Table 1 Characteristics of study population (n=4862)
From: Relative longevity among retired military personnel: a historical-cohort study
Variable | Category | n |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 4318 (88.8%) |
Female | 544 (11.2%) | |
Rank | Junior commissioned officer | 1359 (28.5%) |
Senior commissioned officer | 1775 (37.0%) | |
Noncommissioned officer | 1654 (34.5%) | |
Birth cohort | 1900–1909 | 131 (2.7%) |
1910–1919 | 671 (13.9%) | |
1920–1929 | 1748 (36.1%) | |
1930–1939 | 998 (20.6%) | |
1940–1949 | 839 (17.3%) | |
1950–1959 | 414 (8.6%) | |
1960–1969 | 35 (0.7%) | |
Year of death | 1960–1969 | 28 (0.6%) |
1970–1979 | 174 (3.6%) | |
1980–1989 | 547 (11.3%) | |
1990–1999 | 1112 (22.9%) | |
2000–2012 | 3001 (61.7%) |