Table 3 Demographics of the US general population and VA outpatient samples
US general population sample | VA outpatient sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 26,610) | (N = 467,416) | |||
Demographic characteristic | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 12,856 | (48.3) | 450,681 | (96.4) |
Female | 13,754 | (51.7) | 16,735 | (3.6) |
Age | ||||
18-29 | 6,073 | (22.8) | 4,477 | (1.0) |
30-39 | 6,325 | (23.8) | 8,619 | (1.8) |
40-49 | 5,699 | (21.4) | 25,994 | (5.6) |
50-59 | 3,923 | (14.7) | 102,506 | (21.9) |
60-69 | 2,331 | (8.8) | 119,871 | (25.6) |
70-79 | 1,557 | (5.9) | 137,491 | (29.4) |
80+ | 702 | (2.6) | 68,458 | (14.6) |
Education* | ||||
High school/GED or less | 10,582 | (39.8) | 211,501 | (45.3) |
Some college/Associate’s degree | 8,619 | (32.4) | 146,837 | (31.4) |
College graduate or more | 7,409 | (27.8) | 104,703 | (22.4) |
Marital status* | ||||
Married/Living with significant other | 14,122 | (53.1) | 305,107 | (65.3) |
Widowed | 1,531 | (5.8) | 39,939 | (8.5) |
Divorced/separated | 4,375 | (16.4) | 90,794 | (19.4) |
Never married | 6,582 | (24.7) | 25,482 | (5.5) |
Race/ethnicity* | ||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 410 | (1.5) | 9,756 | (2.1) |
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 656 | (2.5) | 3,723 | (0.8) |
Black/African American | 4,126 | (15.5) | 26,752 | (5.7) |
White | 16,542 | (62.2) | 401,149 | (85.8) |
Hispanic/Latino | 4,876 | (18.3) | 20,819 | (4.5) |
Positive AUDIT-C screens (among drinkers) | ||||
Male (≥4 points) | 5,903 | (45.9) | 202,003 | (44.8) |
Female (≥3 points) | 4,783 | (34.8) | 6,202 | (37.1) |