Anthropometric Data Sets
U.S. Military
Army Navy/Marines Air Force Army
1988 Anthropometric Survey of the U.S. Army Female Working Data Set
Data description (80 KB) Raw ASCII data A (989 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB)
Raw ASCII data B (989 KB)
The 1988 Anthropometric Survey of the U.S. Army was conducted from August 1987 through J uly 1988 at 11 U.S. Army posts throughout the continental U.S. The survey contains anthropometric, biographical, and headboard data for each of its subjects. The data reported is a subset of all individuals measured. The subset was created in such a way that the age/race profile of the sample is the same as the age/race profile of the U.S. Army as of June 1988. This survey consists of two raw ASCII data files which contain a total of 132 measurements for 2,208 female.
1988 Anthropometric Survey of the U.S. Army Male Working Data Set
Data description (80 KB) Raw ASCII data A (1,299 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB)
Raw ASCII data B (1,299 KB)
The 1988 Anthropometric Survey of the U.S. Army was conducted from August 1987 through J uly 1988 at 11 U.S. Army posts throughout the continental U.S. The survey contains anthropometric, biographical, and headboard data for each of its subjects. The data reported is a subset of all individuals measured. The subset was created in such a way that the age/race profile of the sample is the same as the age/race profile of the U.S. Army as of June 1988. This survey consists of two raw ASCII data files which contain a total of 132 measurements for 1,774 males.
1970 U.S. Army Aviators
Data description (142 KB) Raw ASCII data (475 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The 1970 U.S. Army Aviators survey was conducted at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, on 1,477 subjects (388 enlisted men, 259 warrant officers, 410 rated pilots [warrant], 186 commissioned trainees, and 234 rated pilots [commissioned]). All subjects that are included in the survey have a complete set of data that includes 85 body measurements and 8 background variables.
1959 Survey of U.S. Army Aviators
Data description (96 KB) Raw ASCII data (113 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The 1959 Anthropometric Survey of Army Aviators was conducted at three U.S. Army bases on a sample of 500 rated U.S. Army Aviators. A total of 55 measurements was recorded for each subject. This included 45 body measurements and 9 background variables plus age.
1946 Survey of U.S. Army Female Separatees
Data description (30 KB) Raw ASCII data (1,951 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The Survey of Army Female Separatees was conducted at the end of World War II at the separation center on 3,164 nurses, 4,445 enlisted WACs, and 484 WAC commissioned officers. A total of 64 body measurements, plus age, and 14 background variables was collected.
Navy/Marine
1966 Survey of U.S. Marine Corps Personnel
Data description (136 KB) Raw ASCII data (644 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The Survey of Marine Personnel was conducted in late 1965 and early 1966 on men of the Navy and Army. A total of 72 body measurements and 16 background variables was collected for this survey. No comprehensive report of this survey has been published.
1966 Survey of U.S. Navy Personnel
Data description (134 KB) Raw ASCII data (1,312 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The Survey of Navy Personnel was conducted in late 1965 and early 1966 along with surveys on men of the Marines and Army. A total of 4,095 men was measured for this survey. Seventy body measurements, plus age, and seventeen background variables were collected.
Air Force
1990 U.S. Air Force Male Flyers
Data description (34 KB) Raw ASCII data (45 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The 1990 Air Force Male Flyers is a small anthropometric survey that was conducted between 1989 and 1990. The sampling strategy was to survey TAC, SAC, MAC, and ATC personnel. The primary reason for this survey was a statistical comparison and "matching procedure" to create a flyer database.
There were 353 subjects measured and 33 measurements taken (25 body measurements and 8 background variables). A few enlisted males and females were measured in an effort to increase the sampling of women and minorities for the matching study; however, for this data set only the male rated officers are used. This reduced the number of subjects to 326. The limited number of measurements taken in this survey is intended to give only a "quick look" at the body size of flyers.
1968 Survey of U.S. Air Force Women
Data description (209 KB) Raw ASCII data (1,069 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The 1968 Survey of Air Force Women contains data for 1,905 subjects and includes 123 body measurements, and 17 background variables, plus age and grip strength.
1967 Survey of U.S. Flying Personnel - Male
Data description (248 KB) Raw ASCII data (1,745 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The 1967 Survey of Air Force Flying Personnel was conducted at almost 20 bases throughout the United States. A total of 186 body dimensions, plus age and grip strength, and 13 background variables was recorded for each of the 2,420 subjects.
1965 U.S. Air Force Male Personnel
Data description (64 KB) Raw ASCII data (2,480 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The 1965 survey of U.S. Air Force Personnel survey was performed on male recruits, enlisted personnel and officers. In the first portion of the survey, 549 officers (396 pilots and navigator; 153 nonflyers), 4 warrant officers and 683 enlisted men were measured. In the second half, 2,632 men undergoing basic training and one sergeant were measured at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. A total of 158 body measurements plus, and 17 background variables was recorded for each of the 3,869 subjects.
1950 Survey of U.S. Air Force Flying Personnel
Data description (56 KB) Raw ASCII data (2,125 KB) Catalog of Definitions (295 KB) The U.S. Air Force Survey of Flying Personnel, conducted in the spring and summer of 1950, was the U.S. Air Force’s first major anthropometric survey. The survey was carried out at 14 Air Force bases in Massachusetts, Michigan, Colorado, Washington, California, Texas, and Louisiana. A total of 132 body measurements, plus age, and 15 background variables was collected on 4,063 subjects.
