1. Problems arising from the decision to award a Defence Medal 1

2. The announcement of the procedure for claiming a medal 1

3. The conduct of the survey 2

4. The number of people eligible 2

5. Estimate of the probable number of claims (total) 3

6. Estimate of the probable number of claims forwarded to different authorities 3

7. Estimate of the number of supplementary claims 4

8. The effectiveness of the publicity given to the Defence Medal 4

9. Difficulties in completing the claim forms. 5

10. Preparation of a supplementary report 6

11. Disinclination to apply 6

12. Lack of certainty about eligibility 7

13. Opinions on the popularity of the medal 7

14. Conclusions to Part 2 8

15. Various estimates of the number of applications for the Defence Medal 10

16. Possible sources of error in the sampling procedure 10

17. Possible influence of administrative processes 13

18. Possible source of error in the wording of the questions and in the design of the enquiry 13

1. Form D.M.1. 17

2. Form D.M.2. 21

3. Form D.M.3. 23

4. Form D.M.4. 25

5. Schedule used in the Defence Medal Survey (N.S. 78). 27

6. Sampling instructions 29

7. Interviewing instructions 31

8. Answers to Question 8 35