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Veteran Population and Study Sample by Selected Individual Characteristics, 1999 – 2002 |
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| Population |
Sample |
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| N |
Column % |
N |
Column % |
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| Total |
8,284,166 |
100.00 |
2,998 |
100.0 |
| Age on Jan. 1, 1999 |
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| < 65 |
4,896,608 |
59.1 |
1,762 |
58.8 |
| 65 or over |
3,387,558 |
40.9 |
1,236 |
41.2 |
| Sex |
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| Female |
410,274 |
5.0 |
143 |
4.8 |
| Male |
7,873,892 |
95.0 |
2,855 |
95.2 |
| VHA use* |
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| Inpatient |
1,099,600 |
13.3 |
387 |
12.9 |
| Outpatient |
5,786,477 |
69.8 |
2,101 |
70.1 |
| No use |
2,490,427 |
30.1 |
894 |
29.8 |
| Medicare enrolment |
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| Enrolled |
4,641,193 |
56.0 |
1,705 |
56.9 |
| Not enrolled |
3,642,973 |
44.0 |
1,293 |
43.1 |
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* Based on any use of VA inpatient or outpatient care in 1999 – 2002. The column per cents do not add up to 100% because almost all inpatient users (99.2%) also used outpatient care at least once during this period. | ||||
Sohn et al. Population Health Metrics 2006 4:2 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-4-2 |
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