Table 1 Socio-demographic, military and deployment characteristics by questionnaire type (Anonymous vs. Identifiable)
From: Does anonymity increase the reporting of mental health symptoms?
Identifiable (n = 296) | Anonymous (n = 315) | Chi2 or t-test statistic (degrees of freedom), P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Men | 266 (89.9) | 262 (87.6) | 0.75 (1), P = 0.388 |
Women | 30 (10.1) | 37 (12.4) | |
Missing data | - | 16 | |
Mean age in years | 27.9 | 27.6 | 0.48 (597), P = 0.631 |
(95% confidence interval) | (27.0-28.7) | (26.7-28.4) | |
Missing data | 3 | 9 | |
Enlistment type | |||
Regular | 281 (94.9) | 296 (94.0) | 0.27 (1), P = 0.603 |
Reserve | 15 (5.1) | 19 (6.0) | |
Service | |||
Naval Service | 10 (3.4) | 29 (9.2) | 8.69 (2), P = 0.013 |
Army | 249 (84.1) | 248 (78.7) | |
Royal Air Force | 37 (12.5) | 38 (12.1) | |
Rank | |||
Junior | 208 (70.5) | 223 (71.0) | 0.14 (2), P = 0.932 |
Senior | 51 (17.3) | 51 (16.2) | |
Officer | 36 (12.2) | 40 (12.7) | |
Missing data | 1 | 1 | |
Thought might be killed | |||
No | 204 (69.9) | 223 (73.1) | 0.77 (1), P = 0.379 |
Yes | 88 (30.1) | 82 (26.9) | |
Missing data | 4 | 10 | |
Number of traumatic events experienced* | |||
None | 103 (35.0) | 99 (31.5) | 1.94 (2), P = 0.380 |
1-2 | 86 (29.3) | 108 (34.4) | |
3+ | 105 (35.7) | 107 (34.1) | |
Missing data | 2 | 1 | |