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S35 : QUESTIONNAIRE S35 : FINAL FIELD FORM & FORM A (COMBINED)

S35: Trend Study and Special Services Facilities

a. To collect data on men's attitudes toward the Army, specifically, in the following areas:

  1. Job assignment and satisfaction
  2. Technical school training
  3. Army training - general
  4. Branch preference
  5. Desire for combat
  6. Longevity
  7. Fighting ability of U.S., Allies, and Enemies
  8. AWOL'S
  9. Noncoms
  10. WAAC

b. In addition, data was collected for the use of the Special Services Division on the following items:

  1. Post Exchange
  2. Day rooms
  3. Sports and physical training
  4. Leisure time activities
  5. Preference in music

c. Also, statistics was collected on the amount and kinds of clothing purchased in the period of two months prior to this study.

Questionnaire

Date

Jan '43

Original Size

4,296

Location

US

Alternate Title

Leisure-time Activities

Sample Description

A cross section of 4,296 white enlisted men from 5 AGF add ASF installations and 3 AAF Installations. The sample is representative of divisional and non-divisional troops in AGF, Station Complement and other ASF troops, RTC men, and Air Squadrons, Technical School Squadrons and Housekeeping troops in AAF

Sample Method

Form S-35A differs from S-35 in the following way: Q.35 is broken up into parts A & B in S-35; Q.36 has check list in S-35 but is open ended in A form. The last item of Q.48 (day of week) is omitted in S-35A.

Location Details

Camp Blanding, FL

Buckley Field, CO

Camp Campbell, KY

Camp Carson, CO

Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

McDill Field, FL

Randolph Field, TX

Camp Robinson, AR

Field Personnel

Douglas Waples

Lyle Spencer

Leland C. DeVinney

William McPeak

Donald Griffin

William W. Reeder

Robin Williams, Jr.

Frederick Mosteller

Paul D. Guernsey

Frederick W. Swift

Richard L. Hull

John Clausen

Study Analysts

John Clausen
Jack Elinson
Marion Harper
George Hausknecht
Rita Hausknecht
Abram Jaffe
Dean Manheimer
Frederick D. Sheffield
Edward Suchman
Ashley Weeks

Reports

B-4 Attitudes of Enlisted Men toward the WAAC

B-11 Is Technical Training Utilized

B-14 Attitudes of Enlisted Men toward AAF, ASF, and AGF Branches

B-18 Use of the Post Exchange

B-19 Opinions of Enlisted Men regarding Athletic Equipment and Programs

B-20 Day rooms and day room equipment

B-22 Enlisted Men's Preferences in Music

B-26 Leisure Time Activities and Preferences of Enlisted Men

B-30 Articles of Clothing Purchased by White Enlisted Men

B-31 Enlisted Men's Preferences in Music

B-39 Attitude toward Job Assignment in the Air Corps

C-3 485 men in the 12th Armored Division Stationed at Camp Campbell, Tennessee

C-4 449 men in the 89th Division stationed at Camp Carson, Colorado

C-5 Buckley Field, Colorado

C-6 Randolph Field, Texas

C-7 MacDill Field, Florida

C-11 Attitudes of Enlisted Men in the B.I.R.T.C. (Camp Robinson, Arkansas)

Monthly Progress Report, Section 10, April 1943 Leisure-Time Activities and Preferences of Enlisted Men in the United States

