The 2023 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Military Members–Active Component: Statistical Methodology Report describes the statistical methodologies for the Active component participants in the 2023 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Military Members (2023 WGR). The survey fielded from July 31, 2023, to November 30, 2023. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 required administration updates to the workplace and gender relations surveys, including simultaneous administration to both the Active and Reserve components, after no surveys were conducted in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly, only one survey was administered in 2023 but the Active and Reserve components were sampled and weighted separately.
This report has six sections. Section 1 defines statistical terminology used in the report. Section 2 discusses the sample design and selection of the sample. Section 3 describes the weighting and variance estimation. Section 4 discusses the statistical tests used. Section 5 describes the calculation of contact, cooperation, and response rates for the full sample and population subgroups. Section 6 discusses nonresponse bias.