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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2019 Oct 22;41(4):456–462. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1671944

Table 1.

Military, Deployment and Post-Deployment Characteristics, Active Duty Soldiers, FY2008-2011

N %
TOTAL 267,100 100.0
Military
Rank/paygrade
 Junior enlisted 149,185 55.9
 Senior enlisted 83,041 31.1
 Officer 34,874 13.1
Any prior deployment 120,790 45.2
Length of index deployment (months) 267,100 12.0 (mean)
Deployment variables*
Restricted to quarters or light duty for pain 33,481 12.5
Combat exposure (count)
 None 156,901 58.7
 One 58,048 21.7
 Two 32,284 12.1
 Three 19,867 7.4
TBI during deployment, positive screen 19,240 7.2
Post-deployment variables*
Poor physical health past month 29,832 11.2
PTSD past month, positive screen 14,295 5.4
Depression past month, positive PHQ-2 screen 20,103 7.5
Filled opioid prescription 0-90 days post-deployment** 28,839 10.8
 
*

Self-reported, from Post-Deployment Health Assessment, conducted within 60 days of the end of deployment

**

From pharmacy claims data

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