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Table 1 Demographic information for millennium cohort study participants, 2011–2013 survey cycle (N = 135843)

From: Evaluation of a modified version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form

Characteristics

Population n (%)

Gender

 Men

95,321 (70.2)

 Women

40,522 (29.8)

Birth year

 Pre-1960

13,644 (10.0)

 1960–1969

23,147 (17.0)

 1970–1979

30,528 (22.5)

 1980+

68,524 (50.4)

Education

 High school diploma or less

15,640 (11.5)

 Some collegea

67,803 (49.9)

 Bachelor’s degree

30,838 (22.7)

 Master’s degree/PhD

21,560 (15.9)

Marital status

 Never married

28,590 (21.1)

 Married

87,472 (64.4)

 Divorcedb

19,781 (14.6)

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

98,919 (72.9)

 Non-Hispanic Black

14,259 (10.5)

 Other

22,600 (16.6)

Military pay grade

 Commissioned or Warrant officer

31,251 (23.0)

 Enlisted

104,591 (77.0)

Service component

 Active duty

79,092 (58.2)

 Reserve

56,751 (41.8)

Branch of service

 Army

60,638 (44.6)

 Navy/Coast Guard

24,160 (17.8)

 Marines

10,988 (8.1)

 Air Force

40,057 (29.5)

Deployment status

 Nondeployed

51,162 (37.7)

 Deployed without combat

42,562 (31.3)

 Deployed with combat

42,119 (31.0)

Posttraumatic stress disorderc

 Yes

14,362 (10.7)

 No

120,126 (89.3)

Ever suffered a violent assault

 Yes

12,101 (8.9)

 No

123,742 (91.1)

Ever suffered a sexual assault

 Yes

10,617 (7.8)

 No

125,226 (92.2)

Other traumatic experiencesd

 Yes

60,525 (44.6)

 No

75,318 (55.4)

  1. Due to rounding, all percentages may not add up to 100. Not all characteristics had a population of 135,843 due to missing values
  2. aSome college includes completing an associate degree
  3. bDivorced includes those who have annulled their marriage, legally separated, and have been widowed
  4. cPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was ascertained by the 17-item PTSD Checklist–Civilian Version.28 Participants were considered to screen positive for PTSD if they met the criteria that correspond to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria.29
  5. dOther traumatic experiences was defined as participants who experienced traumatic events captured by the measure (e.g., witnessing a person’s death due to war, disaster, or a tragic event; seeing dead bodies)