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Author: Waters, Brian K.
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1. Eitelberg, Mark J.
Laurence, Janice H.
Waters, Brian K.
Sellman, Wayne S.
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

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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.
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.
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.