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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Mil Med. 2015 Oct;180(10):1052–1058. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00682

TABLE I.

Background Characteristicsa of Army Active Duty Members (N = 151,122), with Index Deployment End Dates of FYs 2008–2011

Categorical Variables N (%)
  Female 16,107 (10.66)
  Married 75,184 (49.75)
  Race/Ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic White 89,162 (59.00)
    Non-Hispanic African American 22,549 (14.92)
    Asian or Pacific Islander 20,229 (13.39)
    Hispanic 16,035 (10.61)
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,660 (1.10)
    Other 1,487 (0.98)
  Rank
    Junior Enlisted 101,133 (66.92)
    Senior Enlisted 37,873 (25.06)
    Junior Officer 15,422 (10.20)
    Senior Officer 2,940 (1.95)
    Warrant Officer 1,902 (1.26)
  Probable Serious Injury During Indexb Deployment 6,804 (4.50)
  Repeat Deployment in the Postindex Year 6,680 (4.50)
  Separation Date Cohortc
    2008 12,115 (8.02)
    2009 24,404 (16.15)
    2010 32,315 (21.38)
    2011 38,582 (25.53)
    2012 43,706 (28.92)
  Received Preseparationd VHA Services as Enrollee in VHA System 6,862 (4.54)
  Received Preseparation VHA Services as Nonenrollee 25,503 (16.88)
  Separation Code
    Expiration of Term of Service 72,849 (48.21)
    Other, not Negative 37,943 (25.11)
    Disability 15,422 (10.20)
    Behavioral 13,231 (8.76)
    Substance Use Disorder 6,796 (4.50)
    Unqualified 4,881 (3.23)
  Residence Region at Index Deployment
    End Date
    South 90,705 (60.02)
    West 36,737 (24.31)
    Midwest 12,179 (8.06)
    Northeast 11,501 (7.61)
  Received Postseparation VHA Services as Nonenrollee 14,037 (9.29)
  Received Postseparation VHA Services as Enrollee in VHA System 73,100 (48.37)
  Continuous Variables Mean (SD)
    Age in Years 26.07 (7.02)
    Number of Deployments Before Index Deployment 0.56 (0.81)
    Length of Index Deployment (in Months) 11.95 (5.02)
    Gap (in Months) Between Separation Date and Index Deployment End Date 17.08 (12.46)
    Drive Time (in Hours) to Nearest VHA Facility 0.56 (0.92)
a

Measured at month before index deployment unless indicated.

b

Index refers to a deployment ending in FYs 2008–2011.

c

Cohort refers to FY of separation date.

d

Separation refers to a separation ending in FYs 2008–2012.