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Title: The Burden of the Draft: The Vietnam Years
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Shields, Patricia M. |
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The Burden of the Draft: The Vietnam Years Journal of Political and Military Sociology 9 (Fall 1981): 215-228. Also: http://ecommons.txstate.edu/polsfacp/15/ Cohort(s): Young Men Publisher: Department of Sociology, Northern Illinois University Keyword(s): Dropouts; Educational Attainment; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; High School Completion/Graduates; Military Draft; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Vietnam War Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study explores the draft during the Vietnam era. Using a national longitudinal sample of young men who were draft vulnerable over the period, it estimates the likelihood of being drafted for whites and blacks. Unlike other studies, it uses pre-service traits in the analysis. Data from a national longitudinal sample of 2,467 white & 953 black young men, interviewed in 1966 & 1973, who were draft-eligible during the Vietnam era, are used to estimate the likelihood of being drafted for whites & blacks. The burden of the draft fell unevenly on young men of this period. Individuals who possessed combinations of draft vulnerable personal characteristics, such as black high school graduates, paid a higher than average price. The strength of the draft pressure variable, however, shows the overwhelming importance of military demand. Men who were draft eligible during periods of high draft calls were least able to use the many deferment possibilities. Hence, the fortunes of war & the luck of the draw were important in determining who was drafted. |
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Shields, Patricia M. "The Burden of the Draft: The Vietnam Years." Journal of Political and Military Sociology 9 (Fall 1981): 215-228.
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