Table 3.
Demographics of the US general population and VA outpatient samples
| |
US general population sample |
VA outpatient sample |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(N = 26,610) |
(N = 467,416) |
||
| Demographic characteristic | n | (%) | n | (%) |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
12,856 |
(48.3) |
450,681 |
(96.4) |
| Female |
13,754 |
(51.7) |
16,735 |
(3.6) |
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
| 18-29 |
6,073 |
(22.8) |
4,477 |
(1.0) |
| 30-39 |
6,325 |
(23.8) |
8,619 |
(1.8) |
| 40-49 |
5,699 |
(21.4) |
25,994 |
(5.6) |
| 50-59 |
3,923 |
(14.7) |
102,506 |
(21.9) |
| 60-69 |
2,331 |
(8.8) |
119,871 |
(25.6) |
| 70-79 |
1,557 |
(5.9) |
137,491 |
(29.4) |
| 80+ |
702 |
(2.6) |
68,458 |
(14.6) |
|
Education* |
|
|
|
|
| High school/GED or less |
10,582 |
(39.8) |
211,501 |
(45.3) |
| Some college/Associate’s degree |
8,619 |
(32.4) |
146,837 |
(31.4) |
| College graduate or more |
7,409 |
(27.8) |
104,703 |
(22.4) |
|
Marital status* |
|
|
|
|
| Married/Living with significant other |
14,122 |
(53.1) |
305,107 |
(65.3) |
| Widowed |
1,531 |
(5.8) |
39,939 |
(8.5) |
| Divorced/separated |
4,375 |
(16.4) |
90,794 |
(19.4) |
| Never married |
6,582 |
(24.7) |
25,482 |
(5.5) |
|
Race/ethnicity* |
|
|
|
|
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
410 |
(1.5) |
9,756 |
(2.1) |
| Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
656 |
(2.5) |
3,723 |
(0.8) |
| Black/African American |
4,126 |
(15.5) |
26,752 |
(5.7) |
| White |
16,542 |
(62.2) |
401,149 |
(85.8) |
| Hispanic/Latino |
4,876 |
(18.3) |
20,819 |
(4.5) |
|
Positive AUDIT-C screens (among drinkers) |
|
|
|
|
| Male (≥4 points) |
5,903 |
(45.9) |
202,003 |
(44.8) |
| Female (≥3 points) | 4,783 | (34.8) | 6,202 | (37.1) |
*Column totals of these demographic characteristics for VA Outpatient Sample do not total to 100% due to missing values.