S203: Stars and Stripes, Warweek, and Army Talks

Determine preferences for materials in Stars and Stripes, Tomorrow, Warweek and Army Talks, to provide information for further planning of the policies of these publications.

Questionnaire

Date

Jan '45

Original Size

2,420

Location

ETO

Theater ID

ES55A, ES55B

Alternate Title

Attitudes toward I and E publications

Sample Description

2419 men interviewed

Reports

ETO-70 Soldier Opinion of the Stars and Stripes

ETO-72 Preliminary Data on Survey of Soldier Opinion of Army Talks

ETO-76 Soldier Opinion of Warweek

ETO-77 Soldier Opinion of Tomorrow

Nara Catalog

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Part 1

1.1
What is your Army rank or grade?
No code or no data
1% (7)
Private or Private First Class
49% (602)
Corporal or Technician 5th Grade
15% (187)
Sergeant or Technician 4th Grade
18% (221)
Staff Sergeant or Technician 3rd Grade
12% (143)
Technical Sergeant, Master Sergeant, or 1st Sergeant
5% (66)
No answer
0% (3)
2.1
How long have you been overseas?
No code or no data
0% (1)
3 months or less
8% (103)
Over 3 months up to 6 months
24% (295)
Over 6 months up to 1 year
26% (315)
Over 1 year up to 18 months
23% (286)
Over 18 months up to 2 years
8% (94)
Over 2 years
11% (130)
No answer
0% (5)
3.1
How old were you on your last birthday?
No code or no data
0% (1)
18 years or younger
2% (21)
19
8% (96)
20
10% (125)
21
10% (120)
22
10% (119)
23
7% (90)
24
7% (87)
25
7% (82)
26-29
18% (222)
30-34
15% (182)
35 and over
6% (71)
No answer
1% (13)
4.1
How far did you go in school?
No code or no data
0% (1)
Less than 6th grade
2% (22)
Finished 6th grade
3% (32)
Finished 7th grade
4% (55)
Finished 8th grade
11% (138)
Some high school but did not finish
28% (348)
Graduated from high school
32% (391)
Some college but did not finish
16% (200)
Graduated from college
3% (37)
No answer
0% (5)
5.1
During the last few weeks about how often did you get to read the daily issue of "The Stars and Stripes"?
No code or no data
0% (3)
Usually every day
73% (899)
About 3 or 4 times a week
19% (234)
About 1 or 2 times a week
6% (78)
Seldom or never
1% (9)
No answer
0% (6)
6A
The cartoon in "The Stars and Stripes" that I like best is:
No answer
4% (50)
Hubert
19% (239)
Up front with Mauldin
58% (713)
Private Breger
18% (227)
6B
The cartoon that I like least is:
No code or no data
0% (1)
Hubert
35% (428)
Up front with Mauldin
15% (187)
Private Breger
35% (430)
No answer
15% (183)
7A
Which one of these two features do you like better?
No code or no data
0% (3)
"The 'B' Bag - Blow It Out Here"
65% (803)
The Picture Editorial
31% (375)
No answer
4% (48)
7B
Which one of the following two features do you like better?
No code or no data
0% (1)
The Picture Editorial
38% (471)
"Somewhere in Europe"
57% (696)
No answer
5% (61)
7C
Which one of the following two features do you like better?
No code or no data
0% (1)
"Somewhere in Europe"
37% (451)
"The 'B' Bag - Blow It Out Here"
58% (710)
No answer
5% (67)
8.1
About how often, when you do read "The Stars and Stripes", do you read the picture editorials?
No answer
2% (26)
Read it every time I read the paper
45% (559)
Read it most of the times I read the paper
27% (326)
Read it about half of the time
11% (140)
Just read it once in a while
13% (161)
Seldom or never read it
1% (17)
9A1
War news: Pacific?
No code or no data
0% (1)
Gets too much space now
6% (69)
Gets about the right amount of space now
62% (765)
Should get more space
21% (253)
Undecided
6% (73)
No answer
6% (68)
9A10
Cartoons (Breger, Mauldin, Hubert, etc.)?
No code or no data
0% (1)
Gets too much space now
4% (46)
Gets about the right amount of space now
66% (811)
Should get more space
21% (259)
Undecided
3% (32)
No answer
7% (80)
9A2
War news: the Russian front?
No answer
5% (59)
Gets too much space now
3% (36)
Gets about the right amount of space now
66% (807)
Should get more space
23% (278)
Undecided
4% (49)
9A3
War news: ETO front?
No code or no data
0% (1)
Gets too much space now
6% (71)
Gets about the right amount of space now
62% (765)
Should get more space
21% (262)
Undecided
3% (42)
No answer
7% (88)
9A4
News about particular outfits in ETO?
No answer
7% (86)
Gets too much space now
20% (249)
Gets about the right amount of space now
34% (420)
Should get more space
31% (375)
Undecided
8% (99)
9A5
Special stories about things that happen in the ETO?
No code or no data
0% (1)
Gets too much space now
18% (226)
Gets about the right amount of space now
47% (583)
Should get more space
18% (216)
Undecided
9% (113)
No answer
7% (90)
9A6
U.S. news: the home front?
No answer
6% (75)
Gets too much space now
6% (71)
Gets about the right amount of space now
35% (428)
Should get more space
49% (601)
Undecided
4% (54)
9A7
Sports news?
No code or no data
0% (2)
Gets too much space now
32% (393)
Gets about the right amount of space now
45% (548)
Should get more space
11% (132)
Undecided
6% (70)
No answer
7% (84)
9A8
News of other countries?
No code or no data
0% (1)
Gets too much space now
19% (239)
Gets about the right amount of space now
51% (624)
Should get more space
7% (91)
Undecided
14% (176)
No answer
8% (98)