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Estimating the Lifetime Prevalence of Incarceration in the U.S. Veteran Population

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  • Jack Tsai

    (National Center On Homelessness Among Veterans
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Yale School of Medicine)

  • Robert H. Pietrzak

    (Yale School of Medicine
    VA Connecticut Healthcare System)

  • Stephanie Brooks Holliday

    (RAND Corporation)

  • Shoba Sreenivasan

    (Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
    Forensic Services Division)

Abstract

This brief report estimates the lifetime prevalence of incarceration among U.S. military veterans using data from three nationally representative U.S. samples: the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study (NHRVS; n = 4069), the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III; n = 3119 veterans, and the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences (NV-HOPE; n = 1004). Across the three surveys, 3.5–10.6% (weighted mean = 9.8%) of U.S. veterans reported they had been incarcerated some time in their lives for an average of 16.7 to 45.6 months (weighted mean = 42.4). Among black veterans, the lifetime prevalence of incarceration ranged from 2.9 to 10.6% (weighted mean = 13.4%) and among white veterans, the lifetime prevalence of incarceration ranged from 3.5 to 14.6% (weighted mean = 9.7%). These contemporary estimates of incarceration among U.S. veterans highlight racial disparities and the extent of incarceration in this population, which may influence access to employment, housing, and healthcare.

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  • Jack Tsai & Robert H. Pietrzak & Stephanie Brooks Holliday & Shoba Sreenivasan, 2023. "Estimating the Lifetime Prevalence of Incarceration in the U.S. Veteran Population," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 42(6), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:42:y:2023:i:6:d:10.1007_s11113-023-09841-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s11113-023-09841-8
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    1. Kenzie Latham-Mintus & Monica M Deck & Elizabeth Nelson, 2023. "Aging With Incarceration Histories: An Intersectional Examination of Incarceration and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 78(5), pages 853-865.
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