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Author: Heisey, Jane G.
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1. Laurence, Janice H.
Heisey, Jane G.
Means, Barbara
Waters, Brian K.
Demographic Comparison of Low-Aptitude Military and Nonmilitary Youth
Working Paper, Human Resources Research Organization, Alexandria, VA, 1985
Cohort(s): NLSY79, Young Men
Publisher: Human Resources Research Organization
Keyword(s): Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Military Service; Research Methodology

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The characteristics of low-aptitude male military recruits from Project 100,000 and the ASVAB misnorming periods were compared with corresponding civilian low-aptitude groups from the 1966 and 1979 National Longitudinal Surveys. Project 100,000 data were compared to unweighted data from NLS '66 and ASVAB misnorming data were compared to unweighted NLS '79 data in terms of aptitude subcategory, year of birth, race, education, geographic region, and income. These analyses were undertaken to develop appropriate civilian comparison groups for the military low-aptitude samples so that the impact of military service on the post-service lives of low-aptitude personnel might be studied. Results showed that Project 100,000 men differed from the NLS '66 sample mostly in terms of race and education. ASVAB misnorming and NLS '79 men differed in terms of education as well. The results of these analyses led to the estimation of sampling weights for the civilian low-aptitude groups to facilitate later analyses of economic variables.
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Laurence, Janice H., Jane G. Heisey, Barbara Means and Brian K. Waters. "Demographic Comparison of Low-Aptitude Military and Nonmilitary Youth." Working Paper, Human Resources Research Organization, Alexandria, VA, 1985.