National Perspectives on Civil Defense: 1978--Credibility and Acceptance.

Abstract

In this preliminary assessment of credibility and acceptance issues as they bear on crisis relocation planning, the results of the late 1978 national survey form the major body of data on the basis of which the assessment is performed. This national probability sample included 1,620 Americans of 18 years of age and over and was conducted in the 48 contiguous states of the Union. The study defines credibility problems along four dimensions: credibility of threat, credibility of response (response effectiveness), credibility that the response (CRP) would be actually put to use (use credibility), and spin-off credibility (the potential payoff of such programs as CRP for other emergencies or activities).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070724

Entities

People

  • Jiri Nehnevajsa

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Civil Defense
  • Defense Systems
  • Disasters
  • Education
  • Emergencies
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Families (Human)
  • Hazards
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design