By The Numbers: 18 Novemeber 2024
11%
The percentage of American households "in which either the head of household or spouse (if present) is a veteran," according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation -- Veteran Families in America. Other data points:
- Veteran households are more likely to be headed by a married or partnered couple than nonveteran households.
- Nearly 10 percent of marriages involving at least one woman veteran are same-sex marriages (i.e., two women), compared with 0.4 percent of marriages involving at least one man veteran.
- A slight majority of veteran households do not have experience as an active-duty household (i.e., the couple married after the service member[s] left the armed forces).
- The composition of the military service member and veteran populations is becoming more demographically diverse: Approximately 17 percent and 40 percent of post-2001 service members and veterans are female and non-White, respectively.
- Veteran households have a distinct advantage over nonveteran households (via larger income) and are somewhat better protected against potential employment shocks..
11%
The percentage of American households "in which either the head of household or spouse (if present) is a veteran," according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation -- Veteran Families in America. Other data points:
- Veteran households are more likely to be headed by a married or partnered couple than nonveteran households.
- Nearly 10 percent of marriages involving at least one woman veteran are same-sex marriages (i.e., two women), compared with 0.4 percent of marriages involving at least one man veteran.
- A slight majority of veteran households do not have experience as an active-duty household (i.e., the couple married after the service member[s] left the armed forces).
- The composition of the military service member and veteran populations is becoming more demographically diverse: Approximately 17 percent and 40 percent of post-2001 service members and veterans are female and non-White, respectively.
- Veteran households have a distinct advantage over nonveteran households (via larger income) and are somewhat better protected against potential employment shocks..