**Veterans Actuarial Model (VAM3) Overview**

# A. Introduction to VAM3

## Purpose of the Model

The new Veterans Actuarial Model (VAM3) is the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) estimate and projection of the veteran population from
April 1, 2000 through September 30, 2103. VAM3 combines VA, Defense
Department (DoD), and Census 2000 data to estimate the total veteran
population for each year from 2000 through 2103. State distributions of
veterans are estimated for 2000 through 2033. The model includes
estimates of veterans by age, gender, period of service, health care
priority (HCP) status, receipt of compensation/pension benefits, degree
of service-connected (SC) disability, officer/enlisted, living/deceased
status, branch of service, and marital status. While consisting
primarily of a series of SAS programs and datasets, the model stores
both simulation parameters and output tables in a format that can be
manipulated easily using Microsoft Excl software.

Prior to VAM3, VA relied on a series of different approaches to project
numbers of veterans into the future:

-   The earliest known projections of veterans were made in the 1920s,
    based on military records from the Spanish-American War and World
    War I and mortality estimates from U. S. Life Tables.

-   Routine projections of veterans began to be made by the Veterans
    Administration starting in 1947, but only for wartime veterans.

-   Projections of peacetime veterans were attempted during the Korean
    conflict, but were discontinued during the 1960s, then resumed in
    1974.

-   During the 1980s, the 1980 Census was used as the base population
    for computerized projections of veterans.

-   The VETPOP model, developed in the early 1990s, relied heavily on
    data from the 1990 Census. Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) data
    were used to provide data on monthly separations after April 1990 by
    age, sex, and state.

-   The VetPop2000 and VetPop2001 models, while not abandoning the use
    of 1990 Census data, relied more heavily on DMDC data to project the
    population of veterans with post-Vietnam era service. The Census
    data represented veterans who were age 39 or older on April 1, 1990
    who left service before May 5, 1975, while the DMDC data represented
    veterans with a basic active service date (BASD) of May 5, 1975 or
    thereafter or who were age 38 or younger on April 1, 1990.
    VetPop2001 Adjusted for Census 2000, as its name implies, was a
    refinement of the VetPop2001 model with population totals adjusted
    to be consistent with control totals obtained from early releases of
    Census 2000 data. The VetPop2001 and VetPop2001 Adjusted models
    stored important model output in Microsoft Access databases, from
    which a Visual Basic for Access (VBA) program created a series of
    Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables. These tables allowed model users easy
    access to tabulations of model output, and offered flexibility in
    the choice of row and column variables and the restriction of
    tabulations to certain subgroups of veterans.

Compared with the VetPop2001 Adjusted model, VAM3 relies more heavily on
Census 2000 data on veterans. For the first time, the model integrates
Census data with both VA and Department of Defense (DoD) administrative
records in order to estimate the distribution of Health Care Priority
status by state. Like the VetPop2001 models, VAM3 stores model output in
Access databases for manipulation as Excel Pivot Tables. With the
inclusion of Health Care Priority status (described in detail in Part B,
below), these Pivot Tables are more useful to VA policymakers than ever
before.

## Data/Input Files

At the time when VAM3 was under development (2003-2004), detailed Census
2000 data on veterans had become available, permitting the new model to
account for the income distribution of veterans in each state, which is
relevant for the projection of Health Care Priority status. Because of
inconsistencies between the Census and DMDC data in terms of definitions
of race/ethnicity as well as in their respective counts of veterans
serving on or after May 5, 1975, the Office of the Actuary (OACT) at VA
decided to rely exclusively on 2000 Census data for VAM3 projections of
living veterans as of April 1, 2000. DMDC data are used to project the
population of veterans separating after this date and through September
30, 2002.[^1] After this date, VAM3 relies on the Department of Defense
(DoD) Office of the Actuary's projections of the number of newly
separating veterans. VAM3 uses Compensation and Pension (C&P)frozen
"mini master" files, obtained from the Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA) at VA, to obtain the number of compensation and pension recipients
by age, gender, wartime status, and state. These files are also VAM3's
source of information on the degree of service-connected disability for
veterans sharing the same age, gender, and wartime status.

The model input files are different for model projections for the period
between 4/1/2000 and 9/30/2003, and model projections for the years
following 9/30/2003. For the period between 4/1/2000 and 9/30/2003, the
model uses a Census 2000 file (CENSUS2000.SD7), data on separations from
DMDC and DoD Office of the Actuary files (SEPDATA.SD7), and ten files
derived from C&P data for April 2000, September 2000, September 2001,
September 2002, and September 2003. For the years following 9/30/2003,
the model relies on two datasets: VPD_4_2000_12_05.SD7, describing
characteristics between 4/1/2000 and 9/30/2003, and DODSEPS.SD7,
describe characteristics of newly separating veterans after 9/30/2003.

1.  **Parameter Files**

The VAM3 model combines data on veterans with a set of demographic and
actuarial assumptions about the veteran population. These assumptions
can be modified by using *parameter files*, which are assumptions stored
separately as files that may be modified conveniently by users of the
model. The VAM3 parameter files, which are described in detail in the
"Parameters" section of this document, include rates for determining
mortality, migration, and the distribution of Health Care Priority
status for new separations. Each file, stored as an Excel spreadsheet,
has rates (usually decimals representing percentages) that can be used
to modify or manipulate the data. Through a series of SAS Version 8.0
programs, VetPop2000 uses the veterans data and parameter files to
project what the national veteran population will "look like" from 2000
through 2099 and what the state veteran population will look like from
2000 through 2029. The entire process, from manipulating the data
through the projection of future values, is known as "running a
simulation."

