Nonresponse in a Mail Survey of Naval Personnel

Abstract

To determine the attitudes and opinions of Naval personnel in regard to career incentives, retention, education, conditions of Navy life, etc., an annual mail survey is conducted. The fact that response is voluntary introduces a risk of bias in the results due to nonresponse. The study examines data consisting of demographic variables on the enlisted personnel participating in the 1969 Navy Personnel Survey to determine if differences exist between those who responses to the survey and whose who did not. Additionally, the premise that the more successful Navy men respond with a greater frequency than those who are less successful is analyzed. An empirical classification scheme for determination of success using certain demographic variables is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733192

Entities

People

  • Ernest F. Gale Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

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  • Agricultural Economics
  • Applied Psychology
  • Classification
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Frequency
  • Motivation
  • Naval Personnel
  • North Carolina
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • United States

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