - maybe
13% (254)
Own business - maybe
5% (93)
Undecided - no plans
2% (42)
Own business in same general line of work
4% (87)
15A.1
What kind of work do you think you will do right after the war?
School
20% (395)
Not chosen
80% (1,570)
15A.2
What kind of work do you think you will do right after the war?
Army
2% (30)
Not chosen
98% (1,935)

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