From: Early mortality experience in a large military cohort and a comparison of mortality data sources
Baseline Characteristic | All Sources (n= 202) %b | Department of Defense Medical Mortality Registry (n= 94) %b | National Center for Health Statistics National Death Index (n= 164) %b | Social Security Administration Death Master File (n= 173) %b | Department of Veterans Affairs Mortality Data Files (n= 196) %b |
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Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 79.7 | 80.9 | 76.2 | 79.8 | 80.1 |
   Female | 20.3 | 19.2 | 23.8 | 20.2 | 19.9 |
Birth year | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Pre-1960 | 43.1 | 22.3 | 48.8 | 48.6 | 43.9 |
   1960-1969 | 28.7 | 36.2 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 28.6 |
   1970-1979 | 21.8 | 31.9 | 15.2 | 17.3 | 20.9 |
   1980 or later | 6.4 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 6.6 |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   White non-Hispanic | 74.8 | 69.2 | 74.4 | 75.7 | 75.5 |
   Black non-Hispanic | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
   Other | 14.9 | 20.2 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Not married | 22.8 | 29.8 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 23.5 |
   Married | 68.8 | 67.0 | 72.0 | 71.1 | 67.9 |
   Divorced | 8.4 | 3.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   High school or less | 50.5 | 48.9 | 50.0 | 48.6 | 51.0 |
   Some college | 24.8 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 25.4 | 24.0 |
   Bachelor's degree | 15.8 | 17.0 | 13.4 | 16.8 | 16.3 |
   Advanced degree | 8.9 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
Service component | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Reserve/National Guard | 55.5 | 31.9 | 61.0 | 56.7 | 56.6 |
   Active duty | 44.6 | 68.1 | 39.0 | 43.4 | 43.4 |
Branch of service | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Army | 48.5 | 46.8 | 47.6 | 47.4 | 48.5 |
   Air Force | 30.7 | 24.5 | 31.7 | 33.0 | 30.6 |
   Navy/Coast Guard | 15.8 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 15.6 | 15.8 |
   Marine Corps | 5.0 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
Military pay grade | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Enlisted | 75.7 | 73.4 | 76.8 | 75.1 | 76.0 |
   Officer | 24.3 | 26.6 | 23.2 | 24.9 | 24.0 |
Occupational category | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Combat specialists | 22.3 | 26.6 | 18.3 | 21.4 | 22.5 |
   Health care specialists | 9.4 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.7 |
   Service supply and functional support | 32.2 | 27.7 | 37.8 | 32.4 | 32.1 |
   Other | 36.1 | 37.2 | 32.9 | 35.3 | 35.7 |
Deployment experiencec | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Pre-2001 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 24.0 |
   2001-2006 | 15.4 | 25.5 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 15.3 |
   Pre-2001 and 2001-2006 | 9.4 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
   None | 52.0 | 37.2 | 61.0 | 51.5 | 51.5 |
Separated from military serviced | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 85.6 | 89.4 | 82.9 | 85.6 | 86.2 |
   Yes | 14.4 | 10.6 | 17.1 | 14.5 | 13.8 |