Sex Differences in the Relationship between Military Service Status and Functional Limitations and Disabilities |
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Authors: | Janet M Wilmoth Andrew S London Wendy M Parker |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, 426 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1020, USA;(2) Department of Arts and Sciences, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the relationship between military service status (active duty, veteran, never served), sex, and six functional
limitations/disabilities using data from the 5% sample of the 2000 U.S. Census. We estimate multivariate logistic regression
models separately for men and women, and evaluate sex differences by comparing coefficients across models using a Wald chi-square
test and computing predicted probabilities. For both men and women, the highest rates of functional limitation/disability
are observed among veterans, while the lowest rates are recorded among active duty personnel. The increased odds of functional
limitations/disabilities associated with veteran status is higher among women than men, whereas the decreased odds of functional
limitations/disabilities associated with active duty status is lower among women than men. The predicted probabilities, which
are based on a subgroup of 40–49 year olds with select sociodemographic characteristics, indicate that veteran women’s probabilities
of many types of functional limitations/disabilities equal or exceed those of veteran men. Overall, the findings suggest women
experience a more detrimental effect of past military service and a less beneficial effect of current military service. More
life course analysis with longitudinal data that accounts for factors that influence sex-differentiation with respect to selection
into military service, experiences in the military, and the short- and long-term consequences of military service is needed
to fully understand sex differences in the relationship between military service and functional limitations/disabilities. |
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