Characteristic | Study Sample N = 8391 (%) | Postdeployment PTSDa N = 226 (%) |
---|---|---|
Age, y | Â | Â |
   17-18 | 54.0 | 54.9 |
   19-20 | 32.0 | 32.3 |
   20+ | 14.1 | 12.8 |
Education | Â | Â |
   High school or less | 82.4 | 83.6 |
   More than high school | 17.6 | 16.4 |
AFQT score | Â | Â |
   < 42 (below 25th percentile) | 22.9 | 36.3 |
   42-54 (25-49th percentile) | 25.3 | 23.5 |
   55-70 (50-74th percentile) | 25.5 | 24.3 |
   > 70 (above 74th percentile) | 26.4 | 15.9 |
Parents' education | Â | Â |
   High school or less | 36.0 | 36.3 |
   Some college | 29.7 | 31.9 |
   College graduate | 27.8 | 25.7 |
   Unknown | 6.6 | 6.2 |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
   White non-Hispanic | 63.8 | 68.1 |
   Hispanic | 23.6 | 19.9 |
   Black non-Hispanic | 4.5 | 4.0 |
   Other | 8.1 | 8.0 |
Marital status at time of deployment | Â | Â |
   Not married | 84.3 | 77.9 |
   Married | 15.8 | 22.1 |
Number of close friends | Â | Â |
   0-1 | 12.1 | 16.8 |
   2 or more | 87.9 | 83.2 |
Alcohol drinking behavior at service entry | Â | Â |
   Nondrinker | 32.7 | 30.5 |
   Non-problematic drinker | 34.8 | 38.9 |
   Potential problematic drinker | 32.6 | 30.5 |
Smoking status at service entry | Â | Â |
   Never | 67.8 | 61.1 |
   Past smoker | 3.3 | 3.5 |
   Current < 2 pack years | 19.2 | 24.3 |
   Current ≥ 2 pack years | 9.7 | 11.1 |
Cumulative length of deploymentsb | Â | Â |
   < 3 months | 11.9 | 12.8 |
   3-6 months | 51.6 | 53.1 |
   6-9 months | 32.2 | 27.9 |
   > 9 months | 4.4 | 6.2 |
Number of deployments | Â | Â |
   1 | 95.0 | 88.5 |
   2-3 | 5.1 | 11.5 |
Diagnosed with mental health disorder prior to deployment | Â | Â |
   No | 98.1 | 95.6 |
   Yes | 1.9 | 4.4 |
Self-reported visiting mental health professional in last 5 years | Â | Â |
   No | 98.8 | 98.2 |
   Yes | 1.2 | 1.8 |
Self-reported poor mental healthc | Â | Â |
   None or a little of the time | 78.0 | 74.8 |
   Some, most, or all the time | 22.0 | 25.2 |
Non-ACE past traumatic eventd | Â | Â |
   No | 59.7 | 59.7 |
   Yes | 40.3 | 40.3 |