Prospective Studies of US Military Forces: The Millennium Cohort Study

[2014 MilCo Follow-up WEB ONLY questions are in green)

#59 From the following list, indicate if you have used each health practice in the last 12 months?

"If you answered "Yes", to any item above, has your level of satisfaction with conventional medicine led you to seek alternative health practices?” No Yes

[ONLY if YES to (a.) Acupuncture, then the following questions will appear]

1. For which reason / condition are you using acupuncture?

   1. C hronic disease No Yes

   2. M ental health No Yes

   3. P ain No Yes

   4. G eneral health / wellness No Yes

2. What year did you begin using acupuncture?

3. On average, how often did you use acupuncture during the last 12 months?

• Daily

• Several times a week

• Several times a month

• Once a month

• Several times a year

[ONLY if YES to (o.) Meditation, then the following questions will appear]

1. For which reason/condition are you practicing meditation?

   1. C hronic disease No Yes

   2. M ental health No Yes

   3. P ain No Yes

   4. G eneral health / wellness No Yes

   5. P erformance enhancement No Yes

2. What year did you begin practicing meditation?

3. On average, how often did you meditate during the last 12 months?

• Daily

• Several times a week

• Several times a month

• Once a month

• Several times a year

#85

[If YES to (f.) suffered forced sexual relations or sexual assault, then these additional questions appear]:

You indicated that you suffered a forced sexual relation or sexual assault. This section asks additional questions about these experiences. We are aware that many of these questions are quite personal, but we would appreciate your candid response. We'd like to remind you that all your answers are strictly confidential and will not be used to identify any persons.

1. Please estimate how many event(s) in the past 3 years:

2. Where did the event(s) occur?

1. Deployed, at a military base No Yes

2. Deployed, but outside the military base No Yes

3. N on-deployed, at your military duty station No Yes

4. N on-deployed, at a civilian location No Yes

3. Was the person or people who did this…

1. Military person(s) of higher rank/grade than you No Yes

2. Military person(s) of same or lower rank/grade than you No Yes

3. Your military supervisor(s) No Yes

4. Government civilian(s)/contractor(s) No Yes

5. Other civilian person(s) No Yes

6. Unknown person(s) No Yes

4. What was the gender(s) of the offender(s)/

• Male only

• Female only

• Both male and female

• Not sure

[If YES to (g.) experienced sexual harassment, then these additional questions appear]:

You indicated that you suffered sexual harassment. This section asks additional questions about these experiences. We are aware that many of these questions are quite personal, but we would appreciate your candid response. We'd like to remind you that all your answers are strictly confidential and will not be used to identify any persons.

1. Please estimate how many event(s) in the past 3 years:

2. Where did the event(s) occur?

1. Deployed, at a military base No Yes

2. Deployed, but outside the military base No Yes

3. N on-deployed, at your military duty station No Yes

4. N on-deployed, at a civilian location No Yes

3. Was the person or people who did this…

1. Military person(s) of higher rank/grade than you No Yes

2. Military person(s) of same or lower rank/grade than you No Yes

3. Your military supervisor(s) No Yes

4. Government civilian(s)/contractor(s) No Yes

5. Other civilian person(s) No Yes

6. Unknown person(s) No Yes

4. What was the gender(s) of the offender(s)/

• Male only

• Female only

• Both male and female

• Not sure

5 (F/U WEB ONLY items 9/27/12))