Table 2 Demographics of Service Member Population, 1997–2015
Demographic Variable | Strata | N (mean ± SD) | Proportion of Demographic Variable (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total Population | 1,382,266 ± 30,987 | 100.0 | |
Sex | Men | 1,181,011 ± 29,728 | 85.4 |
Women | 201,255 ± 5378 | 14.6 | |
Age Group | < 20 yr | 102,003 ± 16,856 | 7.4 |
20–24 yr | 447,211 ± 23,715 | 32.4 | |
25–29 yr | 305,918 ± 27,547 | 22.1 | |
30–34 yr | 210,145 ± 13,502 | 15.2 | |
35–40 yr | 174,833 ± 18,642 | 12.6 | |
> 40 yr | 142,156 ± 7758 | 10.3 | |
Race | White | 945,680 ± 28,412 | 68.4 |
Black | 250,526 ± 19,488 | 18.1 | |
Other | 186,060 ± 8247 | 13.5 | |
Military Service | Army | 506,209 ± 31,422 | 36.6 |
Navy | 348,099 ± 25,871 | 25.2 | |
Air Force | 344,083 ± 19,850 | 24.9 | |
Marine Corps | 183,875 ± 11,663 | 13.3 | |