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Title: American Military Demographics

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: The present state of the American military is often misunderstood. That misunderstanding leads to incorrect conclusions about the politics and voting behavior of service personnel. Given the known relationship between voter demographics and voter behavior, it is essential that the armed services demographics, particularly the characteristics of enlisted personnel, be presented to show how they may be different from those of officers or the general American voting population. This chapter will establish the “ground truth” of the present state of American military demographics, particularly those of enlisted personnel, using official data from Department of Defense (DOD) sources and supported by other data sources.

Url: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137519207_9

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Authors: Inbody, Donald, S

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Pages: 117-133

Volume Title: The Soldier Vote

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publisher Location: New York

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

Countries: United States