Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics for COVID -19 tested U. S. military members, March 1, 2020–November 30, 2021.
| Variable | COVID-19 test -positive |
COVID-19 test -negative |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Overall | 122,424 (100) | 875,361 (100) | 997,785 (100) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 98,990 (80.86) | 701,090 (80.09) | 800,080 (80.19) |
| Female | 23,434 (19.14) | 174,271 (19.91) | 197,705 (19.81) |
| Age Group | |||
| <20 | 14,813 (12.1) | 106,654 (12.18) | 121,467 (12.17) |
| 20–24 | 42,375 (34.61) | 277,882 (31.74) | 320,257 (32.1) |
| 25–29 | 26,425 (21.58) | 183,052 (20.91) | 209,477 (20.99) |
| 30–34 | 16,601 (13.56) | 124,427 (14.21) | 141,028 (14.13) |
| 35–39 | 11,949 (9.76) | 92,554 (10.57) | 104,503 (10.47) |
| 40–44 | 6114 (4.99) | 50,147 (5.73) | 56,261 (5.64) |
| 45+ | 4147 (3.39) | 40,645 (4.64) | 44,792 (4.49) |
| Race/Ethnic group | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 62,789 (51.29) | 478,419 (54.65) | 541,208 (54.24) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 23,751 (19.4) | 147,292 (16.83) | 171,043 (17.14) |
| Hispanic | 24,141 (19.72) | 151,519 (17.31) | 175,660 (17.6) |
| Other/Unknown | 11,743 (9.59) | 98,131 (11.21) | 109,874 (11.01) |
| Military Branch of Service | |||
| Army | 56,341 (46.02) | 378,460 (43.23) | 434,801 (43.58) |
| Navy | 26,919 (21.99) | 197,052 (22.51) | 223,971 (22.45) |
| Air Force | 25,397 (20.75) | 202,438 (23.13) | 227,835 (22.83) |
| Marines | 13,767 (11.25) | 97,411 (11.13) | 111,178 (11.14) |
| Rank | |||
| E1-E4 | 63,386 (51.78) | 427,774 (48.87) | 491,160 (49.23) |
| E5-E9 | 42,939 (35.07) | 304,376 (34.77) | 347,315 (34.81) |
| O1–O3 | 9375 (7.66) | 78,153 (8.93) | 87,528 (8.77) |
| O4–O10 | 5126 (4.19) | 52,845 (6.04) | 57,971 (5.81) |
| WO | 1598 (1.31) | 12,213 (1.4) | 13,811 (1.38) |
| Education | |||
| High School or less | 83,483 (68.19) | 556,672 (63.59) | 640,155 (64.16) |
| Some College | 13,971 (11.41) | 104,835 (11.98) | 118,806 (11.91) |
| Bachelors or advanced degree | 22,255 (18.18) | 189,863 (21.69) | 212,118 (21.26) |
| Other/unknown | 2715 (2.22) | 23,991 (2.74) | 26,706 (2.68) |
Prepared by Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division.
Public Health Directorate, Defense Health Agency.
Source: Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS), Composite Health Care System (CHCS) Health Level 7 (HL-7), Military health System (MHS) Genesis data, and Disease Reporting System Internet (DRSi) October 2022.