**4. Output Files**

The simulation output comes in the form of SAS data sets (.sd7 files),
Access databases (.mdb files), and Excel reports (.xls files), a list of
which is provided below (Table A.1). Note that reports 10 and 11 are not
presently produced by the model, but are options for a future version of
VAM. The Excel reports, which are based on a subset of the

**Table A.1:**

**List of Excel Pivot Table Reports Produced by VAM3**

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information in the SAS datasets, are easily manipulated and displayed by
the nontechnical user. Modification of the SAS data sets requires the
writing of programs in SAS Version 8 or higher. The various output files
generated by the model are listed under the program descriptions in
"Programs" section of this document.

##  5. System Requirements 

VAM3 has the follow system requirements:

-   The model is designed to operate on a Pentium IV-level personal
    computer with a 2.5+ GHz microprocessor, at least 512 MB of RAM, and
    the Windows 2000 or equivalent operating system.

-   Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher and SAS Version 8 or higher must be
    pre-installed.

-   A 100 GB hard drive is recommended if the user wants to run multiple
    simulations. While all of the file development (input and output)
    occupies approximately 25 GB of hard drive space, a single
    additional simulation can generate an additional 20 GB of
    files[.]{.smallcaps}

##  6. Running the Model

Running a VAM3 simulation is only required if any of the underlying
parameters are changed. Changing the default parameter and then
rerunning the model is a useful method to gauge the impact of a
parameter change. The default parameters are stored in the Excel file
DEFAULT_VAM.XLS. This file is read by READPRMS.SAS and the parameter
files are created as SAS datasets. The following programs should be run
in this order if any parameters are changed:

1)  READPRMS.SAS -- Creates new parameter files

2)  PROCESS_ADLOSS.SAS -- Creates Adloss4 data

3)  PROCESS_COMPPEN.SAS -- Creates CPmmyy_1 and CPmmyy_2 files

4)  PROCESS_CENSUS.SAS -- Creates Census2000 data

5)  PROCESS_DOD.SAS -- Creates Dodseps data

6)  PROCESS_SEPS.SAS -- Creates Sepdata

7)  PROCESS_INPUT.SAS -- Creates data from 4/1/2000 to 9/30/2003

8)  PROCESS_FUTURE_STATE.SAS -- State projection to 9/30/2033

9)  PROCESS_FUTURE_NATIONAL.SAS - National projection to 9/30/2033

10) DUMMY_RG.SAS -- Creates dummy data needed for reports

11) NEW_TABLES_2004.SAS -- Creates Access data for reports

12) VA-TABLE2003.XLS -- Creates Excel pivot tables

##  

## 7. The Programming Process

The programming process can be broken down and described as four major
pieces: the preliminary file processing; baseline file processing
between April 1, 2000, and September 30, 2003; projection processing
after September 30, 2003; and report processing. The accompanying
flowchart, "VAM3 Processing Overview", displays this entire process. For
detailed descriptions of the parameter files used in VAM3 processing,
refer to the "Parameters" section of this report, and for detailed
descriptions of VAM3 programs, refer to the "Programs" section.

**[B. Simulation of HCP_STAT, DEGREE in the Veterans Actuarial
Model]{.smallcaps}**

**1. Introduction**

**Health Care Priority Status** (HCP_STAT) in VAM3 is derived from both
CP_STAT (compensation / pension status) and VAHUD (income), as indicated
in the table B.1 and B.2, below.

**Table B.1:**

**Crosswalk Between CP_STAT, VAHUD, and HCP_STAT in VAM3**

+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| **CP_STAT**            | **V  |       |       | **HCP_STAT**        |
|                        | AHUD |       |       |                     |
| **(22 values)**        | (3   |       |       | **(25 values)**     |
|                        | v    |       |       |                     |
|                        | alue |       |       |                     |
|                        | s)** |       |       |                     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
|                        | **1  | **2   | **3   |                     |
|                        | (lo  | (m    | (hi   |                     |
|                        | w)** | id)** | gh)** |                     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 1=COMP_SC_65PL         | X    | X     | X     | 1=COMP_SC_65PL      |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 2=COMP_SC\_ 45_64      | X    | X     | X     | 2=COMP_SC_45_64     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 3=COMP_SC_25_44        | X    | X     | X     | 3=COMP_SC_25_44     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 4=COMP_SC_05_24        | X    | X     | X     | 4=COMP_SC_05_24     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 5=COMP_SC_00_04_P3     | X    | X     | X     | 5=COMP_SC_00_04_P3  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 6=COMP_SC_00_04_P4     | X    | X     | X     | 6=COMP_SC_00_04_P4  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 7=COMP_SC_00_04_P5_P6  | X    |       |       | 7=COMP_SC_00_04_P5  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
|                        |      | X     | X     | 8=COMP_SC_00_04_P6  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 8=PEN_SC_65PL          | X    | X     | X     | 9=PEN_SC_65PL       |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 9=PEN_SC\_ 45_64       | X    | X     | X     | 10=PEN_SC_45_64     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 10=PEN_SC_25_44        | X    | X     | X     | 11=PEN_SC_25_44     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 11=PEN_SC_05_24        | X    | X     | X     | 12=PEN_SC_05_24     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 12=PEN_SC_00_04_P3     | X    | X     | X     | 13=PEN_SC_00_04_P3  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 13=PEN_SC_00_04_P4     | X    | X     | X     | 14=PEN_SC_00_04_P4  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 14=PEN_SC_00_04_P5     | X    | X     | X     | 15=PEN_SC_00_04_P5  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 15=OTH_SC_65PL         | X    | X     | X     | 16=OTH_SC_65PL      |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 16=OTH_SC\_ 45_64      | X    | X     | X     | 17=OTH_SC_45_64     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 17=OTH_SC_25_44        | X    | X     | X     | 18=OTH_SC_25_44     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 18=OTH_SC_05_24        | X    | X     | X     | 19=OTH_SC_05_24     |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 19=OTH_SC_00_04_P3     | X    | X     | X     | 20=OTH_SC_00_04_P3  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 20=OTH_SC_00_04_P4     | X    | X     | X     | 21=OTH_SC_00_04_P4  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 21=OTH_SC_00_04_P5_P6  | X    |       |       | 22=OTH_SC_00_04_P5  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
|                        |      | X     | X     | 23=OTH_SC_00_04_P6  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
| 22=OTH_SC_00_04_P5_P8  | X    |       |       | 22=OTH_SC_00_04_P5  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
|                        |      | X     |       | 24=OTH_SC_00_04_P7  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+
|                        |      |       | X     | 25=OTH_SC_00_04_P8  |
+------------------------+------+-------+-------+---------------------+