Monthly Progress Report, Section 10, May 1943 Job Satisfaction in the Army

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165 Questions

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1
How old were you on your last birthday?
No code or no data
0% (6)
19 years or younger
4% (183)
20 to 24 years
46% (1,970)
25 to 29 years
22% (962)
30 to 34 years
13% (547)
35 to 37 years
5% (203)
38 and over
9% (401)
No answer
1% (24)
2
How far did you go in school?
No code or no data
0% (5)
Less than 6th grade
8% (340)
Finished 7th grade
9% (385)
Finished 8th grade
18% (770)
Some high school or trade school
25% (1,077)
Graduated from high school
26% (1,129)
Some college but did not finish
10% (444)
Graduated from college
3% (120)
No answer
1% (26)
3
How did you go into the Army?
No code or no data
0% (5)
Drafted through Selective Service
72% (3,106)
Volunteer through Selective Service
11% (466)
Volunteer in the Regular Army
15% (663)
Member of the National Guard
1% (37)
No answer
0% (19)
4
In what state of the United States did you spend most of the past five years of your civilian life? E. Section:
South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
10% (444)
No answer
4% (174)
New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
5% (206)
Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
22% (957)
East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
20% (858)
West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
12% (516)
East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
6% (243)
West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
12% (507)
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
4% (153)
Pacific California, Oregon, Washington
5% (197)
Foreign - U.S. Possession
0% (1)
Foreign - not U.S. Possession
0% 0
U.S. - state not specified
1% (40)
5
Where did you live for most of the past five years before you entered the Army?
No code or no data
0% (5)
On a farm or in the country
26% (1,099)
In a town with fewer than 2,500 people
12% (525)
In a city between 2,500 and 25,000 people
16% (684)
In a city between 25,000 and 100,000 people
15% (642)
In a city with more than 100,000 people
31% (1,317)
No answer
1% (24)
6
What is your rank or grade?
No code or no data
0% (5)
Private or Private First Class
75% (3,205)
Corporal or Technician 5th Grade
12% (497)
Sergeant any grade or Technician 3rd or 4th Grade
13% (575)
No answer
0% (14)
7
How long have you been in the Army? E. If you have served previously in the Army, put down the length of time since you entered this last time. If you were a national guardsman, give the length of time since your outfit entered the Army.
No code or no data
0% (5)
3 months or less
26% (1,119)
More than 3 months up to 6 months
27% (1,145)
More than 6 months up to a year
26% (1,133)
Over a year
20% (880)
No answer
0% (14)
8
Are you:
No code or no data
0% (6)
Single
66% (2,836)
Married
29% (1,234)
Widowed or divorced
3% (142)
Separated
1% (60)
No answer
0% (18)
9A
If you are married, how long have you been married?
No code or no data
0% (5)
Less than one month
0% (2)
One month up to, but not including, two months
1% (32)
Two months up to, but not including, three months
1% (32)
Three months up to, but not including, six months
3% (109)
Six months up to, but not including, one year
6% (261)
One year up to, but not including, one year and two months
2% (86)
One year and two months up to, but not including, two years
5% (233)
Two years up to, but not including, two years and four months
2% (82)
Two years, four months and over
9% (401)
Marital status unknown
0% (13)
Not married
69% (2,975)
No answer, although married
2% (65)
9B
Were you married before or after entering the Army?
No code or no data
0% (6)
Before entering the Army
22% (947)
After entering the Army
8% (336)
Not married
69% (2,974)
No answer
1% (33)
10
If you are married, how many children do you have?
No code or no data
0% (6)
One
7% (284)
Two
2% (82)
Three or more
1% (37)
None
22% (941)
Not married
68% (2,905)
No answer
1% (41)
11B
How long have you had this job?
No code or no data
0% (10)
Less than one month
12% (530)
One month up to, but not including, three months
29% (1,255)
Three months up to, but not including, six months
26% (1,127)
Six months up to, but not including, one year
15% (642)
One year or over
9% (395)
No answer
8% (337)
11A
Type of duty:
Undesignated, no code or no data
8% (340)
Combat
10% (432)
Non-combat
52% (2,223)
Basic
29% (1,238)
Combat and technical
1% (63)
12A
Do you spend most of your working time on your main job or assignment?
No code or no data
0% (6)
No
13% (559)
Yes
76% (3,262)
No answer
11% (469)
13
Do you feel that everything possible has been done to place you in the Army job where you best fit?
No code or no data
0% (6)
Yes
44% (1,886)
No
33% (1,413)
Undecided
17% (734)
No answer
6% (257)
14A
Were you given a chance to choose your Army job? Q.14b. If you had a chance to choose your Army job, did you get the job you chose?
No code or no data
0% (5)
Had a chance to choose but didn't get the job I choose
34% (1,443)
Had a chance to choose and got the job I choose
29% (1,248)
Had a chance to choose and no answer to Q.14b
1% (63)
Did not get a chance to choose
30% (1,275)
No answer
6% (262)
15
Do you think your abilities and previous experience fit you better for some other job or assignment?
No code or no data
0% (7)
Yes, I would fit better in a different job
42% (1,786)
No, I am best fitted for my present job
46% (1,994)
No answer
12% (509)
16
Would you transfer to some other job if given a chance?
No code or no data
0% (5)
Yes
49% (2,121)
No
27% (1,161)
Undecided
16% (706)
No answer
7% (303)
17
Do you think your present Army job gives you a fair chance of promotion?
No code or no data
0% (5)
Yes
51% (2,202)
No
28% (1,214)
Don't know
18% (779)
No answer
2% (96)
18
How well satisfied are you about being in your present Army job instead of some other job?
No code or no data
0% (6)
Very satisfied
17% (728)
Satisfied
34% (1,448)
It does not make any difference to me
17% (731)
Dissatisfied
20% (851)
Very dissatisfied
10% (426)
No answer
2% (106)

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