Study Topics
General Health:
- Functional status, including physical and mental
- Well-being
- Height and weight
Health Behaviors:
- Alcohol and tobacco use
- Eating behaviors/disorders
- Sleep duration and quality
- Physical activity
Health Conditions and Symptoms:
- Provider-diagnosed medical conditions
- Examples: cancer, heart disease, emphysema/bronchitis, asthma, hypertension, diabetes
- Physical symptoms
- Examples: pain, headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, forgetfulness, sexual problems
- Mental health assessments
- Examples: PTSD, depression, anxiety, anger
- Pregnancy and infertility
Health Care Utilization and Preventive Care:
- Outpatient and inpatient visits
- Complementary and alternative medicine use
- DoD and VA facility use
- Vaccinations
- Over the Counter (OTC) medication
- Mental health care utilization
Potential Exposures:
- Combat experiences
- Injuries (including head injuries)
- Motor Vehicle Accidents/Crashes
- Burn Pits/Smoke/Airborne exposures
- Chemicals/Pesticides/Depleted uranium
- Assault (sexual and physical)
- Discrimination, hazing, and bullying
- Adverse childhood experiences
Military Life:
- Deployments
- Occupation
- Perception of the military
- Unit cohesion
- Military satisfaction
- Reasons for separation
- Status (active duty, reserve/national guard, separated/retired)
Other:
- Employment
- Education
- Homelessness
- Anger
- Self mastery
- Financial well-being
- Stressful events (e.g., financial problems, divorce)
- Marital status
- Marital satisfaction
- Gender identity
MILLENNIUM COHORT SURVEY INSTRUMENTS
| Instrument: | Assesses: |
|---|---|
| Short-Form 36 | Physical, mental, and functional health |
| Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) | Depression, anxiety, panic syndrome, binge-eating, bulimia nervosa, and alcohol abuse |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| CAGE questionnaire | Alcohol problems |
| Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) | Sleep |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality* | Quality and patterns of sleep |
| National Survey of Families & Household* | Marital satisfaction |
| Modified Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)* | Childhood trauma |
| Short Dimension of Anger Reaction | Anger disposition |
| National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)* | Physical activity level |
| Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) | Posttraumatic growth |
| Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory * | Military and unit support |
*full inventory not used