**Table B.2:**

**Crosswalk Between Comp/Pen Status, HCP_STAT, and SC Rating in VAM3**

+-----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| Vets with             | Veterans with        | Other Veterans       |
| Compensation          | Pension              |                      |
|                       |                      | (HCP_STAT value = 16 |
| (HCP_STAT value = 1   | (HCP_STAT value = 9  | to 25)               |
| to 8)                 | to 15)               |                      |
+-----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 1 = SC disability     | 9 = SC disability    | 16 = SC disab.       |
| rating of 70-100      | rating of 70-100     | rating of 70-100     |
|                       |                      |                      |
| 2 = SC disability     | 10 = SC disability   | 17 = SC disability   |
| rating of 50-60       | rating of 50-60      | rating of 50-60      |
|                       |                      |                      |
| 3 = SC disability     | 11 = SC disability   | 18 = SC disability   |
| rating of 30-40       | rating of 30-40      | rating of 30-40      |
|                       |                      |                      |
| 4 = SC disability     | 12 = SC disability   | 19 = SC disability   |
| rating of 10-20       | rating of 10-20      | rating of 10-20      |
|                       |                      |                      |
| 5 = SC rating of 0 or | 13 = SC rating of 0  | 20 = SC rating of 0  |
| unrated & priority 3  | or unrated &         | or unrated &         |
| (POW or Purple Heart) | priority 3 (POW or   | priority 3 (POW or   |
|                       | Purple Heart)        | Purple Heart)        |
| 6 = SC rating of 0 or |                      |                      |
| unrated & priority 4  | 14 = SC rating of 0  | 21 = SC rating of 0  |
| (Aid and Attendance)  | or unrated &         | or unrated &         |
|                       | priority 4 (Aid and  | priority 4 (Aid and  |
| 7 = SC rating of 0 or | Attendance)          | Attendance)          |
| missing & priority 5  |                      |                      |
| (VAHUD=1)             | 15 = SC rating of 0  | 22 = SC rating of 0  |
|                       | or missing &         | or missing &         |
| 8 = SC rating of 0 or | priority 5 (because  | priority 5 (VAHUD=1) |
| missing & priority 6  | of pension)          |                      |
| (VAHUD=2 or 3)        |                      | 23 = SC rating of 0  |
|                       |                      | or missing &         |
|                       |                      | priority 6 (VAHUD=2  |
|                       |                      | or 3)                |
|                       |                      |                      |
|                       |                      | 24 = SC rating of 0  |
|                       |                      | or missing &         |
|                       |                      | priority 7 (VAHUD=2) |
|                       |                      |                      |
|                       |                      | 25 = SC rating of 0  |
|                       |                      | or missing &         |
|                       |                      | priority 8 (VAHUD=3) |
+-----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

Within each HCP_STAT category, the 12 DEGREE variables (DEGR_UR,
DEGR_00, DEGR_10, DEGR_20, DEGR_30, DEGR_40, DEGR_50, DEGR_60, DEGR_70,
DEGR_80, DEGR_90, and DEGR_100) indicate the proportions of veterans
without a service-connected rating or with a particular rating between 0
and 100 percent (rounded to the nearest 10 percent).

To understand how HCP_STAT and DEGREE are assigned, it is important to
distinguish 4 main periods of VAM3 processing: 4/1/2000, between
4/1/2000 and 9/30/2002, between 9/30/2002 and 9/30/2003, and after
9/30/2003.

**2. Processing for 4/1/2000**

a\. The model obtains a preliminary distribution of CP_STAT varying by
age, race, and income by first applying the parameter file
CPSTAT_CENSDMDC to the 4/1/2000 Census data by AGE2 (AGE=16-64 versus
AGE=65-120), RACE2 (RACE=2 versus all other), and VAHUD2 (VAHUD=1 versus
all other).

b.  The model then merges onto the Census data, by LIVING, GENDER, AGE,
    WARTIME, POSTVNE, and STATE, counts from the 4/1/2000 CP1 file of
    living veterans receiving C&P benefits or who represent rejecters of
    C&P benefits (CP_STAT=1 to 21). If the number of CPSTAT=1 to 21
    veterans in each merging cell exceeds the total number of veterans
    (CPSTAT=1 to 22) in the corresponding Census cells sharing the same
    values of LIVING, GENDER, AGE, WARTIME, POSTVNE, and STATE, then the
    excess or "overflow" CPSTAT=1 to 21 veterans are accounted for by
    dropping the C&P value of their AGE and scaling up the number of
    CPSTAT=1 to 21 veterans who share the same values of LIVING, GENDER,
    WARTIME, POSTVNE, and STATE and who do not exceed the total number
    of CPSTAT=1 to 22 veterans in their Census cells. Any veterans
    (including all dead veterans) not assigned CPSTAT=1 to 21 are
    assigned CPSTAT=22. CP_STAT can then be calculated from the
    distribution of VAHUD in the underlying Census data, combined with
    the CP_STAT variable created through the merge with the CP1 file.

c.  The 4/1/2000 CP2 file is used to merge the characteristics of
    veterans, including OFFICER, BRANCH, and DEGREE, onto veterans by
    LIVING, GENDER, AGE, WARTIME, POSTVNE, and CP_STAT. BRANCH and
    OFFICER are only merged onto cells with POSTVNE=1; other Census
    cells have these values created by the parameter files BRANCH_CENSUS
    and OFFICER_CENSUS.

