Declining Interest in Military Service: Quantitative Observations

Abstract

Recent years have seen a decline in propensity for military service, particularly among young African-American men. The Defense Department conducted focus groups with young men, and parents of young men, which identified numerous factors that might explain the decline in propensity. Historical quantitative data from the Youth Attitude Tracking Study and other sources provide an indication of the prevalence of various factors in the youth and parental population, of differences between African-Americans and whites, and of recent trends in those factors. These data are examined to determine to what degree they account for either the recent decline in propensity or for differences in interest in military service between African-Americans and their white counterparts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363990

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  • Anita Lancaster
  • Jerry Lehnus

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  • Defense Manpower Data Center

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  • African Americans
  • Civilian Population
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  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Observation
  • Peacekeeping
  • Perception
  • Recruiting
  • Statistics

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