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Appendix B: Additional Demographic Information on the TRICARE Beneficiary Population
Pages 221-226

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... These data are intended to provide more in-depth background on both the similarities and the differences between the TRICARE population and other managed–health-care populations. DEMOgRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION ON THE gENERAL MILITARY POPuLATION In general, a high-school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED)
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From page 222...
... . In both the active and reserve components, minority groups (selfreported as African American or black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander, multiracial, or other or unknown)
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... (%) White 64.1 70.1 66.01 Black 16.8 14.7 12.28 Hispanic 10.4 8.9 15.09 Asian 3.4 2.4 4.33 American Indian or Alaska Native 1.4 0.8 0.76 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.5 0.5 0.14 Multiracial 0.9 0.5 1.39 Unknown or other 2.5 2.1 -- For all data except Hispanic, percentages are for those who do not also identify as a Hispanic.
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From page 224...
... . 70.09% of new active-duty enlistees (DOD Task Force on Mental Health, 2007)
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... That low rate of access raises questions about barriers to service, about whether stigma influences help seeking, and about whether lack of preparedness among family members and providers prevents them from recognizing symptoms and concerns associated with brain injury. Many of those veterans will be treated in polytrauma centers that involve long-term rehabilitation, so clinicians who work with them and their family members need to understand the complexity of the physical, psychosocial, and mental health issues for everyone involved.
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... . DOD Task Force on Mental Health.
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