**3. Processing between 4/1/2000 and 9/30/2002**

a.  Between 4/1/2000 and 9/30/2002, Census veterans are aged forward and
    mortality is applied by GENDER and AGE using MORT_CENSUS.

b.  A new distribution of STATE for Census veterans is obtained by
    AGEGRP (\<30, 30-44, 45-64, 65+) using MIGRATE_HISTORICAL.

c.  GENDER, RACE, and VAHUD are left at their values from the previous
    time periods.

d.  New separations are added from the Adloss file. Deaths after
    separation, but prior to September 30, are reported in the file. The
    Adloss data include values of LIVING, GENDER, AGE, PERSVC (from
    which WARTIME can be determined), POSTVNE, BRANCH, and OFFICER.

e.  The model uses the RACE_SEPS parameter file to assign RACE by
    GENDER, AGE, and OFFICER.

f.  The model uses the VAHUD_SEPS parameter file to assign VAHUD by
    GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, and RACE.

g.  The model uses the STATE_SEPS parameter file to assign STATE by
    GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, RACE, and VAHUD.

h.  Once the Census and Adloss data have been combined, the parameter
    file CPSTAT_CENSDMDC is applied by AGE2, RACE2, and VAHUD2.

i.  The CP1 data for the relevant point in time (9/30/2000, 9/30/2001,
    or 9/30/2002) are merged on by LIVING, GENDER, AGE, WARTIME,
    POSTVNE, and STATE, to create CP_STAT in a manner similar to the
    approach used for 4/1/2000. HCP_STAT may once again be created from
    the values of CP_STAT and VAHUD.

j.  The CP2 data are merged on by LIVING, GENDER, AGE, WARTIME, POSTVNE,
    and CP_STAT to obtain the DEGREE distribution for veterans based on
    the corresponding C&P data at that point in time, as well as the
    distribution of BRANCH and OFFICER for POSTVNE=1 veterans. Cells
    having a DEGREE distribution for a previous year but without
    veterans in the C&P data for the current year are assumed to have
    any proportions with DEGREE greater than zero changed to DEGREE = 0.

**4. Processing between 9/30/2002 and 9/30/2003**

a.  Processing between 9/30/2002 and 9/30/2003 is similar to processing
    between 9/30/2000 and 9/30/2001 or between 9/30/2001 and 9/30/2002,
    except no Adloss data are available for separations during this
    year. Projected separations from the DOD Office of the Actuary are
    used instead.

b.  For DOD separations, OFFICER is present in the DOD data, but the
    parameter file GENDER_DOD is used to assign GENDER by separation
    year, and the parameter file BRANCH_DOD is used to assign BRANCH by
    GENDER and separation year.

c.  The parameter file RACE_SEPS is used to assign RACE by GENDER, AGE,
    and OFFICER, and the parameter file HCPSTAT_DOD is used to assign a
    *preliminary* HCP_STAT by GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, and RACE (for use in
    the mortality calculation under step d).

d.  MORT, varying by GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, and CPSTAT8 (0 to 7), is
    applied to new DOD separations to determine which died before
    9/30/2003. CPSTAT8 is formed from the preliminary HCP_STAT according
    to the following crosswalk:

HCP_STAT = 1 CPSTAT8 = 0

HCP_STAT = 2 CPSTAT8 = 1

HCP_STAT = 3 CPSTAT8 = 2

HCP_STAT = 4 CPSTAT8 = 3

HCP_STAT = 16,17,18,19,20,21 CPSTAT8 = 4

HCP_STAT = 9,10,11,12,13,14,15 CPSTAT8 = 5

HCP_STAT = 5,6,7,8 CPSTAT8 = 6

HCP_STAT = 22,23,24,25 CPSTAT8 = 7

e.  Once mortality has been determined for the DOD separations between
    9/30/2002 and 9/30/2003, the preliminary HCP_STAT value is no longer
    used, since actual CP1 data for 9/30/20003 will determine the
    underlying CP_STAT distribution. As was the case for Adloss data on
    separations, the parameter files VAHUD_SEPS and STATE_SEPS are used
    to assign VAHUD and STATE to the newly separated veterans.

f.  Because C&P data are available for 9/30/2003, the CP1 and CP2
    datasets can be created for those points in time, and CP_STAT and
    DEGREE distributions obtained in a manner similar to that used for
    previous years. The final HCP_STAT value for this year is created
    using the variables CP_STAT and VAHUD.

