Table 1 Participant Demographic and Service Characteristics
Demographic variables | Full sample (n = 345) |
|---|---|
Age, M (SD), range | 36.15 (11.58), 19–61 |
Gender, % (n) | Â |
Female | 24.35 (84) |
Male | 75.36 (260) |
Other | 0.29 (1) |
Ethnicity | Â |
Caucasian | 89.6 (309) |
European | 2.6 (9) |
Asian | 0.9 (3) |
African | 0.3 (1) |
Middle Eastern | 0.3 (1) |
Aboriginal | 2.9 (10) |
Pacific Islander | 0.6 (2) |
Other | 2.0 (10) |
Marital status, % (n) | Â |
Single | 28.70 (99) |
Married | 40.58 (140) |
Partner/De facto | 30.72 (106) |
Divorced, % (n) | 18.26 (63) |
Highest level of education, % (n) | Â |
Primary | 0.70 (3) |
Secondary | 38.26 (132) |
TAFE | 36.23 (125) |
University | 24.64 (85) |
Service Type, % (n) | Â |
Army | 72.17 (249) |
Navy | 12.17 (42) |
Air Force | 15.65 (54) |
Rank, % (n) | Â |
Other ranks | 77.68 (268) |
Commissioned Officer | 14.49 (50) |
Warrant Officer | 7.83 (27) |
Discharge type, % (n) | Â |
Voluntary | 28.99 (100) |
Medical | 46.67 (161) |
Administrative | 16.8 (58) |
Command initiated transition to reserves | 3.77 (13) |
Compulsory retirement age | 3.77 (13) |
Years of service, M (SD) range | 13.58 (10.85), 1.08–43.92 |