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Source: Defense Manpower Data Center
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Borus, Michael E.
Kim, Choongsoo
Johnson, Kyle
Policy Findings Related to Military Service from the Youth Cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience
Arlington, VA: Defense Manpower Data Center, 1985
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense
Keyword(s): Employment, Youth; Military Enlistment; Military Service; Wage Theory; Wages

Bibliography Citation
Borus, Michael E., Choongsoo Kim and Kyle Johnson. Policy Findings Related to Military Service from the Youth Cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience. Arlington, VA: Defense Manpower Data Center, 1985.
2. Kiplinger, Vonda L.
Boesel, David P.
Johnson, Kyle
Propensity of Young Women to Enlist in the Military: A Report to Congress
Working Paper, Defense Manpower Data Center, U.S. Department of Defense, Arlington VA, 1985
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense
Keyword(s): Military Enlistment; Military Service; Women

After briefly reviewing the history of women's participation in the Armed Forces and public attitudes toward their participation, the study turns to an analysis of recent data from three major ongoing surveys of American youth-- the Youth Attitude Tracking Study, the NLSY, and High School and Beyond. Together the studies provide a coherent picture of the propensity of women to enlist. Taken together, the research findings suggest that women's attitudes toward the military reflect an outlook which is rather different from men's. Not only are women in the aggregate less interested in military service, but those who are interested tend to view the service in a broader context. Their interest in the military is more likely to be limited and qualified by interests in other areas. This outlook, and the social context of which it is a part, may be major determinants of the future potential for women's participation in the Armed Forces.
Bibliography Citation
Kiplinger, Vonda L., David P. Boesel and Kyle Johnson. "Propensity of Young Women to Enlist in the Military: A Report to Congress." Working Paper, Defense Manpower Data Center, U.S. Department of Defense, Arlington VA, 1985.