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Table 1 Demographic characteristics: comparison of VA Total Population, VA Utilizers, and DOD OEF/OIF/OND populations, 2002–2011

From: Erosion of the healthy soldier effect in veterans of US military service in Iraq and Afghanistan

Variable

Variable Veterans Administration (VA), 2002-2011

Department of Defense (DOD)

VA total population

VA utilizers

VA non-utilizers

 

N

%/mean (s.d.)

N

%/mean (s.d.)

N

%/mean (s.d.)

N

%/mean (s.d.)

All

899,737

 

765,029

 

134,708

 

4,614,304

 

Age

        

<24

499,332

55.5%

421,226

55.0%

78,106

58.0%

2,735,575

59.3%

25-29

100,839

11.2%

85,866

11.2%

14,973

11.1%

602,127

13.0%

30-39

198,579

22.1%

169,845

22.2%

28,734

21.3%

841,902

18.2%

40-72

100,987

11.2%

88,092

11.5%

12,895

9.6%

432,643

9.4%

Missing

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,057

0.0%

Median Age 2002-2010

 

31.0

 

31.0

 

30.0

 

23.8

Mean Age 2002-2010

 

34.2 (9.6)

 

34.4 (9.5)

 

33.1 (9.7)

 

27.2 (10.7)

Sex

        

Female

106,300

11.8%

92,919

12.1%

13,381

9.9%

775,155

16.8%

Male

793,437

88.2%

672,110

87.9%

121,327

90.1%

3,838,932

83.2%

Missing

-

-

-

-

-

-

217

0.0%

Race 1

        

Hispanic

96,100

10.7%

84,830

11.1%

11,270

8.4%

397,942

8.6%

White, Non-Hispanic

546,952

60.8%

465,745

60.9%

81,207

60.3%

3,436,481

74.5%

Black, Non-Hispanic

122,505

13.6%

109,513

14.3%

12,992

9.6%

781,547

16.9%

Other, Non-Hispanic

35,800

4.0%

30,660

4.0%

5,140

3.8%

189,934

4.1%

Unknown

98,380

10.9%

74,281

9.7%

24,099

17.9%

206,342

4.5%

Marital Status

        

Married

401,489

44.6%

343,400

44.9%

58,089

43.1%

1,511,015

32.7%

Not Married

498,095

55.4%

421,571

55.1%

76,524

56.9%

3,092,140

67.0%

Missing

153

0.0%

58

0.0%

95

0.0%

11,149

0.2%

Education

        

< High School

13,862

1.50%

10,594

1.4%

3,268

2.4%

63,987

1.4%

High School

664,827

73.90%

572,804

74.9%

92,023

68.3%

3,530,639

76.5%

> High School

209,203

23.30%

171,737

22.4%

37,466

27.8%

879,414

19.1%

Missing

11,845

1.30%

9,894

1.3%

1,951

1.5%

140,264

3.0%

Rank

        

Enlisted

811,905

90.2%

695,385

90.9%

116,520

86.5%

4,152,416

90.0%

Officer

78,185

8.7%

61,532

8.0%

16,653

12.4%

435,614

9.4%

Warrant Officer

9,647

1.1%

8,112

1.1%

1,535

1.1%

26,274

0.6%

Component of Service

        

Active Duty

478,304

53.2%

434,618

56.8%

43,686

32.4%

2,925,780

63.4%

National Guard

260,006

28.9%

205,024

26.8%

54,982

40.8%

910,902

19.7%

Reserve

161,427

17.9%

125,387

16.4%

36,040

26.8%

777,622

16.9%

Branch of Service

        

Army

553,267

61.5%

466,881

61.0%

86,386

64.1%

2,257,184

48.9%

Coast Guard

1,103

10.0%

821

0.1%

282

20.0%

 

0.0%

Air Force

112,573

12.5%

95,608

12.5%

16,965

12.6%

932,868

20.2%

Marines

116,393

12.9%

102,089

13.3%

14,304

10.6%

560,960

12.2%

Navy

116,401

12.9%

99,630

13.0%

16,771

12.5%

863,292

18.7%

  1. 1For DOD, race includes all ethnicities.