Table 2.
Summary of Deployment Characteristics for CAF Personnel Who Had an Afghanistan-Related Deployment and Were Still Serving at the Time of the 2013 Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey.a
| % | 95% Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment location | ||
| Kandahar Province | 55.5 | 54.0, 57.0 |
| Kabul or elsewhere in Afghanistan | 11.4 | 10.4, 12.4 |
| United Arab Emirates or elsewhere in the Middle East | 6.9 | 6.1, 7.7 |
| Arabian Gulf | 10.6 | 09.6, 11.6 |
| Multiple locationsb | 14.6 | 13.5, 15.6 |
| Unspecified locations | 1.0 | 0.6, 1.4 |
| Number of deployments in support of the mission in Afghanistan | ||
| 1 | 72.1 | 70.7, 73.4 |
| 2 | 22.2 | 20.9, 23.5 |
| 3 or more | 5.7 | 5.0, 6.5 |
| Year of most recent Afghanistan-related deployment return | ||
| 2001-2006 | 21.9 | 20.7, 23.1 |
| 2007-2008 | 29.8 | 28.4, 31.2 |
| 2009-2010 | 35.3 | 33.9, 36.8 |
| 2011-2013 | 13.0 | 12.0, 14.1 |
| Cumulative duration of all Afghanistan-related deployments | ||
| ≤120 days | 13.8 | 12.7, 14.8 |
| 121-240 days | 57.2 | 55.7, 58.7 |
| 241-360 days | 14.1 | 13.0, 15.2 |
| ≥361 days | 14.9 | 13.8, 16.0 |
| Time from most recent Afghanistan-related deployment return to survey interview | ||
| <4 years | 31.7 | 30.3, 33.1 |
| 4 years | 16.7 | 15.5, 17.8 |
| 5 years | 20.4 | 19.2, 21.7 |
| 6 years | 9.4 | 8.5, 10.3 |
| ≥7 years | 21.9 | 20.7, 23.1 |
| Other deployments outside North America | ||
| Yes | 54.3 | 52.9, 55.8 |
| No | 45.7 | 44.3, 47.1 |
aThe data source for these findings is the administrative data linked to the 2013 Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey.
bThe “multiple locations” category predominantly comprised individuals who had a deployment to one or both of Kabul and Kandahar.