Profile of Vietnam War Veterans
From the 2015 American Community Survey
Prepared by the National Center for Veteran Analysis and Statistics
July 2017
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Veterans
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100
200
300
400
500
600
700
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55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Age
M
edian
55 − 64
65 − 74
75 − 84
85 − 94
95 − 99
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
24.7 %
66 %
8.3 %
1 %
0 %
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95
Age
M
edian
55 − 64
65 − 74
75 − 84
85 − 94
95 − 99
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
0 25 50 75 100
49.9 %
29.5 %
14.3 %
6 %
0.3 %
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M
F
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
96.8 %
3.2 %
M
F
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
0 25 50 75 100
36.3 %
63.7 %
American Indian
Alaska Native
Asian/NHOPI
Black
Hispanic
Other
White
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
0.6 %
1.2 %
9.1 %
5.2 %
1.2 %
82.7 %
American Indian
Alaska Native
Asian/NHOPI
Black
Hispanic
Other
White
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
0 25 50 75 100
0.5 %
5.1 %
10.1 %
11.1 %
1 %
72.3 %
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never
Married
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
69.4 %
6.6 %
16.4 %
1.6 %
5.9 %
0 25 50 75 100
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never
Married
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
0 25 50 75 100
57 %
16.7 %
16 %
1.9 %
8.3 %
Vietnam
W
ith
W
ith
ou
t
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
32.1 %
67.9 %
D
is
ab
ili
ty
S
ta
tu
s
W
ith
W
ith
ou
t
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
0 25 50 75 100
27.5 %
72.5 %
D
is
ab
ili
ty
S
ta
tu
s
Yes
No
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
22.7 %
77.3 %
S
er
vi
ce
C
on
ne
ct
ed
D
is
ab
ili
ty
0%
10−20%
30−40%
50−60%
70%<
Not
Reported
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
4.5 %
28.2 %
15.1 %
11.2 %
36 %
5.1 %
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Vietnam M
Housing Unit
Institutional
Group Quarters
Non−Institutional
Group Quarters
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
98.4 %
1.3 %
0.4 %
0 25 50 75 100
Housing Unit
Institutional
Group Quarters
Non−Institutional
Group Quarters
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
96.8 %
2.5 %
0.6 %
0 25 50 75 100
Family HH
Female
Family HH
Male
Married
Couple
Non−Family
HH
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
2 %
4.1 %
70 %
24 %
0 25 50 75 100
Family HH
Female
Family HH
Male
Married
Couple
Non−Family
HH
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
10.1 %
3.4 %
51.4 %
35.1 %
0 25 50 75 100
Vietnam
1
2
3
3+
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
19.7 %
61.6 %
11 %
7.7 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f P
eo
pl
e
in
H
ou
se
ho
ld
Yes
No
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
2.5 %
97.5 %
0 25 50 75 100
P
re
se
nc
e
of
K
id
s
in
H
ou
se
ho
ld
1
2
3
3+
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
31.3 %
45.4 %
11.8 %
11.5 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f P
eo
pl
e
in
H
ou
se
ho
ld
Yes
No
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
6 %
94 %
0 25 50 75 100
P
re
se
nc
e
of
K
id
s
in
H
ou
se
ho
ld
1
2+
N
o
E
ld
er
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
40.3 %
38.7 %
21 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f P
eo
pl
e
65
y
ea
rs
a
nd
o
ld
er
1+
T
ee
n
N
o
Te
en
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
6.6 %
93.4 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f P
eo
pl
e
18
y
ea
rs
a
nd
y
ou
ng
er
1
2+
N
o
E
ld
er
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
36.2 %
21.5 %
42.4 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f P
eo
pl
e
65
y
ea
rs
a
nd
o
ld
er
1+
T
ee
n
N
o
Te
en
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
10.8 %
89.2 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f P
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pl
e
18
y
ea
rs
a
nd
y
ou
ng
er
More than of Vietnam Veteran and civilian
. T Veteran
0
1
2
3+
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
4.1 %
24.2 %
46.4 %
25.3 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f V
eh
ic
le
s
0
1
2
3+
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
9.8 %
33.5 %
35.4 %
21.3 %
0 25 50 75 100
N
um
be
r o
f V
eh
ic
le
s
No
Yes
17.2 %
82.8 %
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
In
te
rn
et
A
cc
es
s
No
Yes
56.5 %
43.5 %
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
0 25 50 75 100
M
ob
ile
B
ro
ad
ba
nd
A
cc
es
s
No
Yes
24.6 %
75.4 %
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
0 25 50 75 100
In
te
rn
et
A
cc
es
s
No
Yes
55.1 %
44.9 %
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
0 25 50 75 100
M
ob
ile
B
ro
ad
ba
nd
A
cc
es
s
E consistent with the civilian population*.
Advanced
Bachelor's
Graduate
Less than
High School
Some College
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans*
11.3 %
16.1 %
29.8 %
6.2 %
36.7 %
0 25 50 75 100
Advanced
Bachelor's
Graduate
Less than
High School
Some College
Percentage of Civilian Population*
(Age 55 − 97)
11.5 %
15.4 %
30.8 %
16.3 %
26 %
0 25 50 75 100
Employed
Not in
Labor Force
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
29.9 %
70.1 %
0 25 50 75 100
Government
Private
Self−Employed
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans
18 %
63.8 %
18.2 %
0 25 50 75 100
Employed
Not in
Labor Force
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
39.5 %
60.5 %
0 25 50 75 100
Government
Private
Self−Employed
Percentage of Civilian Population
(Age 55 − 97)
17.4 %
67.6 %
15 %
0 25 50 75 100
Vietnam
Vietnam
0−99%
100−149%
150−199%
200−299%
300−399%
400%+
Percentage of Vietnam Veterans*
5.9 %
6.5 %
7.3 %
15.7 %
15.9 %
48.7 %
0 25 50
