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Written question asked by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 February 2024. It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Friday, 23 February 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Surveys

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish data from the UK Regular Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey illustrating the Impact of Service life on family and personal life as a factor influencing intentions to leave, by (a) service and (b) rank.

Answer

The Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) includes a breakdown of this factor by Service and split into Officers and Other Ranks/Rates in Section 12, Table 8 of the Annex B Reference tables: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-2023

Responses are weighted by rank and Service. This accounts for bias caused by disproportionate stratified sampling and differing levels of response so results are representative of our Regular Armed Forces. We do not currently provide a breakdown of AFCAS results by the specific ranks in the Armed Forces. This is due, in part, to smaller response numbers being potentially less robust and disclosive.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13487
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Armed forces Surveys
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk