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Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2017, by age and gender
Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2017, by age and gender
Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2017, by age and gender
This graph displays the percentage of Americans who were veterans in 2017, distinguished by age and gender. In 2017, 47.42 percent of the male Americans, aged 75 years and over, were veterans.
Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2017, by age and gender
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| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 to 34 years | 3.5 | 0.77 |
| 35 to 54 years | 8.84 | 1.55 |
| 55 to 64 years | 14.04 | 1.71 |
| 65 to 74 years | 33.72 | 1.07 |
| 75 years and over | 47.42 | 1.13 |
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 to 34 years | 3.5 | 0.77 |
| 35 to 54 years | 8.84 | 1.55 |
| 55 to 64 years | 14.04 | 1.71 |
| 65 to 74 years | 33.72 | 1.07 |
| 75 years and over | 47.42 | 1.13 |
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This graph displays the percentage of Americans who were veterans in 2017, distinguished by age and gender. In 2017, 47.42 percent of the male Americans, aged 75 years and over, were veterans.
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
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- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Veterans
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- Veterans
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- Percentage of employed veterans in the United States in 2018, by industry
- Median income of year-round full-time working veterans in the United States in 2017, by gender (in U.S. dollars)
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