An Analysis of Anthropometric Differences Among Occupational Groups in the U.S. Army.

Abstract

This report addresses the design relevance of anthropometric differences among occupation groups in the U.S. Army. The analysis is based upon the examination of 15 body dimensions of Army enlisted men and women within 10 broadly defined occupation groups (Career Management Fields or CMFs). The membership of each occupation group comprises unique age, race, and sex proportions. Statistical analyses (ANOVA) show that observed differences among CMFs were most strongly associated with these demographic proportions. Still, observable anthropometric differences among groups were very small. Clothing and equipment designs would have to be extremely sensitive to be influences by these differences. These findings suggest that the anthropometric relationships among CMFs may change as the demographic proportions of the Army population change. Thus, it appears that clothing and equipment designers should be more concerned with the impact of anthropometric differences due to race and sex than to the differences among occupation groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA292326

Entities

People

  • Claire C. Gordon
  • Elizabeth A. Carson
  • Thomas M. Greiner

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Distribution
  • Air Defense
  • Anthropology
  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Clothing
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Information Science
  • Minority Groups
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • United States

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