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Societal-Military (Mis)Alignments in Slovenia: A Socio-Structural Inquiry Cover

Societal-Military (Mis)Alignments in Slovenia: A Socio-Structural Inquiry

By: Gašper Ferme  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

Figures & Tables

Self-identification of social hierarchy status)

In our society, there are groups of people who are near the top and groups who are further down. Below is a scale from the top (10) to the bottom (1). Where would you place yourself on this scale?
Percentage checking each option
SJM 2024SAF – totalSoldiersNCOsOfficers
101.22.66.103.2
92.22.64.12.74.8
89.16.55.412.312.7
715.217.621.623.349.2
617.33.13.49.61.6
522.715.92721.914.3
44.79.414.216.47.9
35.15.910.86.86.3
21.62.64.72.70
11.922.74.10
Don’t know12.410.2///
No response6.6////
Mean5.775.655.495.486.53
N=1089Valid N=360N=148N=73N=63
Valid N=2841

Marital status

What is your official marital status?
Percentage checking each option
SJM 2024SAF – totalSoldiersNCOsOfficers
Married50.238.838.570.557.5
Separated (I am married but separated)1.52.84.73.41.4
Divorced (separated)5.85.24.788.2
Widower/widow7.50.5000
Single – never married or in a registered civil partnership25.733.352.118.232.9
N.A.9.219.4///
N=1089N=459N=88N=73N=73
Valid N=243

Voting

Some people do not vote for various reasons. Did you take part in last year’s elections (April 2022) for members of the Slovenian National Assembly?2
Percentage checking each option
SJM 2024SAF – totalSoldiersNCOsOfficers
Yes73.269.366.885.485.4
No16.422.932.614.614.6
Did not have the right to vote3.81.30.500
N.A.6.66.5///
N=1089N=459N=190N=103N=82
Valid N=375

Ideological self-identifications

In politics, people often talk about the left and the right. On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is left and 10 is right, where would you put yourself?
Percentage checking each option
SJM 2024SAF – totalSoldiersNCOsOfficers
05.72.20.94.21.7
13.71.1003.4
25.53.23.62.83.4
38.44.33.61.45.1
475.73.66.910.2
533.995.56.915.3
68.812.510.912.518.6
78.816.519.115.316.9
85.518.616.423.613.6
92.36.88.28.33.4
1010.220.128.218.18.5
Mean5.26.97.466.995.97
Valid N=844Valid N=279N=110N=72N=59
Valid N=241

Demographic representation by Slovenian regions

Which statistical region are you from?
PercentagePercentage checking each option
General populationSAF – totalSoldiersNCOsOfficers
Osrednjeslovenska26.6217.7912.5719.4229.27
Podravska15.5624.0430.3723.312.2
Savinjska12.3311.0612.5713.596.1
Gorenjska9.866.974.717.779.76
Obalno-kraška5.615.054.196.84.88
Goriška5.572.882.622.913.66
Primorsko-notranjska2.554.335.763.883.66
Pomurska5.3510.8213.6110.688.54
Koroška3.324.574.711.943.66
Jugovzhodna Slovenija6.965.534.712.918.54
Zasavska2.692.41.572.913.66
Posavska3.584.572.623.886.1
Valid N=416N=191N=103N=82
Valid N=376

Religious self-identification)

Regardless of whether you attend religious services or not, would you say that you are ...
Percentage checking each option
SJM 2024SAF – totalSoldiersNCOsOfficers
Religious575160.857.446.9
Non-religious23.623.324.225.725.9
A convinced atheist12.117.215.116.827.2
N.A.7.38.5///
N=1089N=459N=186N=101N=81
Valid N=368
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cmc-2026-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2463-9575 | Journal ISSN: 2232-2825
Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 75 - 100
Published on: Mar 31, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Gašper Ferme, published by General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces
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