Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

	Quantitative n = 62	Qualitative n = 17
Military component
U.S. Army active duty  U.S. Army Reserve  U.S. Army National Guard	84.7% (n = 53) 5.1% (n = 3) 10.2% (n = 6)	88.2% (n = 15) 5.9% (n = 1) 5.9% (n = 1)
Military rank at time of the survey/interview
E1-E4  E5-E9  CW1-CW5  O1-O4  O5-O9	14.5% (n = 9) 55% (n = 34) 6.4% (n = 4) 16.1% (n = 10) 8% (n = 5)	11.8% (n = 2) 47.1% (n = 8) - 29.4% (n =5) 11.8% (n = 2)
Age
Mean (SD)	40.71(7.68)	40.76(5.69)
Sex
Female  Male	1.7% (n = 1) 98.3% (n = 61)	5.9% (n = 1) 94.1% (n = 16)
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native  Asian  Black or African American  Hispanic or Latino  White/Caucasian  Other	3.3% (n = 2) 1.7% (n = 1) 16.7% (n = 11) 6.7% (n = 4) 70% (n = 43) 1.7% (n = 1)	5.9% (n = 1) - 5.9% (n = 1) 5.9% (n = 1) 76.5% (n = 13) 5.9% (n = 1)
Relationship status
Married  Divorced  Separated  Single/never married  Partnered and/or engaged	76.3% (n = 47) 8.5% (n = 6) 6.8% (n = 4) 6.8% (n = 4) 1.7% (n = 1)	82.4% (n = 14) 11.8% (n = 2) - - 5.9% (n = 1)
Children (that depended on them)
Yes  No	22.4% (n = 14) 77.6% (n = 48)	- -
Education
High school degree or equivalent (e.g., GED) Some college, but no degree Diploma or Technical Certification Associate degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctorate	3.3% (n = 2) 26.7% (n = 17) 5.0% (n = 3) 16.7% (n = 10) 20.0% (n = 12) 23.3% (n = 14) 5.0% (n = 3)	- 5.9% (n = 1) - 11.8% (n = 2) 47.1% (n = 8) 35.3% (n = 6) -
Number of deployments
Mean (SD)	2.89(1.63)	2.35(1.28)
Number of blast exposures (i.e., TBI)
Mean (SD)	5.58(3.84)	-
Purple Heart status
No  Yes	75.8% (n = 47) 24.2% (n = 15)	64.7% (n = 11) 35.3% (n = 6)