Armed Forces Morale 2008 2012

How would you rate the level of morale of The [Service] AS A WHOLE?
Officers

Tri-service

Royal Navy

Royal Marines

Army

RAF

Other ranks

High (%)
Low (%)
Neutral (%)6

20081
12
45
41

20092
21
28
48

20103
22
32
46

20114
10
55
35

Sig
change
20115
2012 12
6
-4
60
+5
33
-2

Total unweighted count (n)

High (%)
Low (%)
Neutral (%)

3,188
7
50
41

2,727
13
32
52

3,462
15
32
53

3,481
6
59
35

3,649
5
53
41

Total unweighted count (n)

High (%)
Low (%)
Neutral (%)

932
56
12
26

891
62
7
28

974
59
9
32

928
51
14
35

1,118
38
21
41

Total unweighted count (n)

High (%)
Low (%)
Neutral (%)

320
15
40
44

259
28
24
45

286
30
25
45

321
13
48
39

337
7
63
31

Total unweighted count (n)

High (%)
Low (%)
Neutral (%)

997
7
52
39

752
14
33
52

1,093
10
45
45

1,241
2
70
27

1,120
3
65
32

Total unweighted count (n)

939

825

1,109

991

1,074

Sig
change
201012
-16
+28
-13

2008
12
56
29

2009
20
39
38

2010
25
33
42

2011
20
42
38

2012
16
48
36

-1
-6
+6

7,164 6,703
-10
7
10
+21
59
49
-12
31
38

8,902 8,936 9,018

11
10
8
49
55
56
40
35
36

-13
+7
+6

1,805 2,233
-21
21
33
+12
44
26
+9
32
38

2,335 1,926 2,245

32
36
21
27
24
44
41
40
36

-6
+15
-8

1,181 1,105
-23
16
24
+38
51
33
-14
31
39

1,873 1,891 2,153

33
25
20
24
34
43
44
41
37

+1
-5
+5

2,154 1,743 2,630 2,997 2,083

-7
5
11
12
11
10
+20
70
51
51
60
58
-13
24
35
37
29
32
2,024 1,622

2,064 2,122 2,537

Total
Sig
change
201112
-4
+6
-2

Sig
change
201012
-9
+15
-6

2008
12
54
31

2009
20
37
40

2012
15
50
35

Sig
change
201112
-3
+6
-2

Sig
change
201012
-10
+17
-7

12,364 12,417 12,667

12
9
8
45
56
55
43
35
37

-1
-1
+2

-4
+10
-6

2010
25
33
42

2011
18
44
37

-2
+1
+1

10,352 9,430
-3
7
11
+7
57
45
-4
33
41

-15
+20
-4

-11
+17
-5

2,737 3,124
25
36
41
24
31
37

3,309
35
25
40

2,854
37
23
40

3,363
22
41
36

-15
+18
-4

-13
+16
-4

-13
+19
-7

1,501 1,364
16
25
49
32
33
40

2,159
32
24
44

2,212
23
36
41

2,490
18
45
36

-5
+9
-5

-14
+21
-8

-2
+7
-5

3,151 2,495
5
12
66
47
27
39

3,723
12
49
39

4,238
9
62
29

3,203
8
59
32

-1
+3
+3

-4
+10
-7

2,963 2,447

3,173

3,113

3,611

-5
+9
-4
-1
-2
+3

*In 2010 the 'don't know' response option was dropped from the questionnaire, therefore figures from previous years have been analysed excluding the 'Don't know' responses for the purpose of comparing between years.

2008 AFCAS http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/137F3C7E-7801-47FB-A8E8-66DB80BE388F/0/afcas08_main_rpt_annexes.pdf

2009 AFCAS http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=700&pubType=0&date=2011-03-22&disText=2009&from=historic&topDate=2011-03-30&PublishTime=09:30:00
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2010 AFCAS http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=700&pubType=0&date=2011-03-30&disText=2010&from=historic&topDate=2011-03-30&PublishTime=09:30:00
4
2011 AFCAS http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=700&pubType=0&date=2011-09-01&disText=2011&from=historic&topDate=2011-09-01&PublishTime=09:30:00
5
2012 AFCAS http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=700&date=2012-08-23&pubType=0&PublishTime=09:30:00&from=home&tabOption=1
6
Neither high or low category used for 2008, 2009 and 2010
2