From: Magnitude of problematic anger and its predictors in the Millennium Cohort
Baseline Characteristics* | Study Sample n | No Problematic Anger | Problematic Anger | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Sample | 90,226 | 74,626 | 82.7 | 15,600 | 17.3 |
Demographics | |||||
Sex | |||||
 Male | 63,650 | 52,643 | 70.5 | 11,007 | 70.6 |
 Female | 26,576 | 21,983 | 29.5 | 4593 | 29.4 |
Age | |||||
 17–25 years | 9682 | 7438 | 10.0 | 2244 | 14.4 |
 26–39 years | 45,395 | 36,369 | 48.7 | 9026 | 57.9 |
 40 years or more | 35,149 | 30,819 | 41.3 | 4330 | 27.8 |
Educational attainment | |||||
 High school or less | 7776 | 5673 | 7.6 | 2103 | 13.5 |
 Some college/Associate’s degree | 41,244 | 32,394 | 43.4 | 8850 | 56.7 |
 Bachelor’s degree | 23,132 | 20,030 | 26.8 | 3102 | 19.9 |
 Graduate degree | 18,071 | 16,526 | 22.1 | 1545 | 9.9 |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
 White, non-Hispanic | 69,361 | 57,973 | 77.7 | 11,388 | 73.0 |
 Black, non-Hispanic | 8693 | 7059 | 9.5 | 1634 | 10.5 |
 Other | 12,122 | 9549 | 12.8 | 2573 | 16.5 |
Marital status | |||||
 Never married | 17,362 | 14,134 | 18.9 | 3228 | 20.7 |
 Married | 59,961 | 50,415 | 67.6 | 9546 | 61.2 |
 Formerly married | 12,903 | 10,077 | 13.5 | 2826 | 18.1 |
Military | |||||
Service branch | |||||
 Army | 40,022 | 31,119 | 41.7 | 8903 | 57.1 |
 Navy/Coast Guard | 16,581 | 14,120 | 18.9 | 2461 | 15.8 |
 Marine Corps | 6622 | 4834 | 6.5 | 1788 | 11.5 |
 Air Force | 27,001 | 24,553 | 32.9 | 2448 | 15.7 |
Service component | |||||
 Reserves/National Guard | 40,540 | 33,897 | 45.4 | 6643 | 42.6 |
 Active duty | 49,686 | 40,729 | 54.6 | 8957 | 57.4 |
Military status at 2016 | |||||
 Not separated (currently serving) | 33,974 | 29,755 | 39.9 | 4219 | 27.0 |
 Separated (veteran) | 56,252 | 44,871 | 60.1 | 11,381 | 73.0 |
Recent deployment experience, 2013–2016 a | |||||
 Not recently deployed | 79,718 | 65,203 | 87.4 | 14,515 | 93.0 |
 Deployed, no combat | 3178 | 2982 | 4.0 | 196 | 1.3 |
 Deployed, low combat | 3130 | 2764 | 3.7 | 366 | 2.3 |
 Deployed, medium/high combat | 1739 | 1416 | 1.9 | 323 | 2.1 |
Life stressors | |||||
Childhood traumatic experiencesb | |||||
 None | 49,179 | 43,560 | 58.4 | 5619 | 36.0 |
 1 experience | 18,311 | 14,899 | 20.0 | 3412 | 21.9 |
 2 experiences | 11,336 | 8404 | 11.3 | 2932 | 18.8 |
 3 or more experiences | 2275 | 1394 | 1.9 | 881 | 5.6 |
 Missing/prefer not to answer | 9125 | 6369 | 8.5 | 2756 | 17.7 |
Sexual Assault | |||||
 No | 85,908 | 71,441 | 95.7 | 14,467 | 92.7 |
 Yes | 2057 | 1388 | 1.9 | 669 | 4.3 |
Financial problems | |||||
 Not bothered | 49,001 | 44,009 | 59.0 | 4992 | 32.0 |
 Bothered a little | 29,351 | 23,441 | 31.4 | 5910 | 37.9 |
 Bothered a lot | 10,942 | 6420 | 8.6 | 4522 | 29.0 |
Psychological health/well-being | |||||
Mental health statusc | |||||
 None | 79,553 | 69,699 | 93.4 | 9854 | 63.2 |
 MDD only | 1152 | 671 | 0.9 | 481 | 3.1 |
 PTSD only | 4928 | 2315 | 3.1 | 2613 | 16.8 |
 Comorbid PTSD/MDD | 3588 | 1166 | 1.6 | 2422 | 15.5 |
Problem drinkingd | |||||
 No | 78,065 | 66,243 | 88.8 | 11,822 | 75.8 |
 Yes | 9370 | 6129 | 8.2 | 3241 | 20.8 |
Positive Perspectivee (Mean ± SD) | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 0.8 |  | 3.1 ± 1.0 |  |
Self-Masteryf (Mean ± SD) | 4.0 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 0.7 |  | 3.7 ± 0.8 |  |