NDAA

Full Sample

	Overall (N=1020)
Screen1
I am a Veteran who previously served on Active Duty, National Guard, or Reserves	807 (79.1%)
I am currently serving in the National Guard or Reserves	124 (12.2%)
I have never served in the U.S. Military	89 (8.7%)

Information of cases that never served in the U.S. Military

## # A tibble: 89 x 2
##    Screen1                                  Q2.2                                
##    <chr>                                    <chr>                               
##  1 I have never served in the U.S. Military National Guard or Reserve separated~
##  2 I have never served in the U.S. Military Active-duty military                
##  3 I have never served in the U.S. Military Traditional retirement              
##  4 I have never served in the U.S. Military Active-duty military                
##  5 I have never served in the U.S. Military Active-duty military,National Guard~
##  6 I have never served in the U.S. Military National Guard or Reserve currently~
##  7 I have never served in the U.S. Military National Guard or Reserve separated~
##  8 I have never served in the U.S. Military Traditional retirement              
##  9 I have never served in the U.S. Military Active-duty military                
## 10 I have never served in the U.S. Military Active-duty military                
## # ... with 79 more rows

MIlitary Status

	Overall (N=1020)
Separated from active duty at end of commitment
No	630 (61.8%)
Yes	390 (38.2%)
Traditional retirement
No	733 (71.9%)
Yes	287 (28.1%)
National Guard or Reserve currently serving
No	891 (87.4%)
Yes	129 (12.6%)
Medical retirement
No	902 (88.4%)
Yes	118 (11.6%)
Medical separation
No	961 (94.2%)
Yes	59 (5.8%)
National Guard or Reserve separated at end of commitment
No	823 (80.7%)
Yes	197 (19.3%)
Active-duty military
No	988 (96.9%)
Yes	32 (3.1%)
Less than honorable discharge
No	994 (97.5%)
Yes	26 (2.5%)
Other separation before end of service commitment
No	985 (96.6%)
Yes	35 (3.4%)

Serve Date

	Overall (N=1020)
September 2001 or later
No	623 (61.1%)
Yes	397 (38.9%)
August 1990 to August 2001
No	836 (82.0%)
Yes	184 (18.0%)
No Info
No	891 (87.4%)
Yes	129 (12.6%)
May 1975 to July 1990
No	838 (82.2%)
Yes	182 (17.8%)
Prior to August 1964
No	976 (95.7%)
Yes	44 (4.3%)
Vietnam Era
No	823 (80.7%)
Yes	197 (19.3%)

Born 2002 and later

## # A tibble: 8 x 5
##   Screen1                       Q2.2                      age  Q3.2 ResponseId  
##   <chr>                         <chr>                   <dbl> <dbl> <chr>       
## 1 I have never served in the U~ Active-duty military       19  2002 R_4ITNCLgdm~
## 2 I am a Veteran who previousl~ Medical retirement         18  2003 R_BsoWxzD5a~
## 3 I am a Veteran who previousl~ National Guard or Rese~    19  2002 R_vjf6AmGSf~
## 4 I am currently serving in th~ Medical separation         19  2002 R_3qjkOTxfs~
## 5 I am a Veteran who previousl~ Separated from active ~    18  2003 R_28RJgvsH5~
## 6 I am currently serving in th~ Traditional retirement~    18  2003 R_3szuqmJlV~
## 7 I am currently serving in th~ National Guard or Rese~    19  2002 R_2CQzyiwim~
## 8 I am currently serving in th~ National Guard or Rese~    18  2003 R_128WS1dA7~

Vietnam Era younger than 1956

## # A tibble: 5 x 3
##   `Vietnam Era`  Q3.2 ResponseId       
##   <chr>         <dbl> <chr>            
## 1 Yes            1996 R_3kFzRKZra7QKkId
## 2 Yes            1972 R_rdlwhtCTSXAF2QV
## 3 Yes            1990 R_3mgg9jYFh050Bou
## 4 Yes            1976 R_rehgFbcCOrum5cB
## 5 Yes            2003 R_28RJgvsH5PXbouS

Prior to August 1964 younger than 1947

## # A tibble: 6 x 3
##   `Prior to August 1964`  Q3.2 ResponseId       
##   <chr>                  <dbl> <chr>            
## 1 Yes                     1950 R_Tjb5ffleC3lbZqp
## 2 Yes                     1961 R_3HT8GpoHsM1yS0F
## 3 Yes                     1986 R_28LL6l5C8LYl6hb
## 4 Yes                     1982 R_UXF4d4mDRzeLgTn
## 5 Yes                     1993 R_1eraXQzUKlXLy6r
## 6 Yes                     1975 R_OOPUljnLSNFiju1

