Table 1 Australian Defence Force sample survey response rates by demographic characteristics (numbers and row percentages)
From: Alcohol use in the military: associations with health and wellbeing
| Â | Responder to AUDIT scale | Non-responder to AUDIT scale/survey | Chi-squared test p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 4628 (41.0) | 6671 (59.0) | Â |
Female | 683 (44.6) | 847 (55.4) | 0.0061 |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
20–29 | 659 (28.0) | 1696 (72.0) |  |
30–39 | 2382 (39.8) | 3603 (60.2) |  |
40–49 | 1629 (48.4) | 2024 (51.6) |  |
50–59 | 559 (57.3) | 417 (42.7) |  |
60+ | 81 (56.6) | 62 (43.4) | <0.0001 |
Service | Â | Â | Â |
Navy | 1076 (39.1) | 1674 (60.9) | Â |
Army | 3831 (41.7) | 5366 (58.3) | Â |
Air Force | 404 (45.8) | 478 (54.2) | 0.0014 |
Rank | Â | Â | Â |
Officer | 1602 (51.4) | 1512 (48.6) | Â |
Non-commissioned Officer | 3056 (44.1) | 3879 (55.9) | Â |
Other ranks | 641 (23.3) | 2108 (76.7) | <0.0001 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â |
Full time | 2883 (50.2) | 2864 (49.8) | Â |
Reserve | 1723 (45.5) | 2062 (54.5) | Â |
Ex-serving | 705 (21.4) | 2589 (78.6) | <0.0001 |