Soldier (E1-E4) Quality of Life at Fort Hood: 1975-77

Abstract

In response to requests from the Secretary of the General Staff for the Commanding General of III Corps and Fort Hood, the Army Research Institute Field Unit at Fort Hood developed and administered a 'Quality of Life' questionnaire in the fall of 1975 to a sample of soldiers drawn from the various units located at Fort Hood. The questionnaire primarily consisted of questions calling for ratings of soldier satisfaction with various aspects of living, working, and training at Fort Hood. The results indicated that, generally speaking, the quality of life for lower-ranking enlisted men at Fort Hood remained about the same during the 1975-1977 time frame; that the few ethnic differences that appeared indicated that blacks were somewhat more satisfied with the Army than were whites or other ethnic groups; and that the areas most predictive of intent to make a career of the Army were: job satisfaction, satisfaction with off-duty on-post activities, degree of harassment, and the challenge of training activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA127195

Entities

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  • Edwin. R. Smootz
  • Jean Jones

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  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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  • Human Systems

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  • Data Science
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health Services
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  • Instructors
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Native Americans
  • Personnel Management
  • Quality Of Life
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Surveys

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