Table 1 Characteristics of married Millennium Cohort Study participants for overall sample and by referral choice
Service member characteristics | Overall | Referring | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 25,017 | n = 8209 | |||
n a | (%)b | n a | (%)c | |
Demographics | ||||
Sex | ||||
Male | 19,272 | (86.1) | 6626 | (34.1) |
Female | 5745 | (13.9) | 1583 | (26.8) |
Age (years) | ||||
17–24 | 7207 | (32.9) | 2241 | (32.3) |
25–34 | 15,448 | (60.4) | 5153 | (33.4) |
35–44 | 2082 | (6.2) | 710 | (33.6) |
> 44 | 280 | (0.6) | 105 | (37.4) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White, non-Hispanic | 18,540 | (69.1) | 6393 | (35.3) |
Black, non-Hispanic | 2202 | (12.3) | 562 | (26.1) |
Hispanic | 2290 | (11.0) | 655 | (28.6) |
Other | 1985 | (7.7) | 599 | (30.5) |
Education | ||||
Less than bachelor’s | 18,250 | (81.5) | 5760 | (32.4) |
Bachelor’s or higher | 6767 | (18.5) | 2449 | (36.0) |
Number of children | ||||
0 | 10,890 | (43.6) | 3210 | (29.7) |
1 | 6966 | (27.9) | 2314 | (33.8) |
2 | 4605 | (18.4) | 1648 | (35.8) |
3 or more | 2556 | (10.1) | 1037 | (40.8) |
Financial problems | ||||
Not bothered | 14,390 | (54.0) | 4185 | (29.2) |
Bothered a little or a lot | 10,353 | (46.0) | 3969 | (37.9) |
Military characteristics | ||||
Deployment status | ||||
Nondeployed | 8938 | (32.5) | 2865 | (31.9) |
Deployed without combat | 3362 | (12.7) | 891 | (26.5) |
Deployed with combat | 12,594 | (54.8) | 4443 | (35.6) |
Service branch | ||||
Air Force | 7770 | (19.0) | 2088 | (25.4) |
Army | 10,976 | (49.3) | 3976 | (35.8) |
Marine Corps | 2181 | (14.6) | 744 | (33.3) |
Navy/Coast Guard | 4090 | (17.2) | 1401 | (33.5) |
Component | ||||
Active duty | 19,863 | (80.3) | 6305 | (32.1) |
Reserve/National Guard | 5154 | (19.8) | 1904 | (37.1) |
Pay grade | ||||
Enlisted | 20,434 | (90.6) | 6550 | (32.7) |
Officer | 4583 | (9.4) | 1659 | (36.3) |
Individual health and adjustment | ||||
Mental component score | ||||
Lowest 15th percentile | 3578 | (16.8) | 1375 | (37.9) |
Middle 70th percentile | 16,698 | (69.2) | 5597 | (33.7) |
Highest 15th percentile | 3578 | (14.0) | 1109 | (32.6) |
Physical component score | ||||
Lowest 15th percentile | 3578 | (16.5) | 1325 | (37.4) |
Middle 70th percentile | 16,700 | (69.5) | 5631 | (34.1) |
Highest 15th percentile | 3576 | (14.0) | 1125 | (31.4) |
Posttraumatic growth index score, mean (SE) | 40.39 | (0.08) | 40.12 | (0.13) |
Difficulties with significant other | ||||
Not bothered | 16,383 | (63.4) | 5070 | (31.2) |
Bothered a little or a lot | 8366 | (36.6) | 3082 | (36.8) |
Caring for others | ||||
Not bothered | 17,188 | (68.3) | 5210 | (30.5) |
Bothered a little or a lot | 7542 | (31.7) | 2933 | (39.0) |
No one to turn to | ||||
Not bothered | 20,145 | (79.7) | 6429 | (32.2) |
Bothered a little or a lot | 4530 | (20.4) | 1713 | (37.6) |