Table 30. Use of Veterans' Administration hospital and nursing home care by aged veterans: 1982.
| Age | Veterans population in thousands (March, 1982) |
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| Number | Rate per 1,000 veterans | VA nursing home care units | Community nursing home care units | Total | Rate per 1,000 veterans | ||
| Total | 28,522 | 956,881 | 33.5 | 5,773 | 17,826 | 23,599 | 0.8 |
| 65 and over | 3,506 | 258,482 | 73.7 | 3,545 | 11,037 | 14,582 | 4.2 |
| 65-74 | 2,753 | 175,600 | 63.8 | 1,511 | 4,973 | 6,484 | 2.4 |
| 75-84 | 450 | 44,901 | 99.8 | 850 | 2,720 | 3,570 | 7.9 |
| 85 or over | 303 | 37,981 | 125.4 | 1,184 | 3,344 | 4,528 | 14.9 |
SOURCE: Veterans' Administration Annual Report, 1982.