Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Total, Test, and Validation Samples
| Variable | Total Sample (n = 1,003) |
Test Sample (n = 800) |
Validation Sample (n = 203) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 51.1 | 50.8 | 52.7 | ||||||
| Male | 48.9 | 49.2 | 47.3 | ||||||
| Age (years) | 43.2 | 9.8 | 43.2 | 9.9 | 43.2 | 9.5 | |||
| Racial minority status | |||||||||
| Non-White | 23.2 | 22.6 | 25.2 | ||||||
| White | 76.8 | 77.4 | 74.8 | ||||||
| Highest education level | |||||||||
| High school or GED | 6.6 | 6.9 | 5.4 | ||||||
| Some college | 38.9 | 39.7 | 37.1 | ||||||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 50.8 | 50.1 | 53.7 | ||||||
| Current PTSD | 58.7 | 58.9 | 58.1 | ||||||
| Lifetime PTSD | 87.5 | 87.4 | 88.2 | ||||||
| Current MDE | 34.5 | 34.4 | 35.0 | ||||||
| PCL-C score | 49.7 | 17.3 | 50.0 | 17.3 | 50.1 | 17.6 | |||
| PCL-5 score | 36.2 | 20.6 | 36.1 | 20.7 | 36.7 | 20.6 | |||
Note. PCL-C = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist–Civilian Version (for DSM-IV); PCL-5 = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; MDE = major depressive episode; GED = general education development.