ADOPTION OF PUBLIC FALLOUT SHELTERS: A 1966 NATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

The purpose of the report was to analyze the public's progress in adopting the idea of using public fallout shelters in the event of a nuclear attack. The analytical framework used to guide the analytical framework used to guide the analysis was that if individual adoption behavior. The individual adoption process was divided into five stages: Unaware, Aware, Information, Evaluation and Adoption. The adoption process was operationalized by a series of questions designed to determine the extent to which individuals had adopted the idea of using public fallout shelters in case of nuclear attack.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634998

Entities

People

  • George M. Beal
  • Gerald El Klonglan
  • Joe M. Bohlen
  • Walter Coward Jr

Organizations

  • Iowa State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • California
  • Civil Defense
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economics
  • Emergencies
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Families (Human)
  • Management Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Shelters
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design