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10 Description of Cohort Characteristics
Pages 56-60

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... Typical of an active-duty military population, 63 percent of these cohorts are less than 26 years of age and 87 percent are less than 36 years of age. The set of identification files from the contractor that prepared the lists of test participants eligible for this study was the major source of birth dates for the participant cohort, followed by VA databases.
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... TABLE 10-1. Cohort Member Characteristics: Branch of Military Service Participants (n = 68,168)
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... Paygrade Groupings No.
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