{"id":1425,"date":"2013-11-11T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2013-11-06T10:34:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T15:34:16","slug":"facts-for-features-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2013\/11\/11\/facts-for-features-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts for Features: Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From the US Census Bureau:<\/p>\n

Veterans Day originated as \u201cArmistice Day\u201d on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.<\/em><\/p>\n

Veterans<\/h3>\n

21.2 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of military veterans in the United States in 2012.
\nSource: 2010-2012 American Community Survey http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/DP02\/0100000US<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.6 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of female veterans in the United States in 2012.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/B21001\/0100000US<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

11.3%<\/strong>
\nPercent of black veterans in 2012. Additionally, 5.7 percent were Hispanic; 1.3 percent were Asian; 0.8 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native; 0.2 percent were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 79.6 percent were non-Hispanic white. (The numbers for blacks, Asians, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, and non-Hispanic whites cover only those reporting a single race.)
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S2101<\/a><\/p>\n

9.6 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of veterans 65 and older in 2012. At the other end of the age spectrum, 1.8 million were younger than 35.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/B21001\/0100000US<\/a><\/p>\n

When They Served<\/h3>\n

7.4 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of Vietnam-era veterans in 2012. Moreover, there were 5.4 million who served during the Gulf Wars (representing service from August 1990 to present); 1.6 million who served in World War II (1941-1945); 2.3 million who served in the Korean War (1950-1953); and 5.3 million who served in peacetime only.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/B21002<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

54,117<\/strong>
\nNumber of living veterans in 2012 who served during the Vietnam era and both Gulf War eras and no other period. Other living veterans in 2012 who served during three wars: The number who served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam era, 50,004, was not statistically different than the number who served during the Vietnam era and both Gulf War eras.<\/p>\n

Living veterans in 2012 who served during two wars and no other period:<\/h3>\n

933,315 served during both Gulf War eras.
\n307,376 served during both Gulf War (August 1990 to August 2001) and Vietnam era.
\n209,183 served during both the Korean War and the Vietnam era.
\n113,269 served during both World War II and the Korean War.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/B21002<\/a><\/p>\n

Where They Live<\/h3>\n

3<\/strong>
\nNumber of states with 1 million or more veterans in 2012. These states were California
\n(1.9 million), Texas (1.6 million) and Florida (1.6 million).
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S2101\/0100000US.04000<\/a><\/p>\n

13.6%
\nPercent of people 18 years and older in Alaska who were veterans in 2012; this is the highest percentage of veterans of any state. Montana followed with 12.7 percent.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/R2101.US01PRF<\/a><\/p>\n

Education<\/h3>\n

26.7%<\/strong>
\nPercent of veterans 25 and older with at least a bachelor\u2019s degree in 2012. In comparison,
\n29.1 percent of the total population had a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/B21003<\/a><\/p>\n

29.2%<\/strong>
\nPercent of veterans 25 and older with a high school diploma in 2012, compared with the 28.0 percent of the population as a whole.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/B21003<\/a><\/p>\n

Income<\/h3>\n

$36,264<\/strong>
\nAnnual median income of veterans in 2012, compared with $26,278 for the population as a whole.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/05_EST\/B21004<\/a><\/p>\n

On the Job<\/h3>\n

8.7 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of veterans 18 to 64 in the labor force in 2012.
\nSource: 2012 American Community Survey
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/C21005<\/a><\/p>\n

Service Connected Disabilities<\/h3>\n

3.6 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of veterans with a service-connected disability rating in 2012. Of this number, 881,981 had a rating of 70 percent or higher. A \u201cservice-connected\u201d disability is one that was a result of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during active military service. Severity of one\u2019s disability is scaled from 0 to 100 percent, and eligibility for compensation depends on one\u2019s rating.<\/p>\n

Voting<\/h3>\n

14.7 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of veterans who voted in the 2012 presidential election. Seventy percent of veterans cast a ballot in the presidential election.
\nSource: Table 13. Reported Voting and Registration, by Sex, Veteran Status, and Age: November 2012
\nhttp:\/\/www.census.gov\/hhes\/www\/socdemo\/voting\/publications\/p20\/2012\/tables.html<\/a><\/p>\n

12.4 million<\/strong>
\nNumber of veterans who voted in the 2010 congressional election. Fifty-seven percent of veterans voted in the 2010 congressional election.
\nSource: Table 13. Reported Voting and Registration, by Sex, Veteran Status, and Age: November 2010
\nhttp:\/\/www.census.gov\/hhes\/www\/socdemo\/voting\/publications\/p20\/2010\/tables.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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