FINAL RESEARCH REPORT: LIVING CONDITIONS OF FAMILIES IN PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING MAY 2019 FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES, CONTACT: [email protected] OR 202.559.4440 EXT. 197 OR 571-982-8858 Under embargo until 12:01 a.m. on May 22, 2019. RESEARCH TEAM: Primary investigator: Shelley Kimball, Ph.D., senior director of research and program evaluation With research assistance from: Shannon Razsadin, executive director Jennifer Hurwitz, Ph.D., deputy director of research and program evaluation Cynthia Terry, research analyst SPONSORS: This final report would not be possible without the generous support of Wells Fargo, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and Reingold, Inc. MFAN Privatized Military Housing Final Report May 2019, p. 2 Under embargo until 12:01 a.m. on May 22, 2019. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 DATA ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 RESULTS .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 DEMOGRAPHICS ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 SATISFACTION RATES ............................................................................................................................................... 13 NEUTRAL DEFINED ................................................................................................................................................... 14 SATISFACTION RATES BY HOUSING COMPANY .......................................................................................................... 14 SATISFACTION RATES BY MOST POPULATED INSTALLATIONS ................................................................................... 15 SATISFACTION RATES IN MOST POPULATED INSTALLATIONS .................................................................................... 15 SATISFACTION RATES BY RANK ................................................................................................................................ 16 MANIFEST EFFECT SIZES .................................................................................................................................... 16 DEFINITIONS OF THEMES ................................................................................................................................... 17 MANIFEST EFFECT SIZES BY ISSUE ................................................................................................................. 42 MANIFEST EFFECT SIZES BY LOCATION ...................................................................................................... 44 CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 44 APPENDIX A ............................................................................................................................................................. 46 PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................................................................. 46 APPENDIX B: ............................................................................................................................................................ 48 FAMILY PROFILES .................................................................................................................................................. 48 APPENDIX C: ............................................................................................................................................................ 57 HOUSING COMPANIES AND RESPONSE RATE ........................................................................................................ 57 APPENDIX D: ............................................................................................................................................................ 58 RESPONSES AND AVERAGE SATISFACTION RATE BY LOCATION ......................................................................... 58 APPENDIX E: ............................................................................................................................................................ 63 MANIFEST EFFECT SIZES BY LIKERT SCALE RESPONSE ...................................................................................... 63 APPENDIX F: ............................................................................................................................................................ 67 MANIFEST EFFECT SIZES BY LOCATION ............................................................................................................... 67 Alabama: ............................................................................................................................................................ 67 Fort Rucker ........................................................................................................................................................................ 67 Maxwell Gunter Air Force Base ....................................................................................................................................... 68 Redstone Arsenal ............................................................................................................................................................... 69 Alaska ................................................................................................................................................................. 69 Eielson Air Force Base ...................................................................................................................................................... 69 Fort Wainwright ................................................................................................................................................................ 70 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ..................................................................................................................................... 70 Arkansas ............................................................................................................................................................. 71 Little Rock Air Force Base ................................................................................................................................................ 71 Arizona ................................................................................................................................................................ 72 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ......................................................................................................................................... 72 Fort Huachuca ................................................................................................................................................................... 73 MFAN Privatized Military Housing Final Report May 2019, p. 3 Under embargo until 12:01 a.m. on May 22, 2019. Luke Air Force Base .......................................................................................................................................................... 74 Yuma ................................................................................................................................................................................. 75 California ............................................................................................................................................................ 75 Camp Parks ........................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton ....................................................................................................................... 75 Beale Air Force Base ......................................................................................................................................................... 76 Edwards Air Force Base .................................................................................................................................................... 77 Fort Irwin National Training Center ................................................................................................................................. 78 Naval Air Station Lemoore ............................................................................................................................................... 79 Los Angeles Air Force Base .............................................................................................................................................. 80 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty Nine Palms ...................................................................................... 81 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ..................................................................................................................................