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Table 1 Prevalence of socio-demographic characteristics among military personnel and civilians

From: Stigma doesn’t discriminate: physical and mental health and stigma in Canadian military personnel and Canadian civilians

Characteristics

Civilian Sub-Sample (N = 2960)

Military Sub-Sample (N = 1900)

% [95% C.I.]

% [95% C.I.]

Sex

 Male

59.85 [57.44; 62.26]

89.23 [88.48; 89.98]

 Female

40.15 [37.74; 42.56]

10.77 [10.02; 11.52]

Age group, years

  < 25

11.67 [10.13; 13.21]

6.06 [4.76; 7.36]

 25–34

17.77 [15.83; 19.72]

25.41 [23.31; 27.51]

 35–44

32.18 [29.77; 34.59]

52.36 [49.89; 54.83]

  > 44

38.37 [35.92; 40.82]

16.17 [14.55; 17.79]

Ethnicity

 White

86.23 [84.11; 88.35]

95.17 [94.11; 96.24]

 Non-white

13.77 [11.65; 15.89]

4.83 [3.76; 5.89]

Marital status

 Single

22.00 [20.11; 23.90]

14.93 [13.04; 16.82]

 Married/Common-law

69.26 [67.02; 71.49]

75.14 [72.97; 77.32]

 Widowed/Separated/Divorced

8.74 [7.31; 10.17]

9.92 [8.39; 11.45]

Income Adequacy

 Low Income

4.92 [3.94; 5.91]

0.19 [0.05; 0.34]

 Middle or High Income

95.08 [93.82; 96.33]

99.81 [99.29; 100.32]

Highest education attained

 Less than secondary

14.72 [12.89; 16.55]

8.48 [7.10; 9.85]

 Secondary

20.72 [18.59; 22.86]

33.91 [31.52; 36.30]

 Some post-secondary

9.03 [7.55; 10.50]

13.29 [11.62; 14.97]

 Diploma or degree

55.53 [52.92; 58.14]

44.32 [41.98; 46.64]

Physical Health

 Poor

2.99 [2.00; 3.98]

5.19 [4.06; 6.33]

 Fair

13.34 [11.55; 15.13]

15.67 [13.81; 17.54]

 Good

40.40 [37.48; 42.99]

38.08 [35.63; 40.53]

 Very Good

32.91 [30.48; 35.34]

32.50 [30.17; 34.83]

 Excellent

10.36 [8.67; 12.06]

8.56 [7.27; 9.85]

Mental Health

 Poor

1.34 [0.91; 1.77]

3.85 [2.89; 4.81]

 Fair

7.26 [6.01; 8.50]

10.40 [8.88; 11.93]

 Good

32.16 [29.77; 34.55]

31.70 [29.44; 33.95]

 Very Good

37.14 [34.51; 39.76]

39.59 [37.11; 42.08]

 Excellent

22.11 [19.58; 24.64]

14.45 [12.70; 16.20]

Major Depressive Episode

6.66 [5.60; 7.71]

12.00 [10.40; 13.61]

Panic Disorder

2.55 [1.82; 3.27]

2.78 [1.95; 3.60]

Social Phobia

5.00 [3.77; 6.22]

6.03 [4.86; 7.19]

Suicidal Ideation

5.32 [4.30; 6.35]

5.79 [4.71; 6.87]

Alcohol Dependence

 Low Risk

4.60 [3.64; 5.56]

4.74 [3.51; 5.97]

 High Risk

95.40 [94.44; 96.36]

95.26 [94.03; 96.49]

Psychological Distress

 Low Risk

51.78 [49.20; 54.37]

57.23 [54.80; 59.66]

 Moderate Risk

44.65 [42.04; 47.25]

38.82 [36.45; 41.20]

 High Risk

3.57 [2.95; 4.95]

3.95 [2.95; 4.95]