Civil Defense Systems: Social Impact and ... - The Black Vault

UNCLASSIFIEDDOC REPORT BIL,.IOGRAPHy SEARCH CONTROL NO# /ZMML7AU-609 096PITTSBURGH UNIVPACOLD *AN ANU CIvIL DEFENSE ATTITUDES: THEDESIRABILITY OF ALTERNATE MODES OF ORGANILING A CIVILDEFENSE EFFORT,(U]OCT 6' 2oP COLEMAN#ALAN No ICONTRACT: OCO 0563 48UNCLASSIFIED REPORTSUPPLEMENrARYNOTE:DESCRIPTORS; (OCULD OARs ATTITUDES), 40CIVIL DrFENSESYSTEMS, PUBLIC OPINION), COSOCIOLOGY9 CIVIL DEFENSESYSTEMS), UNITED STATES, STATISTICAL DATA# POPULATION.URBAN AREAS# RURAL AREAS. SOCIAL SCIENCES lU)A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF 1,13q RESPONDENTS WAS ASKED TOASSESS THE DESIRABILITY OF EACH OF FIVE DIFFERENTWAYS OF ORGANIZING A CIVIL DEFENSE PRUGRAM: (1)ONE CARRIED OUT MOSTLY BY VOLUNTEERSIPRCGRAM(2) AUNDER STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS1NEAR-MILITARY(3) AORGANIZATION, SIMILAR TO THL NATIONALGUARD; (4) A PROGRAM UNDER ONE OF THE PRESENTARMED SERVICES) (5) A NEWS SEPARATE SERVICE ALONGTHE LINES OF THE PRESENT ARMED FORCES* INASSESSING THE NATURE OF THE SOCIAL SITUATION PROMWHICH OPINIONS ON THE ABOvEmMENTIONED ALTERNATIVESWERE GENERATED, IT WAS FOUND, ON THE ONE HAND, THATALL OF THE PROGRAMS WERE GENERALLY MORE DESIRABLE TORESPONDENTS IN THE LOOER SOCIOECONOMIC POSITInNS INTHE SOCIETY (IN TERMS OF INCOME# EDUCATION ANDOCCUPATION) AND THAT CATHOLIC RESPONDENTS FOUNDALL OF THE ALTERNATIVES MORE UES!HABLE THAN 010PROTESTANTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATE-LOCALPROGRAM, AHERE BOTH GROUPS FOUND IT EQUALLYFAVORABLE. 3N TmE OTHER HAND, DIFFERENCES INSOCIAL FACTORS 4ERE REFLECTED IN THE FINDINGS THATNON'METROPOLITAN AREAS OF RESIDENCE FOUND THEVOLUNTARY AND STATE-LOCAL ALTERNATIVES MORE DFSIRABLETHAN DIO METROPULITAN AxEAS| THAT THE VOLUNTARYPROGRAM *AS FAVORED EQUALLY BY REpUBLICANS ANDDEMOCRATS BUT TmE STATE-LOCAL *AS DESIRED MORE BYREPUBLICANS, AL L . OTHER ALTERNATIVES BEING FAVOREDMORL by DEMUCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS. (AUTHOR)(U)39UNCLASSIFIED/ZMML7oTI