Table 2.

Comparison of sociodemographic and deployment-related characteristics

	N	Pre-pandemic sample n = 96	n	Pandemic sample n = 95	n
Age***	187	19-59 years	95	20–63 years	92
		M=33.41		M = 38.52
		SD=8.73		SD = 9.13
		Mdn = 30		Mdn = 38
Sex/Gender	191		96		95
Ratio male:female		91.7%:8.3%	88:8	85.3%:14.7%	81:14
Rank*	189		96		93
Enlisted		14.6%	14	5.2%	5
NCO		54.2%	52	46.9%	45
Officers		31.3%	30	44.8%%	43
In a Partnership	191		96		95
Yes		76%	73	81.3%	78
Children (total)	189		96		93
No children		61.5%	59	41.7%	40
One child		16.7%	16	18.8%	18
Two children		17.7%	17	26.0%	25
Three or more		4.1%	4	10.4%	10
Previous deployments***	187		95		92
None		41.7%	40	22.9%	22
One		24.0%	23	20.8%	20
Two		12.5%	12	11.5%	11
Three		6.3%	6	11.5%	11
Four		7.3%	7	7.3%	7
Five or more		8.2%	8	24.7%	24
Days deployed*	187		95		92
		≤ 1400 days		≤ 1800 days
		M = 196.63		M = 278.23
		SD = 265.34		SD = 345.21
		Mdn = 119.50		Mdn = 150
Planned length of deployment***	187	3–9 months	95	1–8 months	92
		M = 5.22		M = 2.75
		SD = 1.05		SD = 1.50
		Mdn = 5		Mdn = 2

^*p <.05, **p <.01, ***p <.001