**5. Processing after 9/30/2003**

a\. Having the prior year's values of GENDER, AGE, and HCP_STAT for
ongoing veterans, it is possible to apply the parameter file MORT,
varying by GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, and CPSTAT8 (0 to 7), to determine
which veterans died before September 30^th^. The relationship between
HCP_STAT and CPSTAT8 is as follows:

HCP_STAT = 1 CPSTAT8 = 0

HCP_STAT = 2 CPSTAT8 = 1

HCP_STAT = 3 CPSTAT8 = 2

HCP_STAT = 4 CPSTAT8 = 3

HCP_STAT = 16,17,18,19,20,21 CPSTAT8 = 4

HCP_STAT = 9,10,11,12,13,14,15 CPSTAT8 = 5

HCP_STAT = 5,6,7,8 CPSTAT8 = 6

HCP_STAT = 22,23,24,25 CPSTAT8 = 7

b.  For ongoing veterans, STATE is determined by applying the migration
    matrix MIGRATE_FUTURE, varying by AGEGRP and the COMP/PEN status
    (HCP_STAT=1 to 15 versus 16 to 22) carried over from the previous
    period.

c.  After 9/30/2003, the C&P data are no longer available, so parameter
    files must be used to assign HCP_STAT values to distinct cells of
    veterans and determine the distribution of these veterans by STATE.
    To simulate changes in HCP_STAT and DEGREE for ongoing veterans, the
    following parameters are applied in this order:

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i.  CPSTAT_CHANGE is applied to assign a new COMP-PEN-OTH status based
    on GENDER, AGE, and DIS_STAT (DIS_STAT = 1 for HCP_STAT = 16-25, 2
    for HCP_STAT = 1-8, = 3 for HCP_STAT = 15, and = 4 for HCP_STAT
    =9-14). Cells of veterans not defined in the parameter file retain
    their original DIS_STAT status. Merged C&P data from between 1/1003
    and 3/2000 and the Gutterman reports were used to derive the
    CPSTAT_CHANGE values, which were included in the older VetPop2001
    model as the "DIS" parameter file.

ii. DEGR_CHANGE is applied to assign a new DEGREE based on AGEGRP and
    old DEGREE. (This parameter file is not applied to veterans with a
    new DIS_STAT of 3, since they are assumed to have a degree of zero
    or remain unrated if they were unrated previously.) Cells of
    veterans not defined in the parameter file retain their original
    DEGREE. If a DEGREE of 10 or higher is assigned, then knowledge of
    this plus the new DIS_STAT value for the veteran will determine the
    new HCP_STAT. Merged C&P data between 9/2000 and 9/2003 were used to
    derive the DEGR_CHANGE values.

iii. If the new DEGREE is zero or remains unrated and the new DIS_STAT
     is not equal to 3, then the precise HCP_STAT is assigned using the
     parameter file HCP_DEGR00, with proportions varying by GENDER, AGE5
     (\<25,25-29,...,55-59,60+), RACE2 (White Non-Hispanic versus All
     Other), and DIS_STAT. VAM3 data on Gulf War-era veterans as of
     4/1/2000 were used to derive the HCP_DEGR00 values. Note that
     HCP_DEGR00 does *not* vary by state.

> Table B.3, below, indicates how HCP_STAT is determined for ongoing
> veterans.

d.  For projected separations after 9/30/2003, GENDER_DOD and RACE_SEPS
    are applied as before to create values of GENDER and RACE.

e.  Rather than creating an intermediate value of VAHUD to use in
    forming CP_STAT, HCP_STAT for new separations after 9/30/2003 is
    created directly by merging on the parameter file HCPSTAT_DOD by
    GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, and RACE.

f.  For new separations after 9/30/2003, DEGREE is determined using the
    parameter file DEGR_NEW, which is applied by GENDER, AGE, RACE, and
    HCP_STAT.

g.  Because no C&P data are available after 9/30/2003 to inform an
    estimate of the distribution of HCP_STAT by STATE, STATE for new
    separations is obtained from the parameter file STATE_DOD, applied
    by GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, RACE, and HCP_STAT.

h.  For new separations each year, deaths prior to September 30^th^ are
    determined by applying MORT by GENDER, AGE, OFFICER, and CPSTAT8
    (derived from HCP_STAT).

**Table B.3:**

**Determination of HCP_STAT for ongoing veterans in VAM3**

+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+
| New DEGREE  | DIS_STAT     |             |         |               |
| value (from | value in     |             |         |               |
| D           | C            |             |         |               |
| EGR_CHANGE) | PSTAT_CHANGE |             |         |               |
|             | (HCP_STAT)   |             |         |               |
|             | range        |             |         |               |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+
|             | DIS_STAT =1  | DIS_STAT =2 | D       | DIS_STAT =4   |
|             |              |             | IS_STAT |               |
|             | (16-25)      | (1-8)       | =3      | (9-14)        |
|             |              |             |         |               |
|             |              |             | \(15\)  |               |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+
| DEGREE=     | New HCP_STAT | New         | New     | New HCP_STAT  |
| 70-100      | = 16         | HCP_STAT =  | H       | = 9           |
|             |              | 1           | CP_STAT |               |
|             |              |             |         |               |
|             |              |             | = 15    |               |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+
| DEGREE=     | New HCP_STAT | New         |         | New HCP_STAT  |
| 50-60       | = 17         | HCP_STAT =  |         | = 10          |
|             |              | 2           |         |               |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+
| DEGREE=     | New HCP_STAT | New         |         | New HCP_STAT  |
| 30-40       | = 18         | HCP_STAT =  |         | = 11          |
|             |              | 3           |         |               |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+
| DEGREE=     | New HCP_STAT | New         |         | New HCP_STAT  |
| 10-20       | = 19         | HCP_STAT =  |         | = 12          |
|             |              | 4           |         |               |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+
| DEGREE= 0   | New HCP_STAT | New         |         | New HCP_STAT  |
| or UR       | = 20-25,     | HCP_STAT =  |         | = 13-14,      |
|             | based on     | 5- 8, based |         | based on      |
|             | HCP_DEGR00   | on          |         | HCP_DEGR00    |
|             |              | HCP_DEGR00  |         |               |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------------+

# C. File Layouts for Key VAM3 Output Files

Tables C.1, C.2, and C.3, below, indicate the file layouts for the key
SAS output datasets produced by VAM3: VPD_4_2000 for the period 4/1/2000
through 9/30/2003, VPD_2003 for national simulations for the period
after 9/30/2003, and PVPD_STATE_2003 for state simulations for the
period after 9/30/2003.

