MWR Research

Recent findings and reports are available in the following FMWRC program areas and areas of interest. The date, as well as the source of the data, is in parenthesis.

Includes Survey of Army Families (SAF V); Sample Survey of Military Personnel (SSMP); and Army MWR Leisure Needs Survey (LNS)
 

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MWR

• Study Confirms Army Morale, Recreation and Welfare Programs Directly Linked to Soldier Readiness and Retention
   
• MWR Programs and Their Effect on Readiness and Retention (2007)
   
• Linkage between Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Programs and Mission (2007 briefing )
   
• Quality of Life and Job Satisfaction (SSMP S’08)
   
• MWR Programs and Readiness Links: 2003 Update (Caliber Associates)
   
• MWR Trend Data on Usage (2005)
   
• MWR Programs and Services (SSMP S'05)
   
• MWR Leisure Activity Preferences/Importance of MWR (LNS 2005)
   
• Operation Joint Endeavor/Guard: 1997 MWR Customer Satisfaction Survey, Summary of Results (CFSC 1998)

Business Programs
 

• Army Lodging (SSMP F 1998)
   
• Installation Clubs (SSMP F 1999)
   

Child and Youth Services
 

• Time Lost Due to Youth Behavior Problems (SSMP F 2001)
   
• Time Lost due to Youth Behavior Problems (SSMP F 1997)
   
• Lost Time for Child Care (SSMP S 2002)
  
   

Community Recreation
 

• Fitness Services (SSMP F 1997)
   
• Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) (SSMP F 2000)
   

Community Service
 

• Junior Enlisted Army Personnel: Their Uses of Army Community Service (ACS) Programs and Services (SAF IV June 2002)
   
• Exceptional Family Member Program (SSMP F 2001)
   
• Working Status of Non-Military Spouses (SSMP S 2002)
   
• What We’ve Learned About Army Spouses, Junior Spouses and Army Family Programs through the AFTB Program Assessment (Caliber Associates 2002)
   

Armed Forces Recreation Centers (AFRCs)
 

• Armed Forces Recreation Centers (SSMP F 1998)
   

Army Families:
 

• Army Support and Concern for You and Your Family (S’08 SSMP)
• Employment Status: Civilian Spouses of Soldiers 1994-2007 (SSMP S 2007)
• What We Know About Army Families 2007 Update
   
• Ethnicity and Coping: Intro | Report
   
• Employment Status of Civilian Spouses of Soldiers 1994-2007
   
• The Army Family: A White Paper" (2003)
   
• Building Strong Communities for Military Families (NCFR Policy Brief, April 2004; Narrative)
   

2004/5 Survey of Army Families (SAF) V

2001 Survey of Army Families (SAF) IV

 

Areas of Interest:

Demographics

• Marital Status Trend Data 1952-2007
   
• Youth Market Overview(USAREC 2001)
   
• Generations Apart: Xers and Boomers in the Officer Corps (Dr. Wong, U.S. Army War College)
   

Internet Access
 

• Internet Access and PC Capabilities (SSMP F 2000)
   

OPTEMPO
 

• The Military Family Living in Europe with a High OPTEMPO Environment: Report I (WRAIR 2002)
   

Useful Links:
 

2002 Navy Spouse QOL survey results
 

Defense Manpower Data Center Surveys
 

Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University
 

RAND
 

U.S. Army Research Institute