Demographic characteristics of study participants
| Demographics | Participants n (%) | Willing to seek help n (%) (n=574) | Not willing to seek help n (%) (n=75) | χ2 | P value |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 628 (96.76) | 553 (96.34) | 75 (100.00) | 2.836 | 0.092 |
| Female | 21 (3.24) | 21 (3.66) | 0 (0) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Han | 619 (95.38) | 547 (95.30) | 72 (96.00) | 0.075 | 0.785 |
| Other | 30 (4.62) | 27 (4.70) | 3 (4.00) | ||
| Education | |||||
| ≤High school | 215 (33.13) | 187 (32.58) | 28 (37.33) | 0.677 | 0.411 |
| ≥Some college | 434 (66.87) | 387 (67.42) | 47 (62.67) | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–24 | 388 (59.78) | 343 (59.76) | 45 (60.00) | 0.354 | 0.950 |
| 25–29 | 165 (25.42) | 145 (25.26) | 20 (26.67) | ||
| 30–39 | 92 (14.18) | 82 (14.28) | 10 (13.33) | ||
| ≥40 | 2 (0.31) | 2 (0.35) | 0 (0) | ||
| Missing data | 2 (0.31) | 2 (0.35) | 0 (0) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 509 (78.43) | 446 (77.70) | 63 (84.00) | 9.918 | 0.019 |
| Married | 137 (21.11) | 126 (21.95) | 11 (14.67) | ||
| Divorced/widowed | 2 (0.31) | 2 (0.35) | 0 (0) | ||
| Missing data | 1 (0.15) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.33) | ||
| Rank enlisted | |||||
| Officer | 52 (8.01) | 43 (7.49) | 9 (12.00) | 2.819 | 0.589 |
| Non-commissioned | 451 (69.49) | 400 (69.69) | 51 (68.00) | ||
| Junior enlisted | 138 (21.26) | 123 (21.43) | 15 (20.00) | ||
| Cadet | 7 (1.09) | 7 (1.22) | 0 (0) | ||
| Missing data | 1 (0.15) | 1 (0.17) | 0 (0) | ||
| Service length (years) | |||||
| 1–2 | 238 (36.67) | 215 (37.46) | 23 (30.67) | 2.669 | 0.446 |
| 2–5 | 158 (24.35) | 135 (23.52) | 23 (30.67) | ||
| 5–9 | 140 (21.57) | 122 (21.25) | 18 (24.00) | ||
| ≥10 | 109 (16.79) | 98 (17.07) | 11 (14.66) | ||
| Missing data | 4 (0.62) | 4 (0.70) | 0 (0) |