18.3%
The percentage of U.S. adults age 18+ who had "any mental illness" in 2016, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This comprises 44.7 million adults. Roughly 10.4 million adults had "a serious mental illness " (4.2%), and 35 million "received mental health care" (14.4%).
500+
The number of waivers issued by the active duty Army in 2017 for previous marijuana use among recruits, according to an article published earlier this week in Army Times -- Smoked pot and want to enlist? Army issuing more waivers.
12.7%
The percentage of people age 12+ in the United States who reported using antidepressant medication in the past month during 2011-2014, according to a data brief released earlier this year by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
22%
The percentage of active duty respondents to the 2017 Blue Star Military Families Lifestyle Survey who said they planned to leave the military within the next two years for reasons other than retirement or separation. The top reason given by these respondents was "Concerns about impact of military service on family." According to the survey, "Amount of time away from family is the top concern, surpassing pay and benefits, which had been the top concern since 2013."
29%
The percentage of workers in private industry who "had access to paid time off for military commitments in 2017," according to a recent post on the the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) blog, The Economics Daily.