Associations between level of unit cohesion and demographic and military service characteristics when the survey was completed by Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) between 2001 and 2009 (N=11 411): percentages, unadjusted and adjusted ORs (aORs)
| Unit cohesion, row %* | Low vs medium/high unit cohesion | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N† | Low (5–17) | Medium (18–22) | High (23–25) | OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI)‡ | |
| Overall | 11 411 | 25.3 | 48.6 | 26.1 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 10 074 | 24.8 | 48.9 | 26.3 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Female | 1337 | 29.7 | 46.0 | 24.3 | 1.28 (1.16 to 1.42) | 1.35 (1.21 to 1.51) |
| Service status at survey completion | ||||||
| Regulars | 8294 | 22.9 | 49.4 | 27.7 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Active reserves | 1371 | 27.5 | 47.3 | 25.2 | 1.28 (1.15 to 1.42) | 1.29 (1.16 to 1.44) |
| Inactive reserve | 1132 | 28.2 | 48.0 | 23.8 | 1.32 (1.18 to 1.48) | 1.24 (1.10 to 1.41) |
| Ex-serving | 614 | 37.2 | 44.5 | 18.3 | 1.99 (1.71 to 2.33) | 1.71 (1.46 to 2.02) |
| Rank | ||||||
| Commissioned officer | 3527 | 19.1 | 50.1 | 30.8 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Non-commissioned officer | 6692 | 26.4 | 48.1 | 25.5 | 1.52 (1.41 to 1.64) | 1.50 (1.39 to 1.62) |
| Lower rank | 1192 | 31.7 | 47.7 | 20.6 | 1.97 (1.73 to 2.23) | 1.74 (1.51 to 2.01) |
*Percentages weighted for non-response.
†Unweighted totals,
‡Only variables statistically significantly associated with low unit cohesion at the 5% level in the unadjusted analysis were included in the model. Adjusted models include gender, age group, service, service status, rank and number of deployments to the MEAO variables at survey completion.