Table 3 Participant characteristics by wave 2 response rate and consistent response rate, n=198,833
From: Survey response over 15 years of follow-up in the Millennium Cohort Study
N | Wave 2 Responder 118,948 (59.8) | Consistent Responder 83,011 (41.8) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row % | Row % | ||
Panel | |||
1 | 76,829 | 71.6 | 45.4 |
2 | 31,044 | 55.3 | 28.7 |
3 | 43,324 | 50.9 | 33.5 |
4 | 47,636 | 51.9 | 51.9 |
Sex | |||
Male | 137,770 | 59.8 | 42.5 |
Female | 61,063 | 59.9 | 40.1 |
Birth year | |||
Pre-1960 | 16,959 | 81.4 | 61.9 |
1960–1969 | 32,494 | 76.1 | 50.2 |
1970–1979 | 48,582 | 62.8 | 39.1 |
1980 + | 100,798 | 49.5 | 36.9 |
Race and ethnicity | |||
American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2821 | 52.6 | 36.3 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 8740 | 57.7 | 40.4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15,708 | 54.3 | 36.6 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 24,446 | 53.7 | 31.7 |
Non-Hispanic White | 144,670 | 61.7 | 44.2 |
Multiracial | 2351 | 61.8 | 41.9 |
Missing | 97 | 69.1 | 45.4 |
Educational attainment | |||
High school equivalent or less | 42,892 | 47.3 | 28.3 |
Some college, no degree | 85,735 | 55.7 | 36.5 |
Associate degree | 20,027 | 65.3 | 46.7 |
Bachelor’s degree | 34,294 | 72.7 | 57.1 |
Postgraduate degree | 15,849 | 81.2 | 67.2 |
Missing | 36 | 50.0 | 41.7 |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 68,433 | 54.4 | 37.0 |
Married | 108,166 | 63.4 | 45.1 |
No longer married | 22,226 | 59.1 | 39.8 |
Missing | 8 | 62.5 | 50.0 |
Component status | |||
Active duty | 71,204 | 69.4 | 46.5 |
Reserve/National Guard | 54,599 | 69.1 | 48.2 |
Separated | 73,030 | 43.5 | 32.3 |
Service branch | |||
Army | 89,011 | 60.6 | 41.5 |
Navy or Coast Guard | 35,160 | 59.6 | 42.5 |
Marine Corps | 17,130 | 49.8 | 35.4 |
Air Force | 57,532 | 61.8 | 43.6 |
Pay grade | |||
Junior enlisted | 50,540 | 45.2 | 28.5 |
Senior enlisted | 109,936 | 60.8 | 41.1 |
Officer | 38,357 | 76.4 | 61.1 |
Military occupation | |||
Admin/supply | 61,976 | 58.8 | 39.4 |
Health care | 22,383 | 65.4 | 48.2 |
Other | 81,519 | 57.7 | 40.2 |
Combat specialist | 32,955 | 63.2 | 45.5 |
Length of service, years (mean, SD) | 10.69 (18.31) | 11.62 (17.47) | 11.64 (15.39) |
Time deployed, years (mean, SD) | 0.54 (0.70) | 0.53 (0.72) | 0.55 (0.72) |
Deployment experience | |||
Not deployed | 128,303 | 63.5 | 42.2 |
Deployed without combat | 27,840 | 52.8 | 39.8 |
Deployed with combat | 40,196 | 54.3 | 42.2 |
Deployed with unknown combat | 2494 | 37.2 | 31.6 |
Life stressors | |||
None | 114,112 | 59.2 | 42.0 |
One | 50,005 | 61.9 | 42.3 |
More than one | 30,178 | 61.7 | 41.5 |
Missing | 4538 | 40.4 | 31.5 |
Mental healtha | |||
None | 174,765 | 61.0 | 42.6 |
One | 12,944 | 54.3 | 37.5 |
More than one | 9969 | 48.9 | 34.3 |
Missing | 1155 | 38.4 | 27.4 |
Physical healtha | |||
None | 136,953 | 59.1 | 41.0 |
One | 45,418 | 61.5 | 43.4 |
More than one | 15,522 | 62.4 | 44.4 |
Missing | 940 | 40.1 | 28.9 |
Unhealthy behaviorsa | |||
None | 74,226 | 63.9 | 46.3 |
One | 89,619 | 59.7 | 41.6 |
More than one | 33,456 | 52.2 | 32.9 |
Missing | 1532 | 37.8 | 26.9 |