Table 1.
Characteristics of Gulf War Era Veterans in the VA CSP 2006/MVP 029 cohort by deployed and non-deployed status.
| Characteristics |
All (N = 35,902) |
Deployed (n = 13,107) |
Not Deployed (n = 22,795) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age | |||
| Mean (SD) Median | 61.0 (8.3) 60.7 | 58.9 (7.8) 58.0 | 62.3 (8.3) 62.3 |
| Min–Max | 44.6–90.8 | 45.1–88.6 | 44.6–90.8 |
| Age Group | |||
| 44–49 | 3467 (9.7) | 1760 (13.4) | 1707 (7.5) |
| 50–59 | 13,419 (37.4) | 5817 (44.4) | 7602 (33.3) |
| 60–69 | 13,190 (36.7) | 4258 (32.5) | 8932 (39.2) |
| 70+ | 5826 (16.2) | 1272 (9.7) | 4554 (20.0) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 29,770 (82.9) | 11,711 (89.3) | 18,059 (79.2) |
| Female | 6132 (17.1) | 1396 (10.7) | 4736 (20.8) |
| Race | |||
| White | 25,659 (71.5) | 8727 (66.6) | 16,932 (74.3) |
| Black/African American | 6653 (18.5) | 2902 (22.1) | 3751 (16.5) |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 325 (0.9) | 146 (1.1) | 179 (0.8) |
| Asian 1 | 583 (1.6) | 253 (1.9) | 330 (1.4) |
| Other | 1181 (3.3) | 497 (3.8) | 684 (3.0) |
| Multiple Responses | 1501 (4.2) | 582 (4.4) | 919 (4.0) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic 2 | 3033 (8.4) | 1283 (9.8) | 1750 (7.7) |
| Non-Hispanic | 32,869 (91.6) | 11,824 (90.2) | 21,045 (92.3) |
| Highest achieved education level | |||
| ≤High school diploma/GED | 3185 (8.9) | 1510 (11.5) | 1675 (7.3) |
| Some college credit, but no degree | 9535 (26.6) | 3931 (30.0) | 5604 (24.6) |
| Associates Degree | 5701 (15.9) | 2177 (16.6) | 3524 (15.5) |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 8075 (22.5) | 2805 (21.4) | 5270 (23.1) |
| ≥Master’s degree | 9406 (26.2) | 2684 (20.5) | 6722 (29.5) |
| Reliance on VHA health care in the last year | |||
| All care | 13,056 (36.4) | 5154 (39.3) | 7902 (34.7) |
| >half | 10,398 (29.0) | 3771 (28.8) | 6627 (29.1) |
| ≤half | 9370 (26.1) | 3155 (24.1) | 6215 (27.3) |
| None | 3014 (8.4) | 1004 (7.7) | 2010 (8.8) |
| Missing | 64 (0.2) | 23 (0.2) | 41 (0.2) |
| Service branch | |||
| Army | 17,563 (48.9) | 6825 (52.1) | 10,738 (47.1) |
| Navy | 7991 (22.3) | 2981 (22.7) | 5010 (22.0) |
| Air Force | 7616 (21.2) | 1930 (14.7) | 5686 (24.9) |
| Marine Corps | 2712 (7.6) | 1363 (10.4) | 1349 (5.9) |
| Deployed in support of OEF or OIF | |||
| Yes | 9829 (27.4) | 4037 (30.8) | 5792 (25.4) |
| No | 26,001 (72.4) | 9037 (68.9) | 16,964 (74.4) |
| Missing | 72 (0.2) | 33 (0.3) | 39 (0.2) |
| Rank | |||
| Enlisted | 27,285 (76.0) | 10,754 (82.0) | 16,531 (72.5) |
| Officer | 7701 (21.4) | 1984 (15.1) | 5717 (25.1) |
| Warrant Officer | 916 (2.6) | 369 (2.8) | 547 (2.4) |
| Unit Component | |||
| Active Duty | 25,395 (70.7) | 10,332 (78.8) | 15,063 (66.1) |
| National Guard | 2518 (7.0) | 626 (4.8) | 1892 (8.3) |
| Reserve | 7989 (22.3) | 2149 (16.4) | 5840 (25.6) |
VA = Department of Veterans Affairs; CSP = Cooperative Studies Program; MVP = Million Veteran Program; SD = Standard Deviation; GED = General Educational Development Test; VHA = Veterans Health Administration; OEF = Operation Enduring Freedom; OIF = Operation Iraqi Freedom. 1 Asian includes Chinese, Japanese, Asian Indian, Other Asian, Filipino, and Pacific Islander. 2 Hispanic includes Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, other Spanish/Hispanic/or Latino/or multiple responses. T-test for age as continuous variable by deployment status p-value ≤ 0.0001. All chi-square tests for categorical variables by deployment status p-value ≤ 0.0001.