Table 2 Description of Family Study Cohort (2012) (N = 9872)
From: Association of military life experiences and health indicators among military spouses
Characteristica | Nb | Prevalence, (95% Confidence Interval)c |
|---|---|---|
Spouse Demographic Characteristics | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 1273 | 14.0 (12.9–15.1) |
Female | 8599 | 86.0 (84.9–87.1) |
Age, years | ||
17–24 | 2269 | 28.3 (27–29.6) |
25–34 | 6391 | 62.1 (60.7–63.4) |
35+ | 1208 | 9.6 (8.9–10.4) |
Race/ethnicity | ||
White, non-Hispanic | 7688 | 71.0 (69.6–72.4) |
Black, non-Hispanic | 411 | 8.1 (7.1–9.1) |
Other | 1720 | 20.9 (19.7–22.1) |
Educational attainment | ||
High school graduate, GED or less | 1278 | 16.4 (15.3–17.5) |
Some college/associate degree | 4569 | 53.2 (51.8–54.5) |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 4003 | 30.4 (29.2–31.6) |
Number of children | ||
0 | 3623 | 36.8 (35.4–38.1) |
1 | 2799 | 29.3 (28–30.5) |
2+ | 2200 | 34.0 (32.7–35.3) |
Employment status | ||
Full-time | 3433 | 35.1 (33.8–36.4) |
Part-time | 1278 | 12.8 (11.9–13.7) |
Unemployed | 1380 | 16.3 (15.2–17.4) |
Homemaker/student | 3754 | 35.8 (34.5–37.1) |
Household income | ||
Less than $25,000 | 1136 | 15.0 (14–16.1) |
$25,000–$49,999 | 4188 | 50.3 (48.9–51.6) |
$50,000–$74,999 | 2321 | 21.5 (20.4–22.6) |
$75,000 or more | 2091 | 13.2 (12.4–14) |
Military service | ||
Never | 8107 | 80.6 (79.4–81.7) |
Former | 840 | 10.1 (9.2–11) |
Current | 916 | 9.4 (8.5–10.2) |
Service member military characteristics | ||
Service component | ||
Active duty | 7685 | 78.9 (77.8–80) |
Reserve/National Guard | 2187 | 21.1 (20–22.2) |
Pay grade | ||
Enlisted | 7453 | 91.0 (90.5–91.5) |
Warrant or commissioned officer | 2419 | 9.0 (8.5–9.5) |
Service branch | ||
Army | 4563 | 50.3 (48.9–51.7) |
Navy | 1407 | 14.2 (13.3–15.2) |
Marine Corps | 932 | 15.3 (14.2–16.4) |
Air Force | 2694 | 17.4 (16.4–18.3) |
Coast Guard | 276 | 2.8 (2.4–3.2) |
Social and military support | ||
Spouse is bothered by having no one to turn to | ||
Not bothered (1)d | 7122 | 70.1 (68.8–71.4) |
Bothered a little (2) | 1783 | 19.3 (18.2–20.4) |
Bothered a lot (3) | 836 | 10.6 (9.6–11.5) |
Mean (SE) | 1.40 | (0.10) |
Spouse has someone to turn to for suggestions on dealing with personal problems | ||
Strongly disagree (0) | 280 | 3.4 (2.8–3.9) |
Disagree (1) | 502 | 5.6 (5–6.3) |
Neither agree nor disagree (2) | 956 | 11.1 (10.2–12) |
Agree (3) | 4401 | 43.7 (42.3–45) |
Strongly agree (4) | 3598 | 36.2 (34.9–37.5) |
Mean (SE) | 3.04 | (0.01) |
Spouse has someone to tell them honestly how they’re handling problems | ||
Strongly disagree (0) | 307 | 3.5 (3–4) |
Disagree (1) | 518 | 6.0 (5.3–6.8) |
Neither agree nor disagree (2) | 984 | 10.6 (9.7–11.5) |
Agree (3) | 4346 | 43.4 (42.1–44.8) |
Strongly agree (4) | 3575 | 36.4 (35.1–37.8) |
Mean (SE) | 3.03 | (0.01) |
Support from family or friends | ||
Not at all (0) | 429 | 5.1 (4.5–5.8) |
A little bit (1) | 1080 | 11.7 (10.8–12.6) |
Moderately (2) | 1625 | 17.0 (15.9–18) |
Quite a bit (3) | 3183 | 30.6 (29.4–31.9) |
Extremely (4) | 3462 | 35.5 (34.2–36.8) |
Mean (SE) | 2.80 | (0.02) |
Military efforts to help spouse and family | ||
Poor (0) | 1762 | 19.8 (18.7–20.9) |
Fair (1) | 2400 | 25.2 (24–26.4) |
Good (2) | 2959 | 29.2 (28–30.4) |
Very good (3) | 1627 | 15.1 (14.1–16) |
Excellent (4) | 982 | 10.7 (9.8–11.6) |
Mean (SE) | 1.72 | (0.02) |
Military efforts to help service member | ||
Poor (0) | 1564 | 18.2 (17.1–19.3) |
Fair (1) | 2176 | 22.8 (21.6–24) |
Good (2) | 2966 | 29.7 (28.4–30.9) |
Very good (3) | 1920 | 17.7 (16.7–18.7) |
Excellent (4) | 1102 | 11.6 (10.7–12.5) |
Mean (SE): | 1.82 | (0.02) |
Military stressors | ||
Deployment stress (mean of 3 items each ranging from 0 to 4) | 9679 | |
Mean (SE) | 1.6060 | (0.02) |
Injury stress (mean of 3 items each ranging from 0 to 4) | 9679 | |
Mean (SE) | 0.6767 | (0.02) |
Family stress (mean of 3 items each ranging from 0 to 4) | 9680 | |
Mean (SE) | 1.6767 | (0.02) |
Permanent change of station stress | ||
Never experienced (0) | 4752 | 49.3 (47.9–50.7) |
Not at all stressful (1) | 1098 | 12.3 (11.3–13.2) |
Slightly stressful (2) | 1357 | 13.6 (12.7–14.6) |
Moderately stressful (3) | 1279 | 12.6 (11.7–13.5) |
Very stressful (4) | 1097 | 12.1 (11.2–13.1) |
Mean (SE) | 1.26 | (0.02) |