| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
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| 2 | observed prevalence for health indicators in regular force veterans, by era |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | veterans released between 1954 and 2003 |  |  | canadian comparator, 2003 |  |  | veterans released between 1998 and 2012 |  |  | canadian comparator, 2012 |  |  |
| 4 |  | % | 95% confidence interval |  | % | 95% confidence interval |  | % | 95% confidence interval |  | % | 95% confidence interval |  |
| 5 |  |  | from | to |  | from | to |  | from | to |  | from | to |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |

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

Question: which type of people's self-rated mental health was worse, recent-era veterans or canadian comparator?
Answer: veterans released between 1998 and 2012

Question: which type was less likely to be daily smokers, recent-era veterans or comparable canadians?
Answer: veterans released between 1998 and 2012