+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| Table   |               |                                     |     |
| C.1:    |               |                                     |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
| VP      |               |                                     |     |
| D_4_200 |               |                                     |     |
| 0_12_05 |               |                                     |     |
| File    |               |                                     |     |
| Layout  |               |                                     |     |
+=========+===============+=====================================+=====+
| SAS     | Description   | Values                              | T   |
| Name    |               |                                     | ype |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [       |               |                                     |     |
| Classif |               |                                     |     |
| ication |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| SOURCE  | Source of     | C=Census                            | C1  |
|         | data          |                                     |     |
|         |               | D=DMDC                              |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| AGE     | Age           | 17---120                            | N3  |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| GENDER  | Gender        | M=Male                              | C1  |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | F=Female                            |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| CP_STAT | Compensation  | 1 = COMP_SC_65PL                    | C2  |
|         | and Pension   |                                     |     |
|         | Status        | 2 = COMP_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 3 = COMP_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 4 = COMP_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 5 = COMP_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 6 = COMP_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 7 = COMP_SC_00_04_P5_P6             |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 8 = PEN_SC_65PL                     |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 9 = PEN_SC_45_64                    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 10 = PEN_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 11 = PEN_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 12 = PEN_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 13 = PEN_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 14 = PEN_SC_00_04_P5                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 15 = OTH_SC_65PL                    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 16 = OTH_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 17 = OTH_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 18 = OTH_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 19 = OTH_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 20 = OTH_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 21 = OTH_SC_00_04_P5_P6             |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 22 = OTH_SC_00_04_P5_P8             |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| PERSVC  | Period of     | 01 = Gulf War only                  | C2  |
|         | service       |                                     |     |
|         |               | 02 = Vietnam Era, and Gulf War      |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 03 = Korean Conflict, Vietnam Era,  |     |
|         |               | and Gulf War                        |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 04 = WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam |     |
|         |               | Era, and Gulf War                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 05 = Vietnam Era                    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 06 = Korean Conflict and Vietnam    |     |
|         |               | Era                                 |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 07 = WW II, Korean Conflict, and    |     |
|         |               | Vietnam Era                         |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 08 = Korean Conflict only           |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 09 = WW II and Korean Conflict      |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 10 = WW II                          |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 11 = Peacetime: Post Vietnam Era    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 12 = Peacetime: Between Korea and   |     |
|         |               | Vietnam Era                         |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 13 = Peacetime: Pre Korean Conflict |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 14 = Peacetime: Post Gulf War       |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| LIVING  | Li            | 1=Living                            | C1  |
|         | ving/deceased |                                     |     |
|         | status        | 0=Deceased                          |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| RACE    | Race/Ethnic   | 1 = Hispanic, Any Race              | C1  |
|         | Status        |                                     |     |
|         |               | 2 = White Non-Hispanic              |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 3= Black Non-Hispanic               |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 4 = American Indian, Non-Hispanic   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 5 = Asian, Non-Hispanic             |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 6 = Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic  |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 7 = Other, Non-Hispanic             |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [Attr   |               |                                     |     |
| ibution |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH1 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Army          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH2 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Navy          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH3 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Air Force     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH4 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Marines       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH5 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | non-defense   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH6 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | reserves      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| OFFICER | Percentage    | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | officer       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DATE    | Date Of       | 30APR2000 -- 30SEP2003              | N8  |
|         | Projection    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_00 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 0 percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_10 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 10 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_20 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 20percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_30 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 30percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_40 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 40percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_50 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 50 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_60 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 60percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_70 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 70percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_80 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 80percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_90 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 90percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| D       | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
| EGR_100 | 100percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| MARSTAT | Percent       | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Married       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| SOURCE  | Source of     | C = Census                          | C1  |
|         | Data          |                                     |     |
|         |               | D = DMDC                            |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE01 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Alabama       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE02 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Alaska        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE04 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Arizona       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE05 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Arkansas      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE06 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | California    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE08 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Colorado      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE09 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Connecticut   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE10 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Delaware      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE11 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | District of   |                                     |     |
|         | Columbia      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE12 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Florida       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE13 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Georgia       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE15 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Hawaii        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE16 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Idaho         |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE17 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Illinois      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE18 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Indiana       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE19 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Iowa          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE20 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Kansas        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE21 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Kentucky      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE22 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Louisiana     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE23 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Maine         |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE24 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Maryland      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE25 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Massachusetts |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE26 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Michigan      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE27 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Minnesota     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE28 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Mississippi   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE29 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Missouri      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE30 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Montana       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE31 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Nebraska      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE32 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Nevada        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE33 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New Hampshire |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE34 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New Jersey    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE35 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New Mexico    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE36 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New York      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE37 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | North         |                                     |     |
|         | Carolina      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE38 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | North Dakota  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE39 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Ohio          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE40 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Oklahoma      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE41 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Oregon        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE42 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Pennsylvania  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE44 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Rhode Island  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE45 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | South         |                                     |     |
|         | Carolina      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE46 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | South Dakota  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE47 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Tennessee     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE48 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Texas         |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE49 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Utah          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE50 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Vermont       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE51 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Virginia      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE53 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Washington    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE54 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | West Virginia |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE55 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Wisconsin     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE56 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Wyoming       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE72 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Puerto Rico   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE73 | Percentage of | 0-1.00                              | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Island        |                                     |     |
|         | Territories   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE80 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans      |                                     |     |
|         | overseas      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [VAHUD] | Income Level  | 1= Below VA means test threshold    | C1  |
| {.mark} |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 2= Between VA means test threshold  |     |
|         |               | and HUD geographic index            |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 3= Above HUD geographic index       |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [P      | Post Vietnam  | 1=Post Vietnam Era service          | N8  |
| OSTVNE] | indicator     |                                     |     |
| {.mark} |               | 0=Not Post Vietnam Era service      |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [C      |               |                                     |     |
| ounting |               |                                     |     |
| Variabl |               |                                     |     |
| e]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| V       | Number of     | 0+                                  | N8  |
| ETERANS | veterans      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+

