Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of RPWs by Branch of Service
| Branch of Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Navy | Marines | Air Force | |
| Characteristic | n = 21 | n =88 | n =7 | n =176 |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%)) | |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 20 (95.2) | 87 (98.9) | 7 (100.0) | 135 (99.3) |
| Other | 1 (4.8) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| Religion | ||||
| Protestant | 11 (52.4) | 61 (69.3) | 5 (71.4) | 96 (71.1) |
| Catholic | 7 (33.3) | 23 (26.1) | 1 (14.3) | 24 (17.8) |
| Other, no preference, or atheist | 3 (14.3) | 4 (4.5) | 1 (14.3) | 15 (11.1) |
| Education (at capture) | ||||
| High School or Less | 10 (50.0) | 6 (7.1) | 2 (33.3) | 12 (7.1) |
| Some College | 4 (20.0) | 20 (23.5) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (13.5) |
| Completed College | 3 (15.0) | 49 (57.6) | 4 (66.7) | 110 (64.7) |
| Graduate/Professional School | 3 (15.0) | 10 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (14.7) |
| Highest Educational Level (2002) | ||||
| High School or Less | 3 (15.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (0.6) |
| Some College | 5 (25.0) | 7 (8.0) | 1 (14.3) | 13 (7.4) |
| Completed College | 6 (30.0) | 20 (22.7) | 3 (49.2) | 53 (30.1) |
| Graduate/Professional Schoola | 6 (30.0) | 61 (69.3) | 2 (28.6) | 109 (61.9) |
| Marital Status (at capture) | ||||
| Married | 11 (52.4) | 67 (76.1) | 4 (57.1) | 138 (80.2) |
| Not Married | 10 (47.6) | 21 (23.9) | 3 (42.9) | 34 (19.8) |
| Marital Status (2002) | ||||
| Married | 17 (81.0) | 74 (84.1) | 7 (100.0) | 166 (94.3) |
| Not Married | 4 (19.0) | 14 (15.9) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (5.7) |
| Age at time of capture (M, SD) | 26.29 (6.71) | 30.94 (4.83) | 27.43 (6.58) | 31.03 (5.38) |
| Age at 2002 survey (M, SD) | 60.22 (6.73) | 65.48 (5.03) | 60.13 (6.28) | 65.28 (6.61) |
Note. Percentages presented reflect proportions of valid responses.
a
Category includes both participants who did some graduate or professional work and participants who completed graduate or professional degree.