Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Demographic, Socioeconomic, Health Behavior, and Health Variables, Male Veterans, Ages 30–84, 2010
| NVS Veterans 6,998 (100%) |
Non-Hispanic Black 434 (9.9%a) |
Hispanic 281 (4.2%a) |
Other Race 250 (3.5%a) |
Non-Hispanic White 6,033 (82.2%a) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 61.7 | 56.0 b | 56.0 b | 59.2 b | 62.8 |
| Household Incomec | |||||
| $0 – $34,999 (Ref) | 32.1% | 48.4% | 38.4% | 34.7% | 29.7% |
| $35,000 – $74,999 | 38.9% | 33.5% | 34.4% | 35.2% | 39.9% |
| $75,000+ | 29.1% | 18.1% | 27.2% | 30.2% | 30.4% |
| Educational Attainmentc | |||||
| Less than High School Degree (Ref) | 4.9% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| High School Degree | 26.8% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 21.4% | 27.0% |
| Some College | 29.5% | 39.6% | 36.2% | 35.7% | 27.7% |
| College Degree | 26.9% | 23.8% | 27.2% | 27.3% | 27.2% |
| Professional Degree | 12.0% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 12.9% |
| Marital Statusc | |||||
| Married (Ref) | 74.5% | 59.5% | 70.9% | 68.8% | 76.8% |
| Divorced | 14.4% | 25.4% | 17.3% | 21.0% | 12.6% |
| Widowed | 4.7% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 4.9% |
| Never Married | 6.4% | 11.6% | 8.8% | 7.5% | 5.6% |
| Smokingc | |||||
| Never Smoker (Ref) | 34.0% | 34.3% | 46.1% | 39.4% | 33.1% |
| Past Smoker | 46.0% | 30.1% | 36.2% | 31.9% | 49.0% |
| Current Someday Smoker | 5.0% | 12.0% | 8.1% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Current Everyday Smoker | 15.0% | 23.7% | 9.6% | 24.9% | 13.8% |
| Age of Entryc | |||||
| 20 and Below (Ref) | 64.2% | 68.4% | 64.3% | 65.3% | 63.6% |
| 21 to 24 | 29.8% | 25.3% | 25.4% | 28.6% | 30.6% |
| 25+ | 6.0% | 6.3% | 10.4% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Branch of Servicec | |||||
| Army (Ref) | 46.1% | 52.8% | 51.1% | 35.9% | 45.4% |
| Navy | 21.7% | 11.8% | 15.4% | 26.2% | 23.0% |
| Marines | 9.6% | 12.6% | 16.8% | 10.8% | 8.8% |
| Air Force | 18.8% | 17.3% | 13.5% | 18.7% | 19.3% |
| Other/Multiple Branches | 3.9% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 3.5% |
| Duration of Servicec | |||||
| 0 to 4 (Ref) | 70.8% | 54.1% | 64.5% | 63.1% | 73.5% |
| 5 to 19 years | 20.0% | 30.3% | 24.3% | 22.4% | 18.4% |
| 20+ years | 9.2% | 15.6% | 11.1% | 14.5% | 8.1% |
| Combat Experiences | |||||
| Served in combat/war zone (yes) | 32.1% | 36.0%b | 38.8%b | 42.0%b | 30.9% |
| Exposed to death/trauma (yes) | 32.4% | 37.5%b | 41.5%b | 39.3%b | 31.0% |
| Environmental Hazardsc | |||||
| Definitely/probably exposed (Ref) | 25.3% | 32.5% | 32.2% | 38.7% | 23.5% |
| Probably not exposed | 26.4% | 21.2% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 27.5% |
| Definitely not exposed | 28.7% | 24.1% | 25.0% | 16.8% | 30.0% |
| Unsure | 19.6% | 22.1% | 21.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Most Recent Period of Servicec | |||||
| WWII-Vietnam (Ref) | 29.2% | 13.8% | 15.9% | 20.5% | 32.1% |
| Vietnam | 32.6% | 24.4% | 31.0% | 30.1% | 33.8% |
| Post-Vietnam | 38.1% | 61.8% | 53.1% | 49.4% | 34.0% |
| Reported Health | |||||
| Fair/Poor | 27.7% | 44.1%b | 30.6%b | 33.1%b | 25.4% |
| Limitation in One or More Activities of Daily Living | 7.2% | 13.3%b | 8.2%b | 10.7%b | 6.3% |
Source: National Survey of Veterans, 2010
a
Weighted Percentage
b
significantly (p <.05) different from Whites as measured by a t-test
c
significant (p <.05) chi-squared between noted variable and race/ethnicity
Note: Missing data were handled by STATAs multiple imputation suite.