Table comparing the demographics of veterans across different UK nations to England as a baseline
| Variable | Number of veterans by nation | |||||||
| England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales | |||||
| N (%) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | N (%) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | N (%) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | N (%) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | |
| Frequency | 243 (60.3) | – | 89 (22.1) | – | 42 (10.4) | – | 29 (7.2) | – |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| <35 | 38 (20.8) | 1.00 | 2 (3.5) | 1.00 | 6 (18.1) | 1.00 | 3 (14.6) | 1.00 |
| 35–44 | 67 (29.3) | 1.00 | 13 (17.5) | 1.28 (−0.27 to 2.83) | 9 (24.9) | −0.03 (−1.14 to 1.09) | 6 (23.7) | 0.14 (−1.31 to 1.60) |
| 45–54 | 64 (23.2) | 1.00 | 23 (24.6) | 1.86 (0.35 to 3.36)* | 14 (29.2) | 0.37 (−0.68 to 1.41) | 9 (27.5) | 0.53 (−0.85 to 1.90) |
| 55+ | 74 (26.8) | 1.00 | 51 (54.5) | 2.51 (1.03 to 3.98)* | 13 (27.7) | 0.17 (−0.88 to 1.22) | 11 (34.3) | 0.60 (−0.74 to 1.95) |
| Childhood adversity | ||||||||
| Low group | 183 (74.5) | 1.00 | 79 (88.2) | 1.00 | 30 (70.8) | 1.00 | 21 (67.4) | 1.00 |
| High group | 60 (25.5) | 1.00 | 10 (11.8) | −0.95 (−1.67 to −0.22)* | 12 (29.2) | 0.19 (−0.56 to 0.93) | 8 (32.6) | 0.35 (−0.54 to 1.23) |
| Joining age (years) | ||||||||
| <18 | 88 (36.3) | 1.00 | 16 (17.7) | 1.00 | 14 (32.9) | 1.00 | 8 (26.8) | 1.00 |
| 18+ | 155 (63.7) | 1.00 | 73 (82.3) | 0.97 (0.36 to 1.58)* | 28 (67.1) | 0.15 (–0.55 to 0.86) | 21 (73.2) | 0.44 (-0.43 to 1.31) |
| Relationship status | ||||||||
| In a relationship | 166 (66.9) | 1.00 | 63 (69.0) | 1.00 | 30 (70.1) | 1.00 | 14 (46.1) | 1.00 |
| Single | 77 (33.1) | 1.00 | 26 (31.0) | −0.96 (−0.64 to 0.44) | 12 (29.9) | −0.15 (−0.88 to 0.59) | 15 (53.9) | 0.86 (0.69 to 1.65)* |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Employed | 87 (36.2) | 1.00 | 23 (26.9) | 1.00 | 11 (26.5) | 1.00 | 5 (17.8) | 1.00 |
| Unemployed | 54 (21.4) | 1.00 | 28 (30.2) | 0.64 (–0.02 to 1.30) | 11 (24.5) | 0.44 (–0.47 to 1.36) | 7 (22.4) | 0.76 (–0.46 to 1.97) |
| Not working due to ill health | 102 (42.4) | 1.00 | 38 (42.9) | 0.31 (–0.29 to 0.91) | 20 (49.0) | 0.45 (–0.35 to 1.26) | 17 (59.8) | 1.05 (–0.01 to 2.12) |
| Financial issues | ||||||||
| No | 178 (71.6) | 1.00 | 71 (79.7) | 1.00 | 26 (60.4) | 1.00 | 21 (68.8) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 65 (28.4) | 1.00 | 18 (20.3) | −0.44 (−1.04 to 0.16) | 16 (39.6) | 0.50 (−0.19 to 1.20) | 8 (31.2) | 0.13 (−0.75 to 1.02) |
| Early service leaver | ||||||||
| No | 213 (87.0) | 1.00 | 84 (94.2) | 1.00 | 36 (83.9) | 1.00 | 24 (77.9) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 30 (13.0) | 1.00 | 5 (5.8) | −0.88 (−1.87 to 0.11) | 6 (16.1) | 0.25 (−0.71 to 1.21) | 5 (22.1) | 0.64 (−0.41 to 1.69) |
| Time to contact CS (years) | ||||||||
| <5 | 150 (63.9) | 1.00 | 25 (29.5) | 1.00 | 26 (62.5) | 1.00 | 9 (31.7) | 1.00 |
| 5+ | 93 (36.1) | 1.00 | 64 (70.5) | 1.44 (0.90 to 1.98)* | 16 (37.5) | 0.06 (–0.63 to 0.75) | 20 (68.3) | 1.34 (0.49 to 2.18)* |
*p≤0.05.