1986 Proteus Survey: Technical Manual and Codebook

Abstract

The 1986 Proteus Survey conducted by the United States Military Academy (USMA) is part of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) continuing research on officer careers. In 1987, the Proteus Survey was administered by ARI. In 1988, Proteus surveys were reviewed and expanded and became the Longitudinal Research on Officer Careers (LROC) survey. Data for this survey have been collected annually since 1988. For the 1986 Proteus Survey, approximately 6,000 surveys were mailed to officers commissioned 1980-1985. Completed surveys were received from 3,220 officers. This report describes the 1986 Proteus Survey and database. It includes a complete codebook with frequencies and descriptive statistics for each of the 168 questions. The 1986 and 1987 Proteus databases and the LROC databases provide the necessary data to track factors that influence officer career decisions and behavior. These databases also provide a basis for evaluating the effects of policy changes and events on officers' attitudes and behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253746

Entities

People

  • Beverly C. Harris
  • Kathryn Wochinger

Organizations

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

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Military Vehicles
  • Army Personnel
  • Databases
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Information Science
  • Military Organizations
  • Minority Groups
  • New York
  • Professional Development
  • Reserve Officer Training Corps
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy

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  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.