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Table 4 Weighted and unweighted estimates for Family Study respondent characteristics (n = 9872)

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

Characteristic

n

Unweighted

Weighted for service member non-response (MilCo weight) % (SE)

Weighted with final Family Study weight % (SE)

Population estimatesa

Service member characteristics

 Gender

  Male

8599

87.1

93.2 (0.25)

86.0 (0.35)

86.0

  Female

1273

12.9

6.8 (0.25)

14.0 (0.35)

14.0

 Race

  White

7956

80.6

76.4 (0.43)

69.6 (0.46)

69.6

  Black

522

5.3

7.8 (0.27)

12.1 (0.33)

12.1

  Other

1394

14.1

15.7 (0.37)

18.2 (0.39)

18.2

 Age

  17–24 years

3676

37.2

43.7 (0.50)

48.3 (0.50)

48.3

  25–34 years

5364

54.3

51.1 (0.50)

46.8 (0.50)

46.8

  35+ years

832

8.4

5.3 (0.23)

4.9 (0.22)

4.9

 Paygrade

  Enlisted

7456

75.5

87.2 (0.34)

91.0 (0.29)

91.0

  Warrant/commissioned officer

2416

24.5

12.8 (0.34)

9.0 (0.29)

9.0

 Service branch

  Army

4562

46.2

50.9 (0.50)

50.3 (0.50)

50.3

  Navy/Coast Guard

1683

17.0

17.8 (0.39)

17.1 (0.38)

17.1

  Marine Corps

932

9.4

15.3 (0.36)

15.3 (0.36)

15.3

  Air Force

2695

27.3

16.0 (0.37)

17.4 (0.38)

17.4

 Component

  Active duty

7685

77.8

78.4 (0.42)

78.9 (0.41)

78.9

  Reserve/National Guard

2187

22.2

21.6 (0.42)

21.1 (0.41)

21.1

 Deployment/combat

  Not deployed

1999

20.2

17.8 (0.39)

19.1 (0.40)

 

  Deployed, no combat

1122

11.4

10.5 (0.31)

10.7 (0.31)

 

  Deployed, in combat

6530

66.1

69.2 (0.47)

65.9 (0.48)

 

  Deployed, combat unknown

221

2.2

2.5 (0. 16)

4.3 (0.20)

 

 Number of dependent children

  None

4097

41.5

41.8 (0.50)

42.8 (0.50)

 

  One

2788

28.2

28.3 (0.46)

28.3 (0.45)

 

  Two

1912

19.4

19.3 (0.40)

18.7 (0.39)

 

  3+

1075

10.9

10.6 (0.31)

10.2 (0.30)

 

 Education

  < High school completion/diploma

10

0.1

0.1 (0.04)

0.2 (0.04)

 

  High school graduate/GED

1583

16.0

21.0 (0.41)

24.3 (0.43)

 

  Some college

4929

49.9

56.1 (0.50)

56.7 (0.50)

 

  Bachelor's degree

2318

23.5

17.2 (0.38)

14.8 (0.36)

 

  Advanced degree

1032

10.5

5.6 (0.23)

4.1 (0.20)

 

 Income

  < $50,000

5203

52.7

61.1 (0.49)

62.0 (0.49)

 

  $50,000–$74,999

2170

22.0

20.0 (0.40)

18.6 (0.39)

 

  $75,000+

1996

20.2

13.3 (0.34)

11.1 (0.32)

 

  Unknown

503

5.1

5.6 (0.23)

8.2 (0.28)

 

Spouse characteristics

 Gender

  Male

1274

12.9

6.9 (0.26)

14.0 (0.35)

 

  Female

8598

87.1

93.1 (0.26)

86.0 (0.35)

 

 Age

  17–24 years

4001

40.5

47.5 (0.50)

49.0 (0.50)

 

  25–34 years

4836

49.0

44.5 (0.50)

43.0 (0.50)

 

  35+ years

877

8.9

6.5 (0.25)

6.6 (0.25)

 

  Unknown

158

1.6

1.5 (0.12)

1.3 (0.12)

 

 Race

  White

7678

77.8

75.0 (0.44)

70.5 (0.46)

 

  Black

411

4.2

5.5 (0.23)

8.1 (0.27)

 

  Other

1717

17.4

18.9 (0.40)

20.7 (0.41)

 

  Unknown

66

0.7

0.6 (0.08)

0.7 (0.08)

 

 Education

  < High school completion/diploma

133

1.3

1.6 (0.13)

1.7 (0.13)

 

  High school graduate/GED

1145

11.6

13.1 (0.34)

14.7 (0.36)

 

  Some college

4569

46.3

51.1 (0.50)

53.0 (0.50)

 

  Bachelor's degree

2841

28.8

25.3 (0.44)

23.0 (0.42)

 

  Advanced degree

1162

11.8

8.7 (0.28)

7.3 (0.26)

 

  Unknown

22

0.2

0.2 (0.05)

0.2 (0.05)

 

 Income

  < $50,000

5324

53.9

63.1 (0.49)

64.2 (0.48)

 

  $50,000–$74,999

2321

23.5

21.3 (0.41)

21.1 (0.41)

 

  $75,000+

2091

21.2

14.3 (0.35)

13.0 (0.34)

 

  Unknown

136

1.4

1.4 (0.12)

1.6 (0.13)

 

 Military service

  Current

916

9.3

6.7 (0.25)

9.4 (0.29)

 

  Former

840

8.5

7.7 (0.27)

10.1 (0.30

 

  Never

8107

82.1

85.5 (0.36)

80.5 (0.40)

 

  Unknown

9

0.1

0.1 (0.03)

0.1 (0.03)

 
  1. aTarget population estimates used as raking margins; these estimates are not available for other characteristics