Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 390).
| Demographic variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 364 (93.3) |
| Female | 26 (6.7) |
| Military branch | |
| Army | 267 (68.5) |
| Air Force | 35 (9.0) |
| Marines | 64 (16.4) |
| Navy | 24 (6.2) |
| Education | |
| High school | 108 (27.7) |
| College | 231 (59.2) |
| Graduate school | 51 (13.1) |
| Duty | |
| Active duty | 227 (58.2) |
| National Guard | 72 (18.5) |
| Reserves | 91 (23.3) |
| Race | |
| White | 324 (83.1) |
| Black | 66 (16.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 217 (55.6) |
| Divorced | 19 (4.9) |
| Separated | 13 (3.3) |
| Single, never married | 132 (33.8) |
| Not married but living with mate | 9 (2.3) |
| Rank | |
| Enlisted | 183 (46.9) |
| NCO | 157 (40.3) |
| Warrant officer | 8 (2.1) |
| Commissioned officer | 42 (10.8) |
| Smoker | |
| Never smoked | 178 (45.6) |
| Former smoker | 111 (28.5) |
| Current smoker | 101 (25.9) |