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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Phase II Sample

From: Assessing psychological adjustment and cultural reintegration after military service: development and psychometric evaluation of the post-separation Military-Civilian Adjustment and Reintegration Measure (M-CARM)

Demographic variables

Full sample (n = 725)

Age, M (SD), range

44.57 (9.94), 21–70

Gender, % (n)

 Female

21.4 (155)

 Male

78.5 (569)

 Did not disclose

0.1 (1)

Marital status

 Single

20.6 (149)

 Married

60.7 (440)

 Partner/De facto

18.8 (136)

Highest level of education

 No education

0.3 (2)

 Secondary

53.5 (388)

 University

46.2 (335)

Service Type, % (n)

 Army

57.8 (419)

 Navy

20.0 (145)

 Air Force

18.8 (136)

 More than one

3.4 (25)

Rank, % (n)

 Other Ranks

73.7 (534)

 E02

13.0 (94)

 E03

6.6 (48)

 E04

2.8 (20)

 E05

20.8 (151)

 E06

14.1 (102)

 E07

–

 E08

11.2 (81)

 E09

4.8 (35)

 E10

 Officer Cadet

0.4 (3)

-

 Officer

21.7 (157)

 O-1

0.1 (1)

 O-2

0.7 (5)

 O-3

3.4 (25)

 O-4

8.6 (62)

 O-5

2.9 (21)

 O-6

5.7 (41)

 O-7

0.1 (1)

 O-8

0.1 (1)

 O-9

–

 O-10

–

 Unknown

4.7 (34)

Years of service, M (SD) range

15.64 (9.16), 1–49

Years since separation

8.04 (6.67), 0–19

Deployed to combat zone, % (n)

64.4 (467)

Medically discharged, % (n)

35.4 (257)

Self-report psychological condition, % (n)

 Yes

57.5 (417)

 No

35.4 (257)

 Unsure

7.0 (51)

Provisional PTSD diagnosis, % (n)

40.4 (293)

Received psychological treatment, % (n)

 Yes

58.8 (426)

 No

4.7 (34)

 Unsure

1.1 (8)

 Not applicable

35.4 (257)

Employment Status, % (n)

 Full-time

53.2 (386)

 Part-time/Casual

11.6 (84)

 Retired/pension

23.0 (167)

 Unemployed

8.3 (60)

 Other (e.g. student, volunteer)

3.9 (28)

Submitted Veteran Affairs claim, % (n)

68.3 (495)

  1. Note. Provisional PTSD diagnosis made in line with PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 criteria