This statistic shows the percentage of those who have served/not served in the U.S. military who had select mental health concerns as of 2015-2016. It was found that 18.1 percent of those who had served in the military suffered from some mental illness compared to 18.6 percent of those who did not serve.
Percentage of Americans who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by military service
Data do not distinguish between those currently serving and those who have been discharged, the nature of discharges, involvement in active combat, or the era in which one served.
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United Health Foundation, & MOAA. (October 29, 2018). Percentage of Americans who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by military service [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947128/mental-health-concerns-united-states-military-background/
United Health Foundation, und MOAA. "Percentage of Americans who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by military service ." Chart. October 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947128/mental-health-concerns-united-states-military-background/
United Health Foundation, MOAA. (2018). Percentage of Americans who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by military service . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947128/mental-health-concerns-united-states-military-background/
United Health Foundation, and MOAA. "Percentage of Americans Who Reported Select Mental Health Concerns in 2015-2016, by Military Service ." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947128/mental-health-concerns-united-states-military-background/
United Health Foundation & MOAA, Percentage of Americans who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by military service Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947128/mental-health-concerns-united-states-military-background/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of Americans who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by military service [Graph], United Health Foundation, & MOAA, October 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947128/mental-health-concerns-united-states-military-background/
