S72: USO Clubs

To find out the attitudes of enlisted men who use USO facilities toward the USO so that the USO can make improvements and help the soldier in so far as it is possible.

Questionnaire

Date

Jul '43

Original Size

8,426

Location

US

Sample Description

The study includes the following samples:

a. 6,512 white enlisted men attending white enlisted men's clubs

b. 393 Negro unlisted men attending Negro enlisted men's clubs

c. 107 WAC enlisted personnel attending white enlisted men's clubs

d. 1,343 white enlisted men attending community sponsored white clubs

e. 71 Negro enlisted men attending community sponsored Negro clubs

Sample Method

See Planning Survey II for standard operating procedure.

Location Details

Devens, MA

Edwards, MA

Mitchel Field, NY

Ft. Niagara, NY

Ft. Slocum, NY

Pine Camp, NY

Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA

Joyce Kilmer, NJ

Ft. George G. Meade, MD

Butner, NC

Ft. Belvoir, VA

Lee, VA

Ft. Knox, KY

Scott Field, IL

Ft. Sheridan, IL

Camp Blanding, FL

Drew Field, FL

McClellan, AL

Ft. McPherson, GA

Ft. Benning, GA

Air Base, TN

Shelby, MS

Harbor Defenses, SC

Jackson, SC

Smyrna Air Base, TN

Forrest, TN

Ft. Des Moines, IA

Ft. Sill, OK

Ft. Riley, KS

Aeronaut Schools, MO

Jefferson Barracks, MO

Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

Claiborne, LA

Polk, LA

New Orleans, LA

Barkeley, TX

Camp Swift, TX

Ellington Field, TX

Wallace, TX

Maxey, TX

Sheppard Field, TX

Carson, CO

Lowry Field, CO

Gowen Field, ID

Ft. Harrison, MT

Ft. Douglas, UT

Roberts, CA

Haan Field, CA

March Field, CA

Hamilton, CA

Adair, OR

Paine Field, WA

Lewis, WA

Air Base, Valdosta, GA

Ft. McArthur, CA

Study Analysts

Ashley Weeks

Reports

B-64 Soldier Opinion about USO Clubs

B-78 Soldier Opinion about USO Clubs

Notes

This study was administered by NORC in cooperation with USO following instructions set up by the Research Branch, I&E Division.

Nara Catalog

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1
Since you have been at your present camp or station, about how often do you go to a USO club in a town or city near your camp?
2
About how many miles is it from your outfit to this USO club? (Put down your best guess.)
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How did you get from camp to town today?
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How did you get from camp to town today?
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How did you get from camp to town today?
4
About how long did it take you to get from your outfit to this USO club today? (Count the time you spent waiting as well as the time you spent actually traveling.)
5
Counting this visit, about how many times in the past 30 days have you been to this USO club?
6
About how many times in the past 30 days have you been to other USO clubs in this town and other towns right around your camp?
7
About how many times in the past 30 days have you been to other USO clubs besides those in towns right around your camp?
9
On what day, before today, were you last at this club?
10
When you came to this club the last time (the time before this visit), did you have something special in mind you wanted to do here?
15
Is this USO club crowded on Saturdays and Sundays?
16
Is this USO club crowded on other days of the week?