Predictors of psychiatric disorders in combat veterans

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants, Marines deployed to combat ( N = 1113), 2007−2010

Demographic characteristic	n	%
Gender
Men	1069	96.0
Women	44	4.0
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	656	58.9
Black, non-Hispanic	137	12.3
Hispanic	210	18.9
Other	110	9.9
Education
High school or less	593	53.3
Some college or college degree	520	46.7
Age, years
18–21	337	30.3
22–26	436	39.2
≥27	340	30.5
Marital status
Never married	518	46.5
Married	528	47.4
Divorced	67	6.0
Paygrade/rank
Enlisted^*
E1–E3	274	24.6
E4–E6	615	55.3
E7–E9	121	10.9
Warrant Officer (W1–W5)	34	3.1
Officer (O1–O5)	69	6.2
Deployment status
Member of deployed unit	947	85.1
Individual augmentee	166	14.9
Total career combat deployments
1	633	56.9
≥2	480	43.1

^* E1–E3, Private through lance corporal, E4–E6, Corporal through staff sergeant, E7–E9, Gunnery sergeant through sergeant major.

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