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134 6 CHAPTER 6 Table 1. Sample characteristics military personnel with mental illness (N=323) N % Demographics Sex Male 282 87.3 Female 41 12.7 Age <21 0 0 21-30 27 8.4 31-40 106 32.8 41-50 95 29.4 51-60 89 27.6 >60 6 1.9 Marital Status Partner 251 77.7 Single 72 22.3 Educational Level Low 30 9.3 Medium 175 54.2 High 118 36.5 Work related context Type of work Combat unit 162 50.2 Combat support unit 161 49.8 Military branch Marine 22 6.8 Army 166 51.4 Air-force 84 26.0 Military-police 20 6.2 Staff 30 9.3 Other 1 .3 Ranks Soldiers 15 4.6 Non-commissioned officers 173 53.6 Officers 135 41.8 Word demands Work demands (Range, M (SD)) 1 – 5, 3.14 (.67) Mental health related variables Past or current mental illness Current mental illness 68 21.1 Past mental illness 255 78.9 Months since end mental illness (Median, M (SD)) 10, 32.02 (52.57) Mental illness work related Yes 215 66.6 No 108 33.4 Severity of symptoms mental illness Severity (Range, M (SD)) 1 – 10, 7.04 (2.01)

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