TABLE 1.
Sample Demographic Characteristics: Canadian Military Personnel, May to December 2002
| Men (n = 5849), No. (%) | Women (n = 2592), No. (%) | |
| Age, y | ||
| 16–24 | 831 (18.6) | 498 (23.0) |
| 25–34 | 1549 (30.1) | 909 (34.1) |
| 35–44 | 2324 (38.0) | 923 (34.7) |
| 45–54 | 1145 (13.3) | 262 (8.2) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 3979 (64.6) | 1446 (53.8) |
| Separated/widowed/divorced | 404 (6.9) | 253 (10.4) |
| Never married | 1464 (28.6) | 892 (35.8) |
| Household income, Can $ | ||
| > 80 000 | 2574 (38.1) | 1276 (45.9) |
| 50 000–79 999 | 2167 (39.9) | 651 (25.9) |
| 30 000–49 999 | 747 (16.4) | 430 (19.9) |
| < 29 999 | 263 (5.6) | 178 (8.2) |
| Education | ||
| Undergraduate degree or higher | 1392 (16.9) | 916 (23.3) |
| Any postsecondary school below undergraduate degree | 1716 (29.8) | 730 (32.2) |
| High school diploma or less | 2737 (53.3) | 943 (44.5) |
| Type of service | ||
| Regular | 3664 (73.0) | 1490 (58.9) |
| Reserve | 2185 (27.0) | 1102 (41.1) |
| Rank grouping | ||
| Junior | 2251 (58.7) | 1295 (66.0) |
| Senior | 1852 (21.2) | 293 (14.1) |
| Officer | 1746 (20.2) | 1004 (19.8) |
Note. Sample numbers are unweighted. Percentages are weighted.