Table 2 Demographic characteristics of Bougainville and East Timor participants
Characteristic | Bougainville veterans who responded to TSES-R2 n (%) | Bougainville veterans who did not respond to TSES-R2 n (%) | Bougainville veterans who did not respond to Questionnaire n (%) | East Timor veterans who responded to TSES-R2 n (%) | East Timor veterans who did not respond to TSES-R2 n (%) | East Timor veterans who did not respond to Questionnaire n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 1465 (86) | 566 (89) | 2084 (86) | 1184 (89) | 440 (88) | 2006 (93) |
Female | 239 (14) | 72 (11) | 349 (14) | 149 (11) | 60 (12) | 160 (7) | |
Age group | 20-29 | 112 (7) | 67 (11) | 365 (15) | 178 (13) | 75 (15) | 570 (26) |
30-39 | 756 (44) | 311 (49) | 1266 (52) | 648 (49) | 269 (54) | 1093 (50) | |
40+ | 836 (49) | 260 (41) | 802 (33) | 507 (38) | 156 (31) | 503 (23) | |
Service | Navy | 382 (22) | 203 (32) | 846 (35) | 176 (13) | 63 (13) | 218 (10) |
Army | 1245 (73) | 404 (63) | 1485 (61) | 1025 (77) | 389 (78) | 1778 (82) | |
RAAF | 77 (5) | 31 (5) | 102 (4) | 132 (10) | 48 (10) | 170 (8) | |
Rank | Officer | 602 (35) | 188 (29) | 590 (24) | 344 (26) | 128 (26) | 351 (16) |
Enlisted | 1102 (65) | 450 (71) | 1834 (76) | 989 (74) | 372 (74) | 1813 (84) | |
Status | Currently serving | 1464 (86) | 570 (89) | 1612 (67) | 1158 (87) | 456 (91) | 1488 (69) |
Ex-serving | 240 (14) | 68 (11) | 812 (33) | 175 (13) | 44 (9) | 678 (31) |