+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| Table   |               |                                     |     |
| C.2:    |               |                                     |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
| PVPD_2  |               |                                     |     |
| 003.SD7 |               |                                     |     |
| File    |               |                                     |     |
| Layout  |               |                                     |     |
+=========+===============+=====================================+=====+
| SAS     | Description   | Values                              | T   |
| Name    |               |                                     | ype |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [       |               |                                     |     |
| Classif |               |                                     |     |
| ication |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| SOURCE  | Source of     | C=Census                            | C1  |
|         | data          |                                     |     |
|         |               | D=DMDC                              |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DATE    | Date of       | September 30, 2003--September 30,   | N8  |
|         | projection    | 2033                                |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| AGE     | Age           | 17---120                            | N3  |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| GENDER  | Gender        | M=Male                              | C1  |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | F=Female                            |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| PERSVC  | Period of     | 01 = Gulf War only                  | C2  |
|         | service       |                                     |     |
|         |               | 02 = Vietnam Era, and Gulf War      |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 03 = Korean Conflict, Vietnam Era,  |     |
|         |               | and Gulf War                        |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 04 = WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam |     |
|         |               | Era, and Gulf War                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 05 = Vietnam Era                    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 06 = Korean Conflict and Vietnam    |     |
|         |               | Era                                 |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 07 = WW II, Korean Conflict, and    |     |
|         |               | Vietnam Era                         |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 08 = Korean Conflict only           |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 09 = WW II and Korean Conflict      |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 10 = WW II                          |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 11 = Peacetime: Post Vietnam Era    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 12 = Peacetime: Between Korea and   |     |
|         |               | Vietnam Era                         |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 13 = Peacetime: Pre Korean Conflict |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 14 = Peacetime: Post Gulf War       |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| H       |               | 1 = COMP_SC_65PL                    | C2  |
| CP_STAT |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 2 = COMP_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 3 = COMP_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 4 = COMP_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 5 = COMP_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 6 = COMP_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 7 = COMP_SC_00_04_P5                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 8 = COMP_SC_00_04_P6                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 9 = PEN_SC_65PL                     |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 10 = PEN_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 11 = PEN_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 12 = PEN_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 13 = PEN_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 14 = PEN_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 15 = PEN_SC_00_04_P5                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 16 = OTH_SC_65PL                    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 17 = OTH_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 18 = OTH_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 19 = OTH_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 20 = OTH_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 21 = OTH_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 22 = OTH_SC_00_04_P5                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 23 = OTH_SC_00_04_P6                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 24 = OTH_SC_00_04_P7                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 25 = OTH_SC_00_04_P8                |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| RACE    | Race/Ethnic   | 1 = Hispanic, Any Race              | C1  |
|         | Status        |                                     |     |
|         |               | 2 = White Non-Hispanic              |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 3= Black Non-Hispanic               |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 4 = American Indian, Non-Hispanic   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 5 = Asian, Non-Hispanic             |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 6 = Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic  |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 7 = Other, Non-Hispanic             |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [P      | Post Vietnam  | 1=Post Vietnam Era service          | N8  |
| OSTVNE] | indicator     |                                     |     |
| {.mark} |               | 0=Not Post Vietnam Era service      |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| LIVING  | Li            | 1=Living                            | C1  |
|         | ving/deceased |                                     |     |
|         | status        | 0=Deceased                          |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [Attr   |               |                                     |     |
| ibution |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH1 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Army          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH2 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Navy          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH3 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Air Force     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH4 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Marines       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH5 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | non-defense   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH6 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | reserves      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| OFFICER | Percentage    | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | officer       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_00 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 0 percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_10 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 10 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_20 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 20 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_30 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 30 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_40 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 40 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_50 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 50 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_60 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 60 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_70 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 70 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_80 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 80 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_90 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 90 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| D       | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
| EGR_100 | 100 percent   |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| MARSTAT | Percentage    | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | married       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [C      |               |                                     |     |
| ounting |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| V       | Number of     | 0+                                  | N8  |
| ETERANS | veterans      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+

