Table 1 Univariate weighted analysis of Demographic, physical health, mental health and military service characteristics of Reserve Force Veterans, by class

Demographics

Gender of respondent

Male

(73.8–79.3)

(77.7–84.7)

Female

(20.8–26.3)

(15.3–22.3)

Age

< 30

(14.6–19.9)

(52.0–60.9)

30–39

(37.4–43.9)

(23.9–31.9)

40–49

(16.4–21.4)

(7.6–12.9)

50–59

(13.1–17.7)

(1.9–4.9)

60+

(6.8–10.2)

(1.8–4.5)

Education

Less than HS

(2.1–4.5)

(1.0–3.5)

High School Grad

(23.2–28.9)

(21.3–29.2)

Post Sec < Bach

(37.7–44.1)

(34.1–43.0)

Post Sec > = Bach

(27.2–33.2)

(30.5–39.1)

Marital Status

Married/Common-Law

(68.7–74.7)

(51.8–60.8)

Sep/Wid/Div

(4.8–7.9)

(2.8–6.5)

Single,Never Married

(19.4–25.0)

(35.0–43.9)

Physical Health

Arthritis

Yes

(13.9–18.6)

(4.1–8.3)

No

(81.4–86.1)

(91.7–95.9)

Back Problems

Yes

(28.6–34.6)

(13.9–20.6)

No

(65.4–71.4)

(79.4–86.1)

Respiratory

Yes

(5.8–9.2)

(3.8–8.1)

No

(90.9–94.3)

(91.9–96.2)

Diabetes

Yes

(3.7–6.4)

(0.6–2.6)

No

(93.6–96.3)

(97.4–99.4)

Obese

Yes

(20.8–26.4)

(14.6–21.6)

No

(73.6–79.2)

(78.4–85.4)

Cancer

Yes

(0.5–1.9)

(0.3–2.2)

No

(98.1–99.5)

(97.7–99.7)

High Blood Pressure

Yes

(10.4–14.6)

(4.4–8.6)

No

(85.5–89.6)

(91.4–95.6)

Hearing

Yes

(3.5–6.3)

(0.6–2.8)

No

(93.7–96.5)

(97.2–99.4)

Smoker

Daily Smoker

(11.3–15.9)

(7.8–13.4)

Not Daily Smoker

(84.1–88.7)

(86.6–92.2)

Heavy Drinking

Yes

(24.9–30.9)

(27.6–36.1)

No

(69.1–75.1)

(63.9–72.4)

Mental Health

Self-Rated Mental Health

Excellent/VG

(64.1–70.2)

(69.5–77.5)

Good

(19.4–24.9)

(16.6–23.8)

Fair/Poor

(8.9–12.9)

(4.5–9.0)

Depression

Yes

(10.2–14.4)

(4.0–8.3)

No

(85.6–89.9)

(91.7–96.0)

Anxiety

Yes

(6.5–10.0)

(3.7–7.9)

No

(90.0–93.5)

(92.1–96.3)

PTSD

Yes

(5.9–9.3)

(0.9–3.4)

No

(90.7–94.1)

(96.6–99.1)

Military Characteristics

Length of Service

<  2 years

(0.4–1.9)

(17.1–24.5)

2 to 9 years

(37.9–44.4)

(61.6–70.1)

10 to 19 years

(33.3–39.5)

(7.8–13.0)

> = 20 years

(19.2–24.3)

(2.2–5.2)

Enrollment

1950–80s

(21.6–27.0)

(3.0–6.5)

1990s

(44.8–51.3)

(13.2–19.6)

2000–10s

(24.8–30.9)

(75.7–82.7)

Rank

Officers

(14.9–19.7)

(7.8–13.2)

Senior NCM

(18.0–23.1)

(2.6–6.0)

Junior NCM

(59.2–65.5)

(82.5–88.7)

Environment

Air

(5.4–8.7)

(2.2–5.5)

Land

(77.7–82.9)

(79.7–86.4)

Sea

(10.7–15.1)

(10.4–16.6)

Release Type

Involuntary

(7.9–12.3)

(12.4–19.5)

Medical

(10.6–14.7)

(2.0–5.0)

Vol/Ret/Service Complete

(74.7–80.3)

(77.2–84.7)

Military Occupation

Combat arms

(40.0–47.7)

(54.2–63.9)

Communications

(8.7–13.5)

(4.4–9.3)

Maritime

(6.1–10.4)

(7.3–13.3)

Aviation

(0.9–2.8)

(0.3–2.2)

Admin

(23.8–30.6)

(11.7–18.7)

Engineering

(2.5–5.3)

(1.2–4.4)

Medical

(2.7–5.8)

(3.6–8.1)

GOS

(0.5–2.2)

(0.5–2.6)

Outcome Variable

SRH

Excellent/VG

(58.0–64.3)

(65.0–73.4)

Good

(23.0–28.7)

(20.0–27.7)

Fair/Poor

(11.1–15.4)

(5.0–9.6)