Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS) [United States], Fall 1994 (ICPSR 6659)

Version Date: Apr 30, 2007

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Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Defense. Defense Manpower Data Center

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06659.v1

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Summary

This round of the Youth Attitude Tracking Survey, a series of surveys begun in 1975, investigated youth attitudes towards military enlistment and their perceptions of the military and recruitment marketing activities. The survey also elicited opinions on government and public affairs issues: whether the United States ought to have much more military power than any other nation in the world, whether women should be required to register for the draft, and whether the United States should go to war to defend its own economic interests, protect the rights of United States citizens, or protect the rights of other countries. The survey explored the respondents' plans for the future, including plans for college and interest in participating in either the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) or military training after college. In addition, the survey explored the respondents' media habits. Other information collected by the survey includes age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, current school enrollment status, highest grade completed, type of school and diploma, grades usually received in high school, participation in the junior ROTC in high school, whether the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test (ASVAB) was taken, current employment status, and parents' education.

Citation

United States Department of Defense. Defense Manpower Data Center. Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS) [United States], Fall 1994. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-04-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06659.v1

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Restrictions

To protect respondent privacy, variables Q725 (ZIP code), STFIPS (State FIPS Code), and CNTYFIPS (State and County FIPS Code) are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR Restricted Data Contract Portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1994-09-12 -- 1994-11-16

Date of Collection

1994-09-12 -- 1994-11-16

Data Collection Notes

  1. (1) The principal investigator supplied the data in a SAS XPORT engine transport file. ICPSR generated the SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups and converted the data to three additional formats: ASCII text, SPSS portable, and Stata. (2) ICPSR did not receive the Social Security Number File or the SAS statements used to create the formats library.

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Sample

Random-digit dialing was used.

Universe

Persons aged 16 to 24 living in the United States in households or noninstitutionalized group homes with telephones. Individuals in the military, with prior military service, or currently accepted for service in the military (active or reserve component) were excluded.

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Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2007-04-30

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • United States Department of Defense. Defense Manpower Data Center. Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS) [United States], Fall 1994. ICPSR06659-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-04-30. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06659.v1
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