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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
TABLE 1: Prevalence of Chronic Conditions among U.S. Veterans and Non-veterans by Select Characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2015-2018)
Veterans (n=235,683)
Non-veterans (n=1,575,544)
0 CHRONIC CONDITIONS
1 CHRONIC CONDITION
2 CHRONIC CONDITIONS
≥3 CHRONIC CONDITIONS
0 CHRONIC CONDITIONS
1 CHRONIC CONDITION
2 CHRONIC CONDITIONS
≥3 CHRONIC CONDITIONS
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
Total
27.3 (26.9-27.7)
24.9 (24.5-25.2)
18.5 (18.1-18.8)
29.3 (28.9-29.7)
38.8 (38.7-39.1)
28.1 (27.9-28.2)
15.4 (15.3-15.6)
17.7 (17.6-17.8)
Sex
Male
24.1 (23.7-24.6)
23.3 (22.9-23.7)
18.7 (18.3-19.1)
33.9 (33.4-34.3)
39.9 (39.7-40.3)
27.8 (27.5-28.1)
15.2 (14.9-15.4)
17.1 (16.9-17.3)
Female
36.5 (34.8-38.1)
25.1 (23.8-26.4)
15.8 (14.8-16.8)
22.7 (21.4-23.9)
35.4 (35.2-35.6)
26.5 (26.3-26.7)
16.1 (15.9-16.3)
22.1 (21.8-22.2)
Race
White
25.4 (25.1-25.8)
24.8 (24.4-25.1)
19.1 (18.8-19.5)
30.7 (30.3-31.1)
36.2
(36.1- 36.4)
28.1 (27.9-28.2)
16.4
(16.2- 16.5)
19.4 (19.2-19.5)
Black
28.1 (26.7-29.4)
25.8 (24.5-27.1)
18.1 (16.9-19.1)
28.1 (26.8-29.5)
33.7 (33.2-34.2)
28.5 (28.1-29.1)
16.7 (16.3-17.1)
21.1 (20.7-21.5)
Hispanic
37.9 (35.8-39.9)
26.1 (24.4-27.7)
15.6 (14.1-17.1)
20.5 (18.9-22.1)
44.5 (44.1-45.1)
29.4 (28.9-29.8)
13.5 (13.1-13.8)
12.7 (12.4-12.9)
Age
18-24y
77.3 (75.4-79.3)
16.7 (15.1-18.4)
4.4 (3.4-5.4)
1.5
(1.1- 2.1)
62.9 (62.4-63.4)
27.8 (27.3-28.3)
7.2 (6.9-7.4)
2.1 (1.9-2.2)
25-34y
55.3 (53.8-56.8)
29.6 (28.3-30.9)
10.1 (9.1-10.9)
5.1 (4.3-5.7)
54.9 (54.6-55.4)
30.1 (29.7-30.5)
10.4 (10.1-10.7)
4.5 (4.4-4.7)
35-44y
41.6 (40.1-43.1)
33.1 (31.7-34.5)
14.5 (13.6-15.5)
10.8 (9.8-11.8)
45.9 (45.5-46.3)
30.8 (30.4-31.2)
13.5 (13.2-13.8)
9.8 (9.5-10.1)
45-54y
28.8 (27.7-29.9)
29.5 (28.4-30.5)
20.2 (19.3-21.2)
21.5 (20.6-22.5)
34.6 (34.3-35.1)
29.2 (28.9-29.6)
17.5 (17.2-17.8)
18.6 (18.3-18.9)
55-64y
19.6 (18.8-20.3)
24.1 (23.2-24.9)
20.9 (20.1-21.7)
35.6 (34.6-36.6)
24.3 (23.9-24.6)
26.4 (26.1-26.7)
20.2 (19.9-20.5)
29.1 (28.7-29.4)
≥65 y
13.1 (12.7-13.5)
21.3 (20.9-21.7)
21.8 (21.3-22.2)
43.9 (43.3-44.4)
14.9 (14.6-15.1)
23.6 (23.4-23.9)
22.3 (22.1-22.5)
39.2 (38.9-39.5)
Health Care Coverage
Public
15.1 (13.7-16.5)
21.7 (20.2-23.2)
21.9 (20.3-23.5)
41.3 (39.4-43.3)
21.1 (20.4-21.9)
25.7 (24.9-26.6)
20.7 (19.9-21.5)
32.4 (31.5-33.2)
Private
32.1 (29.9-34.2)
30.3 (28.2-32.4)
17 (16.2-19.7)
19.7 (17.9-21.4)
42.9 (42.3-43.7)
30.7 (29.9-31.3)
15.2 (14.7-15.7)
11.2 (10.7-11.6)
TRICARE, VA, or Military
30.2 (27.1-33.2)
26.4 (23.6-29.1)
18.4 (16.3-20.5)
25.1 (22.6-27.6)
37.7 (32.7-42.8)
28.1 (23.5-32.5)
16.8 (13.1-20.5)
17.5 (13.6-21.4)
Other
28.6 (21.7-35.6)
21.8 (16.2-27.5)
17.5 (11.2-23.8)
32.1 (25.6-38.5)
34.4 (31.5-37.2)
27.1 (24.3-29.7)
15.8 (13.9-17.7)
22.8 (20.4-25.1)
Uninsured
*
*
*
*
41.7 (31.3-52.2)
19.9 (13.1-26.8)
17.3 (8.8-25.9)
21.1 (12.1-30.1)
*Data suppressed. Note: Percentages and confidence intervals are weighted based on state population sizes.
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