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1.	Eitelberg, Mark J. Laurence, Janice H. Waters, Brian K. Sellman, Wayne S.
1.	Subpopulation Analyses of Current Youth Aptitudes Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Military Testing Association 2 (1981): 1618-1626. Also: http://www.dtic.mil/srch/doc?collection=t3&id=ADP001426 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Education; Gender Differences; Geographical Variation; Profile of American Youth; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Test Scores/Test theory/IRT Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper describes the subpopulation analyses that will appear in a forthcoming report on the Profile of American Youth. In 1980, the Department of Defense and the Military Services, in cooperation with the Department of Labor, sponsored a large-scale research project 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 National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of Youth Labor Force Behavior, were administered the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The results will be analyzed to identify subgroup differences in test performance. The subgroup variables selected for analysis are age, sex, race/ethnicity, level of education, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. Subgroup comparisons will be made on the basis of Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores, ASVAB composite scores, and an estimate of reading ability. The ASVAB scores will also be used to estimate the numbers and percent of 1980 youth population subgroups eligible for military enlistment, based on 1981 Service aptitude standards.
	Bibliography Citation Eitelberg, Mark J., Janice H. Laurence, Brian K. Waters and Wayne S. Sellman. "Subpopulation Analyses of Current Youth Aptitudes." Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Military Testing Association 2 (1981): 1618-1626.

2.	Laurence, Janice H. Heisey, Jane G. Means, Barbara Waters, Brian K.
2.	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 Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. 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.
	Bibliography Citation 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.

3.	Laurence, Janice H. Ramsberger, Peter F. Gribben, Monica A.
3.	Effects of Military Experience on the Post-Service Lives of Low-Aptitude Recruits: Project 100,000 and the ASVAB Misnorming In: Low-Aptitude Men and the Military: Who Profits, Who Pays? New York, NY: Praeger, 1991 Cohort(s): NLSY79, Young Men Publisher: Praeger Publishers Keyword(s): Aptitude; Military Service; Veterans Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Though considerable research has been devoted to ascertaining the military performance of low aptitude recruits, there is a lack of documentation of the effects of military experience on those with low cognitive ability. Therefore, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense funded a study of low aptitude military veterans to determine the long-term effects of military service. More specifically, the Veterans' Life Experiences Study (VETLIFE) was conducted by the Human Resources Research Organization with the assistance of the National Opinion Research Center. Surveys with content based upon the 1966 NLS of Young Men and the 1979 NLSY were administered from October 1986 through December 1987 to samples of low aptitude military veterans who were previously participants of the 1966-1971 Project 100,000 or entered service erroneously as part of the 1976-1980 "misnorming" of the enlistment test. To serve as a baseline for comparisons, samples of nonveterans were drawn from the preexisting 1966 and 1979 base years of the NLS. The NLS 1966 coincided with the Project 100,000 sample, containing men of comparable birth years. Likewise, there was considerable overlap between the young men interviewed as part of the 1979 NLSY and those who entered under the misnorming. The male low aptitude nonveteran components of the NLS surveys with birth-years coinciding with their respective veteran group have been identified. Following a variety of demographic (weighting) and economic adjustments, the NLS samples will be compared with the veteran groups to determine whether or not low aptitude veterans fared better, worse, or equal to their nonveteran counterparts on variables such as income, employment, educational attainment, etc. as a result of having served in the military.
	Bibliography Citation Laurence, Janice H., Peter F. Ramsberger and Monica A. Gribben. "Effects of Military Experience on the Post-Service Lives of Low-Aptitude Recruits: Project 100,000 and the ASVAB Misnorming" In: .

4.	Sellman, Wayne S. Laurence, Janice H.
4.	Aptitude Testing in DOD and the Profile of American Youth Study Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Military Testing Association (October 1981): 1627-1635. Also: http://www.dtic.mil/srch/doc?collection=t3&id=ADP001427 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Profile of American Youth; Research Methodology; Tests and Testing Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper provides a brief discussion of aptitude testing in the Department of Defense and the rationale for Defense sponsorship of the Profile of American Youth Study. Also described is the historical development of the current version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), as well as its enlistment eligibility composite, the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). The aptitude profile study involved administration of the 1980 version of the ASVAB to a national probability sample of approximately 12,000 young men and women ages 16 and 23. The young people sampled were participants in the NLSY sponsored by the Department of Labor. The methodology, sampling procedures, test administration, and data quality controls used in the execution of the Profile of American Youth study are described. [NTIS AD-P001-427-4]
	Bibliography Citation Sellman, Wayne S. and Janice H. Laurence. "Aptitude Testing in DOD and the Profile of American Youth Study." Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Military Testing Association (October 1981): 1627-1635.

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