Results of the Navy Quality of Life Survey

Abstract

The 2002 Navy Quality of Life (QOL) Survey was designed to: (1) determine Sailors' overall satisfaction with QOL in the Navy and with specific professional and personal domains, (2) compare results with those of 1999, and (3) examine the relationship between QOL and Sailors' continuance plans. A Navy-side random, stratified sample was drawn. Data were weighted to ensure that results would accurately generalize to the Navy population. The survey results indicated that a majority of enlisted were satisfied in all QOL domains except Shipboard Life and Standard of Living/Income. A majority of officers were satisfied in all QOL domains. Enlisted and officers were notably more satisfied in 2002 than in 1999 regarding overall QOL and the Shipboard Life, Standard of Living/Income, and Leisure and Recreation domains. For enlisted and officer non-careerists (Sailors with 10 or fewer years of Navy service), continuance plans were most highly correlated with satisfaction with military life (vs. other measures of QOL). Satisfaction with military life was, in turn, most highly correlated with shipboard life.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434164

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  • Gerry L. Wilcove

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