Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the restricted sample by their post-deployment mental health status
Whole sample | None | Depressiona | PTSDa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychological health outcomes in PDHA | ||||||||
Screen positive for depressiona | 4540 | 7% | ||||||
Screen positive for PTSDa | 7012 | 11% | ||||||
Baseline psychological attributes (in bottom 5 percentile) | ||||||||
Depression (rev. coding) | 1644 | 3% | 980 | 2% | 563 | 5% | 331 | 5% |
Catastrophizing (rev. coding) | 3102 | 5% | 2144 | 4% | 795 | 7% | 434 | 6% |
Positive Affect | 2085 | 3% | 1214 | 2% | 758 | 7% | 397 | 6% |
Adaptability | 1620 | 3% | 1101 | 2% | 452 | 4% | 201 | 3% |
Coping Ability | 2564 | 4% | 1772 | 4% | 671 | 6% | 333 | 5% |
Optimism | 2945 | 5% | 1950 | 4% | 868 | 8% | 415 | 6% |
Positive Character Actions | 1479 | 2% | 1004 | 2% | 392 | 4% | 214 | 3% |
Engagement with Job | 2256 | 4% | 1607 | 3% | 548 | 5% | 283 | 4% |
Inclusion | 2153 | 3% | 1318 | 3% | 722 | 7% | 379 | 5% |
Organizational Trust | 1407 | 2% | 924 | 2% | 390 | 4% | 249 | 4% |
Friendship | 2330 | 4% | 1515 | 3% | 700 | 6% | 373 | 5% |
Family Satisfaction | 2301 | 4% | 1508 | 3% | 655 | 6% | 387 | 6% |
Family Support | 2002 | 3% | 1354 | 3% | 528 | 5% | 348 | 5% |
Spirituality | 2107 | 3% | 1447 | 3% | 574 | 5% | 280 | 4% |
Combat exposure | ||||||||
witnessed deaths during deployment | 19,421 | 31% | 12,824 | 26% | 4418 | 41% | 4535 | 65% |
discharged weapon during deployment | 11,419 | 18% | 7656 | 16% | 2344 | 22% | 2802 | 40% |
wounded or in danger during deployment | 15,705 | 25% | 9772 | 20% | 4104 | 38% | 4008 | 57% |
Demographic and service characteristics | ||||||||
Mean age (SD) | 21.66 | 4.33 | 21.66 | 4.34 | 21.56 | 4.26 | 21.73 | 4.31 |
Male | 56,597 | 90% | 44,519 | 91% | 9224 | 85% | 6089 | 87% |
Female | 6589 | 10% | 4646 | 9% | 1611 | 15% | 904 | 13% |
White | 40,696 | 64% | 31,842 | 65% | 6772 | 62% | 4445 | 64% |
Black | 10,937 | 17% | 8355 | 17% | 2063 | 19% | 1265 | 18% |
Hispanic | 8146 | 13% | 6414 | 13% | 1284 | 12% | 920 | 13% |
Asian | 2910 | 5% | 2159 | 4% | 640 | 6% | 310 | 4% |
Other minority | 497 | 1% | 395 | 1% | 76 | 1% | 53 | 1% |
at least college degree | 6316 | 10% | 4969 | 10% | 1086 | 10% | 613 | 9% |
Single | 50,640 | 80% | 39,541 | 80% | 8536 | 79% | 5520 | 79% |
Married | 12,546 | 20% | 9624 | 20% | 2299 | 21% | 1473 | 21% |
Divorced | 866 | 1% | 649 | 1% | 178 | 2% | 114 | 2% |
Have children | 9098 | 14% | 6928 | 14% | 1687 | 16% | 1131 | 16% |
AFQT scores 31–49 | 21,033 | 33% | 16,337 | 33% | 3571 | 33% | 2472 | 35% |
AFQT scores 50–64 | 15,396 | 24% | 11,920 | 24% | 2660 | 25% | 1778 | 25% |
AFQT scores 65–92 | 22,062 | 35% | 17,232 | 35% | 3776 | 35% | 2323 | 33% |
Aviation | 4187 | 7% | 3292 | 7% | 729 | 7% | 357 | 5% |
Combat service | 3360 | 5% | 2686 | 5% | 570 | 5% | 248 | 4% |
Service support | 15,332 | 24% | 11,760 | 24% | 2914 | 27% | 1635 | 23% |
Other occupation | 10,630 | 17% | 8534 | 17% | 1706 | 16% | 869 | 12% |
Rank E1-E2 | 1857 | 3% | 1303 | 3% | 455 | 4% | 284 | 4% |
Rank E3 | 17,056 | 27% | 13,207 | 27% | 3059 | 28% | 1880 | 27% |
Rank E4 and above | 44,273 | 70% | 34,655 | 70% | 7321 | 68% | 4829 | 69% |
pre-deployment assessment available | 37,995 | 60% | 29,031 | 59% | 6946 | 64% | 4483 | 64% |
sought psychological health counseling pre-deployment | 1399 | 2% | 778 | 2% | 521 | 5% | 326 | 5% |
sample | 63,186 | 49,165 | 10,835 | 6, 993 | ||||