Anthropometry of Women of the U.S. Army -- 1977. Report Number 2. The Basic Univariate Statistics
Abstract
This report, the second in a series, summarizes the univariate statistics obtained in an anthropometric survey of women in the U.S. Army conducted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort McClellan, Alabama; Walter Reed Medical Center, the District of Columbia; and Fort Jackson, South Carolina, during the winter of 1976-1977. This survey, carried out to satisfy the need by the U.S. Army for up-to-date data on the body sizes and strength capabilities of the women who now constitute a substantial portion of its personnel, represents the first major anthropometric survey of Army women since 1946. Data for 69 body size measurements were obtained on a sample of 1,331 women who covered wide ranges of age, rank, and military assignment. Additional data were obtained on subseries of between 200 and 300 women for: (a) other standard body size measurements, (b) workspace measurements, (c) head and face measurements, and (d) static strength measurements. Summary statistics and frequency distributions are given here for all these measurements, plus age. Full descriptions of the measurement techniques and the design and conduct of the survey have already appeared in the first of this series of reports. Brief definitions, illustrations of measurements, and outlines of the computational and statistical procedures used in preparing this report are included here.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA044806
Entities
People
- Edmund Churchill
- John T. Mcconville
- Robert M. White
- Thomas Churchill