+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| Table   |               |                                     |     |
| C.3:    |               |                                     |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
| PVPD_   |               |                                     |     |
| STATE_2 |               |                                     |     |
| 003.SD7 |               |                                     |     |
| File    |               |                                     |     |
| Layout  |               |                                     |     |
+=========+===============+=====================================+=====+
| SAS     | Description   | Values                              | T   |
| Name    |               |                                     | ype |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [       |               |                                     |     |
| Classif |               |                                     |     |
| ication |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| SOURCE  | Source of     | C=Census                            | C1  |
|         | data          |                                     |     |
|         |               | D=DMDC                              |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DATE    | Date of       | September 30, 2003--September 30,   | N8  |
|         | projection    | 2033                                |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| AGE     | Age           | 17---120                            | N3  |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| GENDER  | Gender        | M=Male                              | C1  |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | F=Female                            |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| PERSVC  | Period of     | 01 = Gulf War only                  | C2  |
|         | service       |                                     |     |
|         |               | 02 = Vietnam Era, and Gulf War      |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 03 = Korean Conflict, Vietnam Era,  |     |
|         |               | and Gulf War                        |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 04 = WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam |     |
|         |               | Era, and Gulf War                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 05 = Vietnam Era                    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 06 = Korean Conflict and Vietnam    |     |
|         |               | Era                                 |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 07 = WW II, Korean Conflict, and    |     |
|         |               | Vietnam Era                         |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 08 = Korean Conflict only           |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 09 = WW II and Korean Conflict      |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 10 = WW II                          |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 11 = Peacetime: Post Vietnam Era    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 12 = Peacetime: Between Korea and   |     |
|         |               | Vietnam Era                         |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 13 = Peacetime: Pre Korean Conflict |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 14 = Peacetime: Post Gulf War       |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| H       |               | 1 = COMP_SC_65PL                    | C2  |
| CP_STAT |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 2 = COMP_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 3 = COMP_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 4 = COMP_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 5 = COMP_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 6 = COMP_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 7 = COMP_SC_00_04_P5                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 8 = COMP_SC_00_04_P6                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 9 = PEN_SC_65PL                     |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 10 = PEN_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 11 = PEN_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 12 = PEN_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 13 = PEN_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 14 = PEN_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 15 = PEN_SC_00_04_P5                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 16 = OTH_SC_65PL                    |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 17 = OTH_SC_45_64                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 18 = OTH_SC_25_44                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 19 = OTH_SC_05_24                   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 20 = OTH_SC_00_04_P3                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 21 = OTH_SC_00_04_P4                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 22 = OTH_SC_00_04_P5                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 23 = OTH_SC_00_04_P6                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 24 = OTH_SC_00_04_P7                |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 25 = OTH_SC_00_04_P8                |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| RACE    | Race/Ethnic   | 1 = Hispanic, Any Race              | C1  |
|         | Status        |                                     |     |
|         |               | 2 = White Non-Hispanic              |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 3= Black Non-Hispanic               |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 4 = American Indian, Non-Hispanic   |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 5 = Asian, Non-Hispanic             |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 6 = Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic  |     |
|         |               |                                     |     |
|         |               | 7 = Other, Non-Hispanic             |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| LIVING  | Li            | 1=Living                            | C1  |
|         | ving/deceased |                                     |     |
|         | status        | 0=Deceased                          |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [P      | Post Vietnam  | 1=Post Vietnam Era service          | N8  |
| OSTVNE] | indicator     |                                     |     |
| {.mark} |               | 0=Not Post Vietnam Era service      |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| [Attr   |               |                                     |     |
| ibution |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH1 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Army          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH2 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Navy          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH3 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Air Force     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH4 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | Marines       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH5 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | non-defense   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| BRANCH6 | Percentage in | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | reserves      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| OFFICER | Percentage    | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | officer       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_00 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 0 percent     |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_10 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 10 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_20 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 20 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_30 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 30 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_40 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 40 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_50 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 50 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_60 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 60 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_70 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 70 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_80 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 80 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| DEGR_90 | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | 90 percent    |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| D       | Percent with  | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
| EGR_100 | 100 percent   |                                     |     |
|         | degree of     |                                     |     |
|         | disability    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| MARSTAT | Percentage    | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | married       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE01 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Alabama       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE02 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Alaska        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE04 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Arizona       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE05 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Arkansas      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE06 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | California    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE08 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Colorado      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE09 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Connecticut   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE10 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Delaware      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE11 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | District of   |                                     |     |
|         | Columbia      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE12 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Florida       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE13 | Percentage of | 01.00                               | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Georgia       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE15 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Hawaii        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE16 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Idaho         |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE17 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Illinois      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE18 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Indiana       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE19 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Iowa          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE20 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Kansas        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE21 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Kentucky      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE22 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Louisiana     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE23 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Maine         |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE24 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Maryland      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE25 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Massachusetts |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE26 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Michigan      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE27 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Minnesota     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE28 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Mississippi   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE29 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Missouri      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE30 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Montana       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE31 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Nebraska      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE32 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Nevada        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE33 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New Hampshire |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE34 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New Jersey    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE35 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New Mexico    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE36 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | New York      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE37 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | North         |                                     |     |
|         | Carolina      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE38 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | North Dakota  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE39 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Ohio          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE40 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Oklahoma      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE41 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Oregon        |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE42 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Pennsylvania  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE44 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Rhode Island  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE45 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | South         |                                     |     |
|         | Carolina      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE46 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | South Dakota  |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE47 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Tennessee     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE48 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Texas         |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE49 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Utah          |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE50 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Vermont       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE51 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Virginia      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE53 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Washington    |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE54 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | West Virginia |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE55 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Wisconsin     |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE56 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Wyoming       |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE72 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Puerto Rico   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE73 | Percentage of | 0-1.00                              | N8  |
|         | veterans in   |                                     |     |
|         | Island        |                                     |     |
|         | Territories   |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| STATE80 | Percentage of | 0--1.00                             | N8  |
|         | veterans      |                                     |     |
|         | overseas      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
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| ounting |               |                                     |     |
| V       |               |                                     |     |
| ariable |               |                                     |     |
| s]{.und |               |                                     |     |
| erline} |               |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+
| V       | Number of     | 0+                                  | N8  |
| ETERANS | veterans      |                                     |     |
+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------+-----+

[^1]: The DMDC data used as the source of information on newly
    separating veterans are actually two separate DoD files---the Active
    Duty Loss file and the Reserve Components Common Personnel Data
    System (RCCPDS) file.