|  | Veterans (n = 39) | Non-veterans (n = 63) |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | No. (%) | No. (%) | P |
Age (year) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Mean (SD) | 45.2 (5.3) | 34.3 (8.3) | < 0.001 |
 | Range | 35-59 | 19-57 |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 | Secondary school or less | 4 (11.1) | 36 (57.1) |  |
 | Diploma or college | 14 (38.9) | 20 (31.7) |  |
 | Higher | 18 (50.0) | 7 (11.1) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.151 |
 | Employed | 12 (34.3) | 12 (19.0) |  |
 | Unemployed | 23 (65.7) | 46 (73.0) |  |
 | Retired | 0 (0.0) | 5 (8.0) |  |
Had spouse at the time of injury | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 | Yes | 8 (21.6) | 38 (60.3) |  |
 | No | 29 (78.4) | 25 (39.7) |  |
Have spouse at the time of study | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 | Yes | 30 (88.2) | 34 (54.0) |  |
 | No | 4 (11.8) | 29 (46.0) |  |
Number of children | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 | 0 | 3 (13.0) | 31 (49.2) |  |
 | 1 | 13 (56.5) | 11 (17.5) |  |
 | 2 | 5 (21.7) | 15 (23.8) |  |
 | ≥ 3 | 2 (8.7) | 6 (9.6) |  |
Time since injury (year) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Mean (SD) | 23.4 (3.6) | 7.0 (4.9) | < 0.001 |
 | Range | 12-29 | 1-28 |  |
Level of injury | Â | Â | Â | 0.818 |
 | Cervical | 22 (56.4) | 37 (58.7) |  |
 | Thoracic/Lumbar | 17 (43.6) | 26 (41.3) |  |
Motor lesion | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 | Complete | 39 (100) | 29 (46.0) |  |
 | Incomplete | 0 (0.0) | 34 (54.0) |  |