Friday, May 23, 2003
Glance at Vets Data
Military Care Packages Updates
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Glance at Vets Data
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By The Associated Press
May 23, 2003, 5:01 PM EDT
Data on the nation's military veterans in 2000, according to the Census Bureau.
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Number of veterans 18 and over: 26,403,703
* Median age: 43.5
* Women: 6 percent
* Employed: 54.7 percent
* Living in poverty: 5.6 percent
* Disabled: 29.1 percent
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Veterans by period of service (includes veterans serving in more than one time period):
* Aug. 1990 or later (including Gulf War): 11.5 percent
* Sept. 1980 to July 1990: 14.4 percent
* May 1975 to Aug. 1980: 10.5 percent
* Vietnam era (Aug. 1964 to April 1975): 31.7 percent
* February 1955 to July 1964: 16.5 percent
* Korean War (June 1950 to Jan. 1955): 15.3 percent
* World War II (Sept. 1940 to July 1947): 21.7 percent
* Other: 1.2 percent
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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