Table 2 Characteristics of French active-duty servicemen and women included in the COSEMIL

Total

100.0 (1268)

100.0 (232)

100.0 (1500)

Age in 3 groups

<25

19.1 (239)

17.8 (55)

19.0 (294)

25-29

23.6 (264)

36.6 (68)

25.1 (332)

>=30

57.3 (765)

45.6 (109)

55.9 (874)

Cohabitation with current partner

Everyday

58.0 (768)

58.8 (124)

58.1 (892)

Not every day

24.4 (283)

23.1 (64)

24.3 (347)

No current partner

17.6 (216)

18.1 (43)

17.7 (259)

Children

No

45.2 (561)

62.5 (140)

47.2 (701)

Yes

54.8 (705)

37.5 (92)

52.8 (797)

Marital status

Married

38.7 (540)

25.3 (61)

37.1 (601)

Civil partnership

11.9 (142)

20.7 (37)

12.9 (179)

Single

45.3 (525)

48.1 (120)

45.6 (645)

Divorced

4.0 (51)

5.9 (13)

4.3 (64)

Widow(er)

0.1 (2)

0.0 (0)

0.1 (2)

Same sex partnerships

No

97.1 (1233)

84.6 (200)

95.7 (1433)

Yes

1.7 (17)

15.4 (32)

3.3 (49)

Never had sex

1.2 (18)

0.0 (0)

1.1 (18)

Place of birth

Mainland France

86.3 (1099)

88.6 (202)

86.6 (1301)

Overseas France

10.1 (120)

8.0 (23)

9.9 (143)

Foreign country

3.6 (49)

3.4 (7)

3.6 (56)

Level of education

Less than High school

42.8 (542)

30.0 (69)

41.3 (611)

High school graduation

34.5 (468)

46.1 (114)

35.9 (582)

>High school

22.7 (256)

23.9 (48)

22.9 (304)

Financial situation

No problem

43.6 (589)

48.3 (122)

44.1 (711)

Difficult/Just enough

56.4 (674)

51.7 (109)

55.9 (783)

Alcohol

Non drinker/Non risky drinker

61.4 (731)

66.0 (141)

61.9 (872)

Risky drinker

38.6 (512)

34.0 (86)

38.1 (598)

Military branch

Army

61.7 (580)

39.6 (73)

59.2 (653)

Air force

18.3 (381)

43.6 (97)

21.2 (478)

Navy

20.0 (307)

16.8 (62)

19.6 (369)

Army rank

Enlisted personnel

43.3 (562)

46.9 (119)

43.7 (681)

NC-Officer

44.6 (587)

46.8 (99)

44.9 (686)

Officer

12.1 (119)

6.3 (14)

11.4 (133)

Type of contract

Career

37.8 (480)

21.9 (48)

36.0 (528)

Temporary Contract

62.2 (787)

78.1 (184)

64.0 (971)

Deployment in the last 12 months

No

65.5 (892)

87.3 (193)

68.0 (1085)

Yes

34.5 (376)

12.7 (39)

32.0 (415)

Sexual aggression in the last 12 months

No sexual aggression

82.5 (1068)

64.3 (153)

80.4 (1221)

MST in the form of repeated sexual comments alone

13.3 (141)

20.9 (44)

14.2 (185)

MST involving 1 form of sexual oppression (coercion/ unwanted attention/ or assault)

2.8 (38)

4.6 (11)

3.0 (49)

MST involving multiple sexual stressors

1.4 (21)

10.3 (24)

2.4 (45)