Table 1 Characteristics of Veterans in states with and without a stay-at-home order^a.

States and District of Columbia

51

43

8

Unique number of Veterans

56,682

53,487

3195

Age, mean (SD)

53.1 (12.8)

53.2 (12.8)

52.7 (11.9)

Female, n (%)

7231 (12.8%)

6857 (12.8%)

374 (11.7%)

Race, n (%)^a

 White

29302 (51.7%)

27089 (50.6%)

2213 (69.3%)

 African American

21841 (38.5%)

21228 (39.7%)

613 (19.2%)

 Asian

384 (0.7%)

373 (0.7%)

suppressed^b

 Other

5155 (9.1%)

4797 (9.0%)

suppressed^b

Rural, n (%)

7368 (13.0%)

6755 (12.6%)

613 (19.2%)

Served in combat, n (%)

9311 (16.4%)

8819 (16.5%)

492 (15.4%)

Service-connected disability, n (%)

7281 (12.8%)

6952 (13.0%)

329 (10.3%)

Married, n (%)

7095 (12.5%)

6741 (12.6%)

354 (11.1%)

Alcohol use disorder

21424 (37.8%)

20063 (37.5%)

1361 (42.6%)

Drug use disorder

21995 (38.8%)

20670 (38.6%)

1325 (41.5%)

Rheumatic disease

1044 (1.8%)

986 (1.8%)

58 (1.8%)

Renal disease

3269 (5.8%)

3102 (5.8%)

167 (5.2%)

Liver disease

7418 (13.1%)

7016 (13.1%)

402 (12.6%)

Depression

28,937 (51.1%)

27127 (50.7%)

1810 (56.7%)

Diabetes

11204 (19.8%)

10546 (19.7%)

658 (20.6%)

Hypertension

25802 (45.5%)

24277 (45.4%)

1525 (47.7%)

Congestive heart failure

3552 (6.3%)

3366 (6.3%)

186 (5.8%)

Valvular disease

1270 (2.2%)

1194 (2.2%)

76 (2.4%)

Pulmonary disease

11314 (20.0%)

10586 (19.8%)

728 (22.8%)

HIV

1004 (1.8%)

978 (1.8%)

26 (0.8%)

Post-traumatic stress disorder

17602 (31.1%)

16586 (31.0%)

1016 (31.8%)

Psychoses

15961 (28.2%)

15041 (28.1%)

920 (28.8%)

Traumatic brain injury

2760 (4.9%)

2597 (4.9%)

163 (5.1%)

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

1060 (1.9%)

992 (1.9%)

68 (2.1%)