1995 Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness Assessment (POWR '95) Methodology Report

This report describes the methodology for the assessment of Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness (POWR) among active-duty Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Supported by the Defense Women's Health Research Program, the purpose of this study was to obtain baseline prevalence and risk factor infor...

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Main Authors: Hourani, Laurel L, Graham, Wendy F, Sorenson, Diane, Yuan, Huixing, Bray, Robert M
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACTIVE DUTY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CIVILIAN POPULATION
COMBAT READINESS
DATA ACQUISITION
DEMOGRAPHY
GROUP DYNAMICS
HEALTH PHYSICS
HEALTH SURVEYS
MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL
Medicine and Medical Research
MENTAL HEALTH
MILITARY MEDICINE
NAVAL PERSONNEL
NUTRITION
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
PHYSICAL FITNESS
POWR(PERCEPTION OF WELLNESS AND READINESS)
PUBLIC HEALTH
REPRODUCTION(PHYSIOLOGY)
STATISTICAL SAMPLES
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Summary:This report describes the methodology for the assessment of Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness (POWR) among active-duty Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Supported by the Defense Women's Health Research Program, the purpose of this study was to obtain baseline prevalence and risk factor information on a representative sample of active-duty Navy and Marine Corps women and men worldwide and to provide relevant comparative data with civilian populations. The POWR Assessment consisted of three separate, but complementary components. The first and most comprehensive component was a large-scale survey in which respondents completed an in-depth self-report questionnaire that assessed six key issues including reproductive health, medical history and nutritional status, mental health, lifestyle issues, occupational/environmental risks, and health services issues. This questionnaire study was based on a probability sample of approximately 10,000 active-duty Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The second component consisted of physical measurements taken on a subsample of approximately 1,200 respondents to the main survey. The third component was a telephone interview drawn from volunteers responding to the main survey. This report includes background about the study and discussions of the sampling design, the data collection instruments, data collection methods, and sample weighting and estimation procedures.