Table 1 Demography and details of foreign deployment of the sample (n–559)
Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 550 (98.4) |
Female | 9 (1.6) |
Ethnicity | |
Sinhala | 559 (100) |
Highest educational qualification | |
Up to grade 10 | 250 (44.7) |
Passed G.C.E. O/L examinationa | 207 (37) |
Passed G.C.E. A/L examinationa | 60 (10.7) |
Diploma | 21 (3.8) |
Graduate | 16 (2.9) |
Postgraduate | 5 (0.9) |
Armed force | |
Army | 538 (96.2) |
Other forces | 21 (3.8) |
Rank | |
Other ranks | 439 (78.5) |
Officers | 120 (21.5) |
Duration of service in the armed services (years) | |
<5 years | 3 (0.5) |
6–10 years | 224 (40.1) |
11–15 years | 86 (15.4) |
16–20 years | 166 (29.7) |
21–25 years | 66 (11.8) |
>25 years | 14 (2.5) |
Foreign country of most recent deployment | |
Haiti | 489 (87.5) |
South Sudan | 63 (11.3) |
Liberia | 6 (1.1) |
Democratic republic of congo | 1 (0.2) |
Duration of stay on foreign mission | |
>6 months | 546 (97.7) |
6–12 months | 12 (2.1) |
18–24 months | 1 (0.2) |