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6 The Referent Cohort
Pages 32-35

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... The similarity was defined by function, size, paygrade distribution, and time period. Units assigned to states downwind of the Nevada Test Site, to operations in Korea, or to participation in any atmospheric nuclear test were not eligible for selection.
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From page 33...
... Since no single source document can provide all of the information necessary for assembling the referent cohort, the assembly procedure was divided into three phases. The first phase involved selecting reference units; the second phase involved building a referent pool by identifying names, service numbers, and paygrades of all individuals in the units; and the third phase involved selecting individual referents and further obtaining identifying information concerning those individuals.
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... For the Air Force, morning reports are the only available source. Once the referent pool was constructed for each service, the roster was matched to the NTPR database on name and service numbers, to exclude those who are known to be participants in any atmospheric nuclear weapons test.
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