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VETWWII
Veteran, served during WWII era

Description

VETWWII indicates whether persons were engaged in active-duty military service in the armed forces of the United States during the World War II era. In samples prior to 2003, the World War II era is defined as September 1940 through July 1947; for the 2003 ACS and onward, this era is defined as December 1941 through December 1946.

For VETWWII, World War II veterans include those on active duty in the United States Army, Air Force (which was part of the Army during World War II), Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard during this period, and it excludes those in the National Guard and Military Reserves, unless they were called to active duty. Men who served in the Merchant Marine during this period were included in the veteran definition in 1990.

Although the questions that generated these responses were asked only of those who indicated they had seen active duty, the universe for VETWWII in 1980 and 1990 is, in effect, all persons, since "N/A" and "No" are combined. In other years, "N/A" (code 0) was coded separately from "No" (code 1).

See VETSTAT, the screening variable for veterans variables, for more information on the types of service included in or excluded from the veterans variables.