May 1975 to July 1990 younger than 1970

## # A tibble: 29 x 3
##    `May 1975 to July 1990`  Q3.2 ResponseId       
##    <chr>                   <dbl> <chr>            
##  1 Yes                      1974 R_bEeyRhxk6o2oSfn
##  2 Yes                      1990 R_33lu6KR0sU9T1tI
##  3 Yes                      1994 R_3Myflx8U74B9UUk
##  4 Yes                      1992 R_2CVOz1YRiHtszNA
##  5 Yes                      1995 R_BXvTHy7MWvr5Tmp
##  6 Yes                      1974 R_R2HU358QDxZNJbH
##  7 Yes                      1982 R_2rJlEab2HYnUHIZ
##  8 Yes                      2000 R_2A1lotBSMVrpqfr
##  9 Yes                      1990 R_2EddOni6j700uBa
## 10 Yes                      1980 R_p4oplNDNit5RXix
## # ... with 19 more rows

No info means currently working (Retirement for Age and Years of Service older than 1955)

## # A tibble: 5 x 3
##   `No Info`  Q3.2 ResponseId       
##   <chr>     <dbl> <chr>            
## 1 Yes        1932 R_2xWROVT0NtLBwV5
## 2 Yes        1907 R_1DMRf79n44y1kEn
## 3 Yes        1940 R_42AaaijfcQWrJF7
## 4 Yes        1948 R_3MR3dmtvz48OEqD
## 5 Yes        1950 R_32PzVlrXuS40Ck5

August 1990 to August 2001 younger than 1984

## # A tibble: 38 x 3
##    `August 1990 to August 2001`  Q3.2 ResponseId       
##    <chr>                        <dbl> <chr>            
##  1 Yes                           1996 R_3kFzRKZra7QKkId
##  2 Yes                           1986 R_2ayl8rCEzvKhCzD
##  3 Yes                           1994 R_1Qi1mgNe20JbJH0
##  4 Yes                           2000 R_2rMcAlfzEWvqANm
##  5 Yes                           1987 R_2s1DiKT9YG2BLO6
##  6 Yes                           1985 R_3dZljIVUl3J4mgB
##  7 Yes                           1990 R_3mgg9jYFh050Bou
##  8 Yes                           2001 R_UrKfwiYReAjXaH7
##  9 Yes                           2003 R_BsoWxzD5aK3iSUF
## 10 Yes                           1986 R_3Pj0HRqz5NBiDaW
## # ... with 28 more rows

September 2001 or later younger than 2001

## # A tibble: 3 x 3
##   `September 2001 or later`  Q3.2 ResponseId       
##   <chr>                     <dbl> <chr>            
## 1 Yes                        2003 R_BsoWxzD5aK3iSUF
## 2 Yes                        2002 R_vjf6AmGSfgvXDoJ
## 3 Yes                        2002 R_3qjkOTxfsURijxV

