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Profile of American Youth: 1980 Nationwide Administration of the ASVAB Report, U.S. Department of Defense, 1982 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense Keyword(s): Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Job Training; Military Recruitment; Profile of American Youth; Tests and Testing In order to assess the vocational aptitudes of American youth, a national probability sample of approximately 12,000 young men and women, selected from participants in the NLSY, were administered the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), an instrument used by the Military Services to determine eligibility for enlistment and qualification for assignment to specific military jobs. Sponsored by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Military Services, in cooperation with the Department of Labor, this 1980 study tested young people representative of all youth in the United States, ages 16-23 years old. Analyses focused upon young people ages 18-23 at the time of ASVAB testing. |
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Department of Defense. "Profile of American Youth: 1980 Nationwide Administration of the ASVAB." Report, U.S. Department of Defense, 1982. |