Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

plen in the wir.9 duriq the time of t!x study, ovrq half of which
WX-~ married.
Rata collection
A sericn .o f
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,three questionnaires were adninintcrcd tc the
subjects.
The first questionnaire (SDS-l) vas developed as an csploratoq
instrument to investigate t.L.c basic I-rcmise that wives of Air Force
personnel do, in fact, have strong opinions about their husbarzd's
military affliction. SD?.-1 contained questions from major c.xtago:-ies:
Dcxoqrqhy; Rclatians wit!1 Facilities, I!~ncfitr, and Scr-.*iccx; and
Ccneral Attitudes toward :Iilit;irv Life. ,111 open ended scc:ion for
ccncral cnm..cnts *was alsc included.
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As a pilct study, .Ci,3-1 was Ji*triAitrd
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to the Iics~~itnl Squadron
to check on its aFplicabiiitg to the :\r Force lift style. Q-n
analysis, the instrument was determined to he applicable.
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The first qucstior.i~irc was adniEistercd by distributing the forrrs
to all the married IXI: ln the wing,
the instrlzTcnts to their wives.
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and rqucstinq t5e husbands to take
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Returrj envelopes were Frovidcd to
facilitate‘tke return of the completed forms. A total of 627 copies
of SDS-1 were distributed on April lG, 1971. Of these, 264 -
completed forms were returned, creating a reswnse rate of 31.9%.
Wives Attitude Survey II (t;.\5 II) was generated for two major
purposes. The first section was aimed at investigating in depth trends
that were evident in the oFen ended response section of rhc first
survey. The second aim was to measure more Freciscly the relations the
wives had with the facilities, benefits. and services. Again, the
instrument included a demographic section and an open rcspnse section.
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