SOCIAL SUPPORT SURVEY

Instructions - This questionnaire is designed to help understand the use of social support by army spouses during deployment. This survey will be used for a class assignment and done solely for a sociology class at UH - West Oahu. Participation is voluntary.

Individual anonymity is assured. The researcher will not be able to identify ANY INDIVIDUAL responses upon the submission of the survey.

Please take a few moments to complete this online survey. Your participation is appreciated.


Your Age: 		18-21 22-25 26-29 30-33 34-36 37-40 41+

Spouse's Unit:

Spouse's Rank:
E-1 to E-4 E-5 to E-9 W-1 to W-4 O-1 to O-3 O-4 +
Years of Service:
1- 5 years 6-10 years 11- 15 years 16- 20 years 21 + years
Number of deployments longer than 3 months:
1 2 3 4 5+
Years of marriage:
1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 20+

Ethnicity that you identify with most:
Caucasian African American Pacific Islander
Hispanic American Asian American
Other:
This section addresses the issues that spouses faced during deployment. Please rate these questions according to the time and energy used on the following items:

Not at all Somewhat Frequently Very much
Companionship:
Discipline and behavior of children
Daily care of children:
Household chores
Emotions related to spouse's deployment
This section focuses on types of social support that you utilized during spouse's deployment. For the following items rate the degree of frequency of contact.

Not at all Somewhat Frequently Very much
Distant friend:
Local friend:
Immediate family member:
Extended family member:
Neighbor:
Coworker:
For the same items rate the individuals as dependable contacts.

Not at all Somewhat Frequently Very much
Distant friend:
Local friend:
Immediate family member:
Extended family member:
Neighbor:
Coworker:
If you relied upon a local friend, how did you meet them?
Volunteer organization School Neighbor
Spouse's coworker Unit support organization Other
Church Work
Other:
Rate whom you could count on during an emotional , stressful or crisis period.

Not at all Somewhat Frequently Very much
Distant friend:
Local friend:
Immediate family member:
Extended family member:
Neighbor:
Coworker:
Rate whom you counted on during a crisis situation, even if they had to go out of their way.

Not at all Somewhat Frequently Very much
Distant friend:
Local friend:
Immediate family member:
Extended family member:
Neighbor:
Coworker:
To what extent were these individuals dependable when you needed help?

Not at all Somewhat Frequently Very much
Distant friend:
Local friend:
Immediate family member:
Extended family member:
Neighbor:
Coworker:
Were you satisfied with the available support you had?
1 Low 2 3 4 5 High
Did you use Army services for support? (Counseling, groups, education services, etc....)
Yes No
If yes, which service(s) did you use, describe your experience, and how supportive they were.
Overall, were you satisfied with the support offered through Army services?
1 Low 2 3 4 5 High

Did you rely on formal social support or informal social support?
Formal (ACS, Chaplain, Counselor) Informal (family, friends)
Thank you for your time and participation!