Part 2

	I am a Veteran who previously served on Active Duty, National Guard, or Reserves (N=807)	I am currently serving in the National Guard or Reserves (N=124)	I have never served in the U.S. Military (N=89)	Overall (N=1020)
dischar_upgr
I don't know	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0%)	3 (0.3%)
No	28 (3.5%)	4 (3.2%)	7 (7.9%)	39 (3.8%)
NQ	760 (94.2%)	118 (95.2%)	81 (91.0%)	959 (94.0%)
Yes	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (1.1%)	19 (1.9%)
dischar_upgr_succ
I don't know	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
No	7 (0.9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (0.7%)
Not dischar_upgr_succ	28 (3.5%)	4 (3.2%)	7 (7.9%)	39 (3.8%)
NQ	762 (94.4%)	119 (96.0%)	81 (91.0%)	962 (94.3%)
Yes	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (1.1%)	11 (1.1%)
VA_disability
I have submitted a claim and am waiting on a VA decision	70 (8.7%)	21 (16.9%)	9 (10.1%)	100 (9.8%)
National Guard/Active-duty military	21 (2.6%)	68 (54.8%)	40 (44.9%)	129 (12.6%)
No	428 (53.0%)	13 (10.5%)	17 (19.1%)	458 (44.9%)
No, but I would like to submit a claim	63 (7.8%)	4 (3.2%)	6 (6.7%)	73 (7.2%)
Yes	225 (27.9%)	18 (14.5%)	17 (19.1%)	260 (25.5%)
VA_disability_perc
	582 (72.1%)	106 (85.5%)	72 (80.9%)	760 (74.5%)
0 percent	5 (0.6%)	0 (0%)	2 (2.2%)	7 (0.7%)
10 - 20 percent	49 (6.1%)	3 (2.4%)	4 (4.5%)	56 (5.5%)
100 percent	21 (2.6%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (1.1%)	24 (2.4%)
30 - 40 percent	65 (8.1%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (1.1%)	69 (6.8%)
50 - 60 percent	53 (6.6%)	3 (2.4%)	8 (9.0%)	64 (6.3%)
70 - 90 percent	32 (4.0%)	7 (5.6%)	1 (1.1%)	40 (3.9%)
unemploy
	754 (93.4%)	115 (92.7%)	87 (97.8%)	956 (93.7%)
I have submitted a claim and am waiting on a VA decision	7 (0.9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (0.7%)
No	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0%)	18 (1.8%)
No, but I would like to submit a claim	9 (1.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (0.9%)
Yes	20 (2.5%)	8 (6.5%)	2 (2.2%)	30 (2.9%)
disabil_factor
	316 (39.2%)	107 (86.3%)	66 (74.2%)	489 (47.9%)
I already have a medical disability rating from the military	6 (0.7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (0.6%)
I already have a medical disability rating from the military,I am unaware of the benefits,The process is too much of a hassle	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating	14 (1.7%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (3.4%)	19 (1.9%)
I am unaware of the benefits	33 (4.1%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (1.1%)	36 (3.5%)
I am unaware of the benefits,I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
I am unaware of the benefits,I don’t understand the process to apply	16 (2.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0%)	18 (1.8%)
I am unaware of the benefits,I don’t understand the process to apply,I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
I am unaware of the benefits,I don’t understand the process to apply,I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating,Other	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
I am unaware of the benefits,I don’t understand the process to apply,The process is too much of a hassle	11 (1.4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1.1%)
I am unaware of the benefits,I don’t understand the process to apply,The process is too much of a hassle,I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating	3 (0.4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (0.3%)
I am unaware of the benefits,The process is too much of a hassle	2 (0.2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (0.2%)
I don’t understand the process to apply	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (4.5%)	30 (2.9%)
I don’t understand the process to apply,I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating	2 (0.2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (0.2%)
I don’t understand the process to apply,The process is too much of a hassle	10 (1.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0%)	12 (1.2%)
I don’t understand the process to apply,The process is too much of a hassle,I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating	6 (0.7%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)
Not applicable. I do not need a VA service-connected disability rating	315 (39.0%)	4 (3.2%)	12 (13.5%)	331 (32.5%)
Other	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (1.2%)
The process is too much of a hassle	26 (3.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0%)	28 (2.7%)
The process is too much of a hassle,I am concerned about potential stigma of a disability rating	8 (1.0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (0.8%)
I already have a medical disability rating from the military,I am unaware of the benefits	0 (0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)
disabil_factor_othr
	798 (98.9%)	124 (100%)	88 (98.9%)	1010 (99.0%)
According to the VA I make too much money	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
Bad discharge	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
have been denied although obtained hearing loss ffrom preforming my duties as a jet engine mechanic while in the usaf	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
i dont no	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
na	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
none	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
Not qualified as a Reservist	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
Submitted and diagnosed with service related hearing loss but no compensation	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
Va says they found nothing in my medical record to give me a disability rating.	1 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)
Probably tolate to apply	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)

Demographic

	Overall (N=1020)
environment
Metropolitan/Urban (population of 50,000 or more)	536 (52.5%)
Micropolitan/Large town (population of 10,000 – 49,999)	254 (24.9%)
Rural (includes isolated rural) (populations under 2,500)	97 (9.5%)
Small town (population of 2,500 – 9,999)	133 (13.0%)
gender
Female	425 (41.7%)
Male	584 (57.3%)
Non-binary	5 (0.5%)
Prefer not to say	1 (0.1%)
Transgender female	3 (0.3%)
Transgender male	2 (0.2%)
race
American Indian/Alaska Native	17 (1.7%)
Asian	16 (1.6%)
Black or African American	143 (14.0%)
Black or African American,American Indian/Alaska Native	1 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3 (0.3%)
Other	18 (1.8%)
White	805 (78.9%)
White,American Indian/Alaska Native	4 (0.4%)
White,Asian	3 (0.3%)
White,Black or African American	4 (0.4%)
White,Black or African American,American Indian/Alaska Native	3 (0.3%)
White,Black or African American,Asian	1 (0.1%)
White,Other	2 (0.2%)

## [1] 24.73966

## # A tibble: 36 x 2
##    time_min ResponseId       
##       <dbl> <chr>            
##  1     7.43 R_3RwRGMclvLbJz0s
##  2     7.77 R_3DnYgBXUWDhn5pB
##  3     5.68 R_81jJXuSAJPBqlUJ
##  4     7.58 R_rdlwhtCTSXAF2QV
##  5     7.9  R_28ZgscDCM6Ygyau
##  6     6.72 R_2TMdJbbZWUnICMg
##  7     6.55 R_3gZsGZNE0kRIfZV
##  8     7.2  R_AmKBYmUfrCmJIKB
##  9     7.42 R_ZkIuR2esJm9GAJX
## 10     7.97 R_3PnPfABhvlgjrg4
## # ... with 26 more rows