Effects of marital/dependency status on reenlistment behavior of second-term enlisted females.
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Authors
Edwards, Laura Nell
Subjects
reenlistment
enlisted females
marriage
children
second-termers
enlisted females
marriage
children
second-termers
Advisors
Thomas, George W.
Date of Issue
1989-12
Date
December 1989
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis investigates the relationship of reenlistment decisions of second-term enlisted women in the military to their marital and dependent status, using individual-level data from the 1985 DoD Survey of Officer and Enlisted Personnel. Actual reenlistment status (December 1988) of each survey respondent was merged with the data set. Logit analysis was used to estimate the likelihood of a respondent choosing to reenlist given her set of individual characteristics. Separate logit models were estimated for the following groups of second-term personnel: single women without children, single women with children, married women without children, and married women with children. Certain variables affected all groups similarly (pay grade, minority status, perception of civilian job alternatives). Others exerted differential impact on subgroups (job satisfaction, traditionality of job). Results illustrated differential reenlistment behavior based upon the presence of children. Results may be used to target reenlistment incentives for specified marital/dependent status groups.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Administrative Science
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
76 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.