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Table 1 Frequencies and proportions of demographic and military factors

From: Military and demographic predictors of mental ill-health and socioeconomic hardship among UK veterans

Factor

Category

Number (N = 4292)

%

Sociodemographic factors

 Sex

Male

3837

89.4

Female

455

10.6

 Age at response (years)

< 25

219

5.1

25–29

380

8.9

30–34

641

14.9

35–39

397

9.3

40–49

1606

37.4

50+

1049

24.4

 Education

No qualifications

240

5.8

O-levels or equivalent

1159

28.0

A-levels or equivalent

1421

34.3

Degree or higher

1319

31.9

 Childhood family adversity

0/1

2669

65.0

2/3

780

19.0

4+

660

16.1

 Childhood externalising behaviour

No

3447

83.3

Yes

693

16.7

Military factors

 Ranka

Officer

883

20.7

SNCO

1576

36.9

JNCO

993

23.2

Other rank

825

19.3

 Service arm

Naval Services

762

17.8

Army

2642

61.6

RAF

888

20.7

 Deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan

Did not deploy

1539

35.9

Deployed

2753

64.1

 Role in parent unit

Combat support/CSS

3066

71.8

Combat

1203

28.2

 Method of leaving

Planned

3508

89.1

Unplanned

157

4.0

Medical

272

6.9

  1. a“SNCO” Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, “JNCO” Junior Non-Commissioned Officer