47 percent
The percentage by which Veteran homelessness declined since January 2010, according to the recently released Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report -- 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress.
35%
The percentage of women Veterans who identified "mental health" as their top "personal challenge" in the Service Women’s Action Network's first annual Survey of Service Women and Women Veterans.
57 %
The "labor force participation rate" of military wives in 2010, down from 63% in 1990, according to a new article in the journal Review of Economics of the Household -- The labor supply of military wives in the US.
31.5%
The percentage of military wives who reported instances of binge drinking within the previous 30 days, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Spouses and Children of U.S. Military Personnel: Substance Use and Mental Health Profile from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. (Binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks on a single occasion.)
48.1%
The percentage of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cases among "active component military members" that are diagnosed in the last year of service, according to a report in the October issue of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch monthly publication, Medical Surveillance Monthly Report -- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Associated Attrition, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2004–May 2016.