Table 4.
Socio-demographic predictors of lifetime disorders in quarter 2 2011 through quarter 4 2012 of the Army STARRS New Soldier Study (n = 38,507)1
| Any Internalizing | Any Externalizing | Any Disorder | |||||
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| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | ||
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| Sex | |||||||
| Women | 1.7* | (1.6-1.9) | 0.9* | (0.9-1.0) | 1.2* | (1.2-1.3) | |
| Men | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| χ21 | 184.1* | 5.0* | 38.6* | ||||
| φc | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.01 | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.6* | (0.5-0.6) | 0.8* | (0.8-0.9) | 0.7* | (0.7-0.8) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic | 0.7* | (0.6-0.8) | 0.9* | (0.8-1.0) | 0.8* | (0.8-0.9) | |
| Other | 0.9 | (0.8-1.1) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.1) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | |
| χ23 | 162.8* | 46.7* | 138.0* | ||||
| φc | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||
| Soldier education | |||||||
| Some college/college graduate | 0.8* | (0.7-0.9) | 0.8* | (0.8-0.9) | 0.8* | (0.7-0.9) | |
| Completed high school | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Less than high school | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.1) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | |
| χ22 | 10.3* | 16.0* | 16.4* | ||||
| φc | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Previously/never married | 0.9 | (0.8-1.1) | 1.1* | (1.0-1.2) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | |
| χ21 | 1.0 | 5.6* | 0.6 | ||||
| φc | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Religion | |||||||
| Protestant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Catholic | 0.9 | (0.8-1.0) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.0) | 0.9 | (0.9-1.0) | |
| Other religion | 1.3* | (1.1-1.4) | 1.1 | (1.0-1.3) | 1.2* | (1.1-1.3) | |
| No religion | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.1) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.1) | |
| χ23 | 15.6* | 8.3* | 15.3* | ||||
| φc | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Nativity | |||||||
| Immigrant | 0.8* | (0.7-0.9) | 0.8* | (0.7-0.9) | 0.8* | (0.7-0.9) | |
| First generation | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.1) | |
| Second+ generation | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| χ22 | 9.1* | 21.2* | 20.0* | ||||
| φc | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Parent education relative to Soldier education | |||||||
| Parents college graduate2 | 1.0 | (0.9-1.0) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.0) | 1.0 | (0.9-1.0) | |
| Parents some college completed2 | 0.9* | (0.8-0.9) | 0.9* | (0.8-0.9) | 0.9* | (0.8-0.9) | |
| All other | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| χ22 | 12.0* | 14.3* | 18.1* | ||||
| φc | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Age3 | |||||||
| Standardized age | 0.8* | (0.8-0.8) | 0.9* | (0.8-0.9) | 0.8* | (0.8-0.9) | |
| χ21 | 73.8* | 78.9* | 100.2* | ||||
| φc | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||
Abbreviations: DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; Army STARRS, Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers; OR, odds-ratio; CI, confidence interval.
Significantly different from the reference group (indicated by --) at the .05 level, two-sided test.
Based on a series of multivariate logistic regression equations controlling for version of the New Soldier Study, site of Basic Combat Training, service component, and all socio-demographic predictors listed here.
Parents college graduate=at least one parent completed college and the soldier had a lower level of education than college graduation; Parents some college=at least one parent completed some college and the soldier had a lower level of education.
The mean age of new soldiers was 20.8 years.