Table 3.

Prevalence of past-year mental disorders and suicidal behaviours in Regular Force personnel, CGP, restricted, and matched full-time employed civilian populations.

Condition	CGP (n = 26 934 200)		Restricted full-time employed civilian population (n = 11 717 540)		Partially matched full-time employed civilian population (n = 64 360)a		Fully matched full-time employed civilian population (n = 64 360)b		Regular Force (n = 64 360)
	Weighted population	Percentage (95% CI)	Weighted population	Percentage (95% CI)	Weighted population	Percentage (95% CI)	Weighted population	Percentage (95% CI)	Weighted population	Percentage (95% CI)
Past-year mental disorder
MDE	1 246 640	4.65 (4.24 to 5.07)	406 400	3.48 (2.95 to 4.01)	1760	2.75 (1.87 to 3.62)	2240	3.49 (2.44 to 4.54)	5120	7.96 (7.27 to 8.65)
GAD	694 060	2.60 (2.30 to 2.89)	211 120	1.81 (1.42 to 2.21)	820	1.28 (0.78 to 1.79)c	960	1.50 (0.89 to 2.12)c	3000	4.69 (4.16 to 5.22)
AUD	825 580	3.10 (2.75 to 3.46)	462 800	3.98 (3.33 to 4.62)	3780	5.86 (4.50 to 7.22)	4260	6.62 (5.12 to 8.13)	2880	4.49 (3.94 to 5.04)
Past-year suicidal behaviour
Suicide ideation	874 040	3.26 (2.91 to 3.61)	244 720	2.09 (1.66 to 2.52)	940	1.46 (1.00 to 1.92)	1360	2.12 (1.46 to 2.78)	2780	4.32 (3.78 to 4.87)
Suicide attempts	129 120	0.48 (0.29 to 0.68)c	8660	0.07 (0.03 to 0.11)c	—d	—d	—d	—d	240	0.37 (0.20 to 0.55)c

95% CI = 95% confidence interval; AUD = alcohol use disorder; CGP = Canadians in the general population; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; MDE = major depressive episode.

^aMatched for sociodemographic variables (age, sex, marital status, race, education, personal income, and province of residence).

^bMatched for sociodemographic variables (age, sex, marital status, race, education, personal income, and province of residence) and child abuse victimization (witnessing domestic violence, physical abuse, and sexual abuse).

^cHigh sampling variability associated with the estimate.

^dNot releasable according to Statistics Canada guidelines: estimate unreliable.