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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression for participation in the Millennium Cohort Family Study

From: Assessing and adjusting for non-response in the Millennium Cohort Family Study

Service member characteristic

Model 1: demographic, military and administrative characteristics

Model 2: all characteristics

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Odds ratio 95% CI)

P-value

 Demographic, service, and administrative characteristics

 Gender

  Female

0.32 (0.30–0.36)

<0.0001

0.33 (0.31–0.37)

<0.0001

  Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Age group

  17–24 years

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.0305

0.93 (0.84–1.01)

0.0215

  25–29 years

1.02 (0.94–1.11)

 

1.01 (0.93–1.10)

 

  30+ years

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Race/ethnicity

  Black, non-Hispanic

0.54 (0.49–0.60)

<0.0001

0.55 (0.50–0.61)

<0.0001

  Hispanic

0.76 (0.69–0.83)

 

0.77 (0.70–0.84)

 

  Other

0.76 (0.68–0.84)

 

0.77 (0.70–0.86)

 

  White, non-Hispanic

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Education

  < High school completion/diploma

0.59 (0.30–1.14)

<0.0001

0.83 (0.42–1.65)

<0.0001

  High school graduate/GED

0.83 (0.77–0.88)

 

0.83 (0.78–0.90)

 

  Advanced degree

1.32 (1.12–1.56)

 

1.30 (1.10–1.54)

 

  Bachelor's degree

1.22 (1.10–1.35)

 

1.20 (1.08–1.32)

 

  Some college

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Income

  < $50,000

0.88 (0.79–0.98)

<0.0001

0.91 (0.82–1.02)

0.0411

  $50,000–$74,999

0.96 (0.86–1.07)

 

0.97 (0.87–1.08)

 

  Missing

1.24 (1.03–1.50)

 

1.20 (0.93–1.55)

 

  $75,000+

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Number of dependent children

  Three or more

0.99 (0.90–1.10)

0.0121

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

0.0043

  Two

1.10 (1.02–1.19)

 

1.12 (1.03–1.21)

 

  One

1.09 (1.02–1.17)

 

1.11 (1.03–1.18)

 

  None

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Component

  Reserve/National Guard

1.04 (0.97–1.12)

0.2587

1.03 (0.96–1.11)

0.3963

  Active duty

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Service branch

  Air Force

0.98 (0.90–1.06)

0.0104

0.92 (0.84–1.00)

0.0008

  Marine Corps

1.05 (0.97–1.14)

 

1.05 (0.97–1.14)

 

  Navy/Coast Guard

1.13 (1.04–1.23)

 

1.11 (1.02–1.21)

 

  Army

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Paygrade

  Officer

1.38 (1.20–1.57)

<0.0001

1.35 (1.18–1.54)

<0.0001

  Enlisted

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Deployment/combat

  Deployed, in combat

1.05 (0.98–1.14)

0.5210

1.09 (1.01–1.18)

0.1490

  Deployed, no combat

1.07 (0.96–1.19)

 

1.07 (0.96–1.19)

 

  Deployed, unknown combat

0.97 (0.76–1.24)

 

0.93 (0.71–1.22)

 

  Not deployed

Reference

 

Reference

 

 P4 interview completion

  Partial

0.61 (0.48–0.77)

<0.0001

0.64 (0.42–0.96)

0.0296

  Complete

Reference

 

Reference

 

 P4 respondent referred spouse

  Yes

6.41 (6.04–6.79)

<0.0001

6.53 (6.16–6.93)

<0.0001

  No

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Health behaviours

  Average hours of sleep/day

  <6 h

  

0.84 (0.77–0.93)

<0.0001

  6 h

  

0.91 (0.83–1.00)

 

  7 h

  

1.08 (0.99–1.18)

 

  >8 h

  

1.10 (0.94–1.28)

 

  Missing

  

0.92 (0.69–1.23)

 

  8 h

  

Reference

 

 Description of usual activities

  Heavy work

  

1.12 (1.00–1.24)

0.0066

  Light loads, or climb often

  

1.04 (0.96–1.13)

 

  Stand/walk a lot, little lifting

  

0.95 (0.88–1.02)

 

  Missing

  

1.11 (0.82–1.50)

 

  Sit during day, walk little

  

Reference

 

 Body mass index

  30.0+

  

0.98 (0.90–1.07)

0.0120

  25.0–29.9

  

0.97 (0.91–1.04)

 

  Missing

  

0.57 (0.41–0.80)

 

  < 25.0

  

Reference

 

 Days work missed due to illness or injury

  16+ days

  

1.19 (1.08–1.31)

0.0124

  6–15 days

  

1.01 (0.91–1.13)

 

  1–5 days

  

1.03 (0.96–1.10)

 

  Missing

  

1.07 (0.86–1.32)

 

  None

  

Reference

 

 Mental health

  VR-36 mental component

  Highest 15%

  

0.97 (0.90–1.06)

0.0405

  Lowest 15%

  

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

 

  Missing

  

1.41 (1.10–1.81)

 

  Middle 70%

  

Reference

 

 Stress and relationship issues

  Stress: no one to turn to

  Bothered a lot

  

0.92 (0.80–1.05)

0.0085

  Bothered a little

  

0.89 (0.81–0.97)

 

  Missing

  

0.65 (0.45–0.95)

 

  Not bothered

  

Reference

 

 Stress: financial

  Bothered a lot

  

0.81 (0.73–0.89)

0.0007

  Bothered a little

  

0.95 (0.89–1.01)

 

  Missing

  

0.88 (0.57–1.36)

 

  Not bothered

  

Reference

 

 Attitude towards military

  Negative/somewhat negative

  

0.92 (0.85–1.00)

0.0007

  Neither negative or positive

  

0.85 (0.78–0.92)

 

  Missing

  

1.07 (0.79–1.43)

 

  Positive/somewhat positive

  

Reference

 

 Stressful events since 2008

  3 or more

  

1.06 (0.97–1.17)

0.0347

  1 or 2

  

1.09 (1.03–1.16)

 

  Missing

  

0.84 (0.54–1.32)

 

  None

  

Reference

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