Table 1

Demographic characteristics

VariableNumber* (%)
Total enrolled on ITP246
Age group
 <3561 (25)
 35–4484 (35)
 >4597 (40)
Sex
 Male241 (98)
 Female5 (2)
Education
 Low (O Levels or none)223 (93)
 High (A Levels or above)17 (7)
Relationship status
 In a relationship130 (53)
 Single113 (47)
Employment status
 Working90 (39)
 Not working143 (62)
Financial difficulties
 No113 (48)
 Yes120 (52)
Service
 Royal Navy27 (11)
 Army204 (84)
 Royal Air Force11 (5)
Role in military
 Non-combat56 (23)
 Combat186 (77)
Last rank
 Officer14 (6)
 Other ranks228 (94)
Type of discharge from military
 Voluntary144 (61)
 Non-voluntary91 (39)
Years since left the military
 1–997 (40)
 10–1966 (27)
 20–2960 (25)
 30+20 (8)
Number of deployments to conflicts zones
 1 or 2139 (57)
 3+103 (43)
  • *Numbers may not add up to 246 because of missing data.