Table 2.
Demographic data by military status.
| Civilians n1=413 | Soldiers n2=742 | All Participants N=1155 | |
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| Mean (SD)
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| Age, years* | 28.7 (5.6) | 32.1 (8.0) | 31.0 (7.5) |
| Military service, years* | 10.7 (5.6) | 14.1 (8.0) | 13.0 (7.5) |
| Body mass index | 20.7 (2.4) | 20.9 (2.7) | 20.8 (2.6) |
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| CC: Count by Category
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| CC (%n1) | CC (%n2) | CC (%N) | |
| Education status* | |||
| 8th grade or less | 73 (18.3) | 212 (28.6) | 285 (25.3) |
| 8th grade or more, no high school | 150 (37.5) | 218 (30.1) | 368 (32.7) |
| Completed high school | 91 (22.8) | 161 (22.2) | 252 (22.4) |
| Some college (Incomplete) | 20 (5.0) | 28 (3.9) | 48 (4.3) |
| Bachelors degree/higher | 66 (16.5) | 106 (14.6) | 172 (15.3) |
| Smoking Status | |||
| Never smoked | 205 (50.1) | 344 (47.3) | 549 (48.3) |
| Former smoker | 62 (15.2) | 115 (15.8) | 177 (15.6) |
| Current smoker | 142 (34.7) | 268 (36.9) | 410 (36.1) |
| Income* | |||
| Less than $20,000 | 373 (94.7) | 606 (84.3) | 979 (88.0) |
| $20,000 to <$50,000 | 6 (1.5) | 66 (9.2) | 72 (6.5) |
| $50,000 or more | 15 (3.8) | 47 (6.5) | 62(5.6) |
| Primary job prior to 1990* | |||
| Student | 195 (49.7) | 239 (34.8) | 434 (40.2) |
| Unskilled worker | 21 (5.4) | 63 (9.2) | 84 (7.8) |
| Skilled worker | 34 (8.7) | 112 (16.3) | 146 (13.5) |
| Soldier | 66 (16.8) | 112 (16.3) | 178 (16.5) |
| Professional | 38 (9.7) | 57 (8.3) | 95(8.8) |
| Other | 38 (9.7) | 104 (15.1) | 142 (13.2) |
| Primary Job at time of survey* | |||
| Student | 25 (7.7) | 23 (4.7) | 48 (5.9) |
| Unskilled worker | 25 (7.7) | 75 (15.4) | 100 (12.3) |
| Skilled worker | 74 (22.8) | 206 (42.3) | 280 (34.5) |
| Soldier | 8(2.5) | 32 (6.6) | 40 (4.9) |
| Professional | 192 (59.3) | 151 (31.0) | 343 (42.3) |
| Body mass index classification* | |||
| <18.5: underweight | 101 (24.5) | 145 (19.5) | 246 (21.3) |
| ≥ 18.5 to < 25: normal | 301 (72.9) | 586 (79.0) | 887 (76.8) |
| ≥25: overweight to obese | 11 (2.7) | 11 (1.5) | 22 (1.9) |
| Self-rated health status at time of survey* | |||
| Excellent | 16(3.9) | 32 (4.3) | 48 (4.2) |
| Very good | 100 (24.5) | 131 (17.7) | 231 (20.1) |
| Good | 258 (63.2) | 465 (62.8) | 723 (63.0) |
| Fair | 27 (6.6) | 98 (13.2) | 125 (10.9) |
| Poor | 7 (1.7) | 14 (1.9) | 21 (1.8) |
Percentages are based on non-missing data.
*
P (range between < .05 and < .001) represents the P value for overall χ2 tests.