From: Early mortality experience in a large military cohort and a comparison of mortality data sources
Baseline Characteristics | Panel 1 Participantsb n= 76,960 No. of deaths (per 100,000 person-years) | Panel 1 Non-Participantsc n= 132,186 No. of deaths (per 100,000 person-years) |
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Gender | Â | Â |
   Male | 82.2 | 132.1 |
   Female | 56.4 | 62.8 |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
   White non-Hispanic | 77.2 | 117.6 |
   Black non-Hispanic | 61.7 | 115.4 |
   Other | 66.8 | 111.2 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
   Not married | 84.2 | 125.0 |
   Married | 75.9 | 97.4 |
   Divorced | 57.0 | 110.0 |
Education | Â | Â |
   High school or less | 85.3 | 135.5 |
   Some college | 66.6 | 87.9 |
   Bachelor's degree | 65.2 | 92.1 |
   Advanced degree | 35.2 | 56.2 |
Service component | Â | Â |
   Reserve/National Guard | 80.3 | 112.1 |
   Active duty | 63.6 | 111.4 |
Branch of service | Â | Â |
   Army | 78.7 | 137.8 |
   Air Force | 64.9 | 81.5 |
   Navy/Coast Guard | 60.4 | 110.2 |
   Marine Corps | 73.2 | 167.2 |
Military pay grade | Â | Â |
   Enlisted | 77.4 | 121.4 |
   Officer | 64.0 | 81.5 |
Occupational category | Â | Â |
   Combat specialists | 104.5 | 150.7 |
   Health care specialists | 60.0 | 88.7 |
   Service supply and functional support | 65.8 | 98.3 |
   Other | 69.7 | 115.7 |
Deployment experienced | Â | Â |
   Pre-2001 | 73.7 | 147.4 |
   2001-2006 | 61.7 | 71.5 |
   Pre-2001 and 2001-2006 | 46.3 | 92.7 |
   None | 77.8 | 130.9 |
Separated from military servicee | Â | Â |
   No | 80.2 | 129.3 |
   Yes | 51.8 | 77.2 |