Table 1. Demographic, life style, and physiological characteristics in officers stratified by gender.
| Characteristicsa, b | Total (N=356) | Males (N=256) | Females (N=100) | |||
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| Marital statusa | ||||||
| Single | 43 | 12.1 | 20 | 7.8 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Married | 263 | 73.9 | 205 | 80.1 | 58 | 58.0 |
| Divorced | 50 | 14.0 | 31 | 12.1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Education | ||||||
| High school/GED | 38 | 10.7 | 34 | 13.3 | 4 | 4.0 |
| College < 4 years | 200 | 56.3 | 140 | 54.9 | 60 | 60.0 |
| College 4+ years | 117 | 33.0 | 81 | 31.8 | 36 | 36.0 |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Current | 61 | 17.2 | 35 | 13.7 | 26 | 26.5 |
| Former | 82 | 23.2 | 53 | 20.7 | 29 | 29.6 |
| Never | 211 | 59.6 | 168 | 65.6 | 43 | 43.9 |
| Years in Service | ||||||
| 0 – 9 years | 96 | 27.0 | 62 | 24.2 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 10 – 14 years | 85 | 23.8 | 65 | 25.4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 15 – 19 years | 79 | 22.2 | 57 | 22.3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 20+ years | 96 | 27.0 | 72 | 28.1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| Rank | ||||||
| Police officer | 253 | 71.9 | 175 | 69.4 | 78 | 78.0 |
| Sergeant/Lieutenant | 56 | 15.9 | 43 | 17.1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Captain/Detective | 43 | 12.2 | 34 | 13.5 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Race | ||||||
| Caucasian & Hispanics | 279 | 79.5 | 207 | 86.3 | 72 | 72.0 |
| African American | 72 | 20.5 | 35 | 13.7 | 28 | 28.0 |
| Shift work | ||||||
| Day | 142 | 40.1 | 74 | 29.0 | 68 | 68.7 |
| Afternoon | 127 | 35.9 | 109 | 42.8 | 18 | 18.2 |
| Midnight | 85 | 24.0 | 72 | 28.2 | 13 | 13.1 |
| Military experience | 76 | 21.4 | 63 | 24.6 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Anti-depression medication use | 27 | 7.6 | 15 | 5.9 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Sleep medication use | 6 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Age, yearsb | 356 | 41.3 (6.7) | 256 | 41.4 (7.0) | 100 | 41.1 (5.8) |
| Alcohol, drinks/week | 352 | 5.6 (9.4) | 254 | 6.2 (10.2) | 98 | 3.9 (6.3) |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 355 | 29.2 (4.7) | 256 | 30.3 (4.1) | 99 | 26.2 (4.8) |
| Spielberger Indices for Past Year | 356 | 256 | 100 | |||
| Total | 309.8 (244.6) | 306.3 (243.4) | 318.9 (248.7) | |||
| Administrative | 338.1 (289.9) | 339.3 (292.0) | 335.0 (286.0) | |||
| Danger | 300.9 (241.7) | 294.5 (239.2) | 317.2 (248.5) | |||
| Lack of Support | 275.9 (272.7) | 269.4 (272.7) | 292.4 (273.3) | |||
| Spielberger Indices for Past Month | 356 | 256 | 100 | |||
| Total | 78.5 (67.4) | 76.8 (65.5) | 82.8 (72.3) | |||
| Administrative | 86.0 (81.4) | 86.6 (80.8) | 84.4 (83.3) | |||
| Danger | 73.5 (67.2) | 71.0 (65.2) | 79.8 (72.2) | |||
| Lack of Support | 74.5 (82.2) | 70.3 (78.2) | 85.3 (91.2) | |||
| Depression score | 356 | 7.9 (7.1) | 256 | 7.4 (6.4) | 100 | 9.0 (8.4) |
| Active coping | 325 | 3.9 (0.9) | 232 | 3.9 (0.9) | 93 | 4.0 (0.9) |
| Passive coping | 323 | 1.5 (0.8) | 230 | 1.5 (0.8) | 93 | 1.6 (0.7) |
| Support coping | 326 | 3.4 (1.3) | 233 | 3.3 (1.3) | 93 | 3.8 (1.3) |
a
For categorical variables, the values are numbers and percentages.
b
For continuous variables the values are means and standard deviations.