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Sheehan CM, Hummer RA, Moore BL, et al. Duty, Honor, Country, Disparity: Race/Ethnic Differences in Health and Disability among Male Veterans. Popul Res Policy Rev. 2015;34(6):785-804doi: 10.1007/s11113-015-9358-9.
Sheehan, C. M., Hummer, R. A., Moore, B. L., Huyser, K. R., & Butler, J. S. (2015). Duty, Honor, Country, Disparity: Race/Ethnic Differences in Health and Disability among Male Veterans. Population research and policy review, 34(6), 785-804. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-015-9358-9
Sheehan, Connor M, et al. "Duty, Honor, Country, Disparity: Race/Ethnic Differences in Health and Disability among Male Veterans." Population research and policy review vol. 34,6 (2015): 785-804. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-015-9358-9
Sheehan CM, Hummer RA, Moore BL, Huyser KR, Butler JS. Duty, Honor, Country, Disparity: Race/Ethnic Differences in Health and Disability among Male Veterans. Popul Res Policy Rev. 2015 Dec;34(6):785-804. doi: 10.1007/s11113-015-9358-9. Epub 2015 Mar 21. PMID: 26783376; PMCID: PMC4714796.
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Popul Res Policy Rev. 2015 Dec;34(6):785-804. doi: 10.1007/s11113-015-9358-9. Epub 2015 Mar 21.

Duty, Honor, Country, Disparity: Race/Ethnic Differences in Health and Disability among Male Veterans.

Population research and policy review

Connor M Sheehan, Robert A Hummer, Brenda L Moore, Kimberly R Huyser, John Sibley Butler

Affiliations

  1. Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.
  2. Sociology Department, State University of New York at Buffalo.
  3. Department of Sociology, University of New Mexico.
  4. Department of Management and Sociology, University of Texas at Austin.

PMID: 26783376 PMCID: PMC4714796 DOI: 10.1007/s11113-015-9358-9

Abstract

Given their unique occupational hazards and sizable population, military veterans are an important population for the study of health. Yet veterans are by no means homogeneous, and there are unanswered questions regarding the extent of, and explanations for, racial and ethnic differences in veterans' health. Using the 2010 National Survey of Veterans, we first documented race/ethnic differences in self-rated health and limitations in Activities of Daily Living among male veterans aged 30-84. Second, we examined potential explanations for the disparities, including socioeconomic and behavioral differences, as well as differences in specific military experiences. We found that Black, Hispanic, and other/multiple race veterans reported much worse health than White veterans. Using progressively adjusted regression models, we uncovered that the poorer self-rated health and higher levels of activity limitations among minority veterans compared to Whites was partially explained by differences in their socioeconomic status and by their military experiences. Minority veterans are a vulnerable population for poor health; future research and policy efforts should attempt to better understand and ameliorate their health disadvantages relative to White veterans.

Keywords: Health Disparities; Military; Race/Ethnicity; Veteran Health

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