THE FALLOUT PROTECTION BOOKLET: I. A REPORT OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD AND INFORMATION ABOUT CIVIL DEFENSE

Abstract

A study was made of the impact of the 'Fallout Protection' booklet which was published by OCD in December of 1961. While collecting data specific to that objective, other useful information relevant to public information about and attitudes toward civil defense was collected. In this report are presented data on the accuracy of public knowledge about nuclear attack and civil defense, the favorability of public attitudes toward civil defense measures, public perceptions of the threat of nuclear war and the personal dangers represented by nuclear attack, the relative effectiveness of various shelter inducement inducement agents, and the level of public exposure to shelter information. Analyses of attitudinal and demographic correlates of shelter knowledge, belief, and plans are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404511

Entities

People

  • Dan Costley
  • David K. Berlo
  • Erwin P. Bettinghaus
  • Robert Van

Organizations

  • Michigan State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Age Groups
  • Blast
  • Civil Defense
  • Education
  • Explosions
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Newspapers
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Sickness
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • United States
  • Water Supplies

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.