Table:
veterans released between 1954 and 2003
canadian comparator, 2003
veterans released between 1998 and 2012
canadian comparator, 2012

%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval

from
to
from
to
from
to
from
to

activity limitation
42.3
39.0
45.7
34.1
33.4
34.7
49.5
47.2
51.8
24.6
23.9
25.3

low income
4.7
3.7
6.0
7.4
7.0
7.7
7.6
6.3
9.1
15.1
14.6
15.6

life stress
24.5
21.4
27.8
22.9
22.4
23.5
22.5
20.3
24.5
25.8
25.3
26.3

heavy drinking
22.0
19.3
25.0
20.2
19.6
20.7
24.7
22.7
26.8
27.0
26.5
27.5

self-rated mental health
78.8
75.8
81.5
72.4
71.8
73.1
61.6
59.3
63.9
72.8
72.3
73.3

self-rated health
56.7
53.0
60.2
55.2
54.5
55.8
52.6
50.2
54.9
61.5
60.9
62.9

obesity
19.7
16.8
23.1
16.6
16.1
17.0
26.1
24.1
28.2
20.2
19.7
20.7

needs help with activities of daily living
13.9
11.9
16.0
11.9
11.5
12.3
20.1
18.4
22.0
6.0
5.5
6.5

employment rate
67.6
64.8
70.2
68.9
65.2
72.3
71.8
69.7
73.8
76.4
74.4
78.4

postsecondary education
55.7
51.9
59.3
53.6
52.9
54.3
52.3
50.0
54.7
67.1
66.5
67.7

life satisfaction
90.8
88.7
92.6
91.2
90.8
91.6
85.8
84.0
87.4
92.1
91.8
92.4

sense of community belonging
61.2
57.6
64.7
64.4
63.8
65.1
57.5
55.2
59.8
62.1
61.5
62.7

daily smoking
22.2
19.5
25.1
19.4
18.9
19.9
16.5
14.7
18.4
20.4
20.0
20.8

Statement: self-rated mental health of earlier-era veterans was better than that of the canadian general population.
Question: which type of people's self-rated mental health was better, earlier-era veterans or canadian comparator?
Answer: veterans released between 1954 and 2003