Rating Not Reported - B21100009 - Service-Connected Disability-Rating Status and Ratings for Civilian Veterans 18 Years and Over - American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11) - Survey ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

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Data set: American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11)

Table:

B21100. Service-Connected Disability-Rating Status and Ratings for Civilian Veterans 18 Years and Over [9]

Universe: Universe: Civilian veterans 18 years and Over

Variable Details

B21100.	Service-Connected Disability-Rating Status and Ratings for Civilian Veterans 18 Years and Over
	Universe: Universe: Civilian veterans 18 years and Over
	B21100001Universe: Civilian veterans 18 years and Over B21100003 Has a Service-Connected Disability Rating B21100009 Rating Not Reported Percent base: Civilian Veterans 18 Years and Over (ACS11:B21100001) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2011 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2011-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Veteran Status -> Service-Connected Disability-Rating Status

Service-Connected Disability-Rating Status

People who indicated they had served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, military Reserves, or National Guard, or trained with the Reserves or National Guard or were now on active duty were asked to indicate whether or not they had a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service-connected disability rating. These disabilities are evaluated according to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities in Title 38, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 4.

"Service-connected" means the disability was a result of disease or injury incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses a priority system to allocate health care services among veterans enrolled in its programs. Data on service-connected disability status and ratings are used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to measure the demand for VA health care services in local market areas across the country as well as to classify veterans into priority groups for VA health care enrollment.

Question/Concept History

This question was added to the American Community Survey in 2008. For more information, see "Evaluation Report Covering Service-Connected Disability."

Limitation of the Data

There may be a tendency for people to erroneously report having a 0 percent rating when they have no service-connected disability rating at all.

Comparability

The question was not asked in Census 2000. It was added to the ACS in 2008.