Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between military service status (active duty, veteran, never served), sex, and six functional limitations/disabilities using data from the 5% sample of the 2000 U.S. Census. We estimate multivariate logistic regression models separately for men and women, and evaluate sex differences by comparing coefficients across models using a Wald chi-square test and computing predicted probabilities. For both men and women, the highest rates of functional limitation/disability are observed among veterans, while the lowest rates are recorded among active duty personnel. The increased odds of functional limitations/disabilities associated with veteran status is higher among women than men, whereas the decreased odds of functional limitations/disabilities associated with active duty status is lower among women than men. The predicted probabilities, which are based on a subgroup of 40-49 year olds with select sociodemographic characteristics, indicate that veteran women's probabilities of many types of functional limitations/disabilities equal or exceed those of veteran men. Overall, the findings suggest women experience a more detrimental effect of past military service and a less beneficial effect of current military service. More life course analysis with longitudinal data that accounts for factors that influence sex-differentiation with respect to selection into military service, experiences in the military, and the short- and long-term consequences of military service is needed to fully understand sex differences in the relationship between military service and functional limitations/disabilities.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 333-354 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Population Research and Policy Review |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2011 |
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Keywords
- Disability
- Functional limitations
- Military service
- Sex differences
- Veteran
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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Sex Differences in the Relationship between Military Service Status and Functional Limitations and Disabilities. / Wilmoth, Janet M; London, Andrew S; Parker, Wendy M.
In: Population Research and Policy Review, Vol. 30, No. 3, 06.2011, p. 333-354.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - This paper examines the relationship between military service status (active duty, veteran, never served), sex, and six functional limitations/disabilities using data from the 5% sample of the 2000 U.S. Census. We estimate multivariate logistic regression models separately for men and women, and evaluate sex differences by comparing coefficients across models using a Wald chi-square test and computing predicted probabilities. For both men and women, the highest rates of functional limitation/disability are observed among veterans, while the lowest rates are recorded among active duty personnel. The increased odds of functional limitations/disabilities associated with veteran status is higher among women than men, whereas the decreased odds of functional limitations/disabilities associated with active duty status is lower among women than men. The predicted probabilities, which are based on a subgroup of 40-49 year olds with select sociodemographic characteristics, indicate that veteran women's probabilities of many types of functional limitations/disabilities equal or exceed those of veteran men. Overall, the findings suggest women experience a more detrimental effect of past military service and a less beneficial effect of current military service. More life course analysis with longitudinal data that accounts for factors that influence sex-differentiation with respect to selection into military service, experiences in the military, and the short- and long-term consequences of military service is needed to fully understand sex differences in the relationship between military service and functional limitations/disabilities.
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