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Table 2 Typhoid cases demographics

From: Typhoid fever cases in the U.S. military

Population

S. Typhoid cases

Active duty US military populationa

 <20

1 (0.5)

80,678 (5.7)

 20–29

85 (41.5)

784,522 (55.5)

 30–39

83 (40.5)

391,404 (27.7)

 ≥40

36 (17.6)

156,863 (11.1)

Race (n, %)

  

 White

142 (69.3)

983,730 (69.6)

 Black

20 (9.8)

234,750 (16.6)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

18 (8.8)

66,742 (4.7)

 American Indian

1 (0.5)

21,390 (1.5)

 Other

19 (9.3)

121,418 (5.5)

Gender (n, %)

  

 Male

176 (85.9)

1,205,034 (85.3)

 Female

29 (14.2)

208,465 (14.7)

Education level (v, %)

  

 High school

105 (51.2)

1,008,843 (71.4)

 Some college

36 (17.6)

102,176 (7.2)

 Bachelor’s degree

42 (20.5)

169,579 (12.0)

 Master’s degree

14 (6.8)

83, 258 (5.9)

 Doctorate

2 (1.0)

21,842 (1.6)

 Unknown

6 (2.9)

27,801 (2.0)

Rank (n, %)

  

 E1-E4

63 (30.7)

611,370 (43.3)

 E5-E9

88 (42.9)

557,516 (39.4)

 O1-O5

48 (23.4)

210,124 (14.9)

 O6-O10

4 (2.0)

13,433 (1.0)

 Warrant officer

2 (1.0)

21,029 (1.5)

Marital status (n, %)

  

 Married

129 (62.9)

791,895 (56.0)

 Never married/single

67 (32.7)

620,677 (43.9)

 Other

9 (4.4)

927 (0.1)

Branch of service (n, %)

  

 Army

38 (18.5)

533,249 (37.7)

 Air force

73 (35.6)

330,214 (23.4)

 Marines

14 (6.8)

194,432 (13.8)

 Navy

78 (38.1)

314,580 (22.3)

 Coast guard

2 (1.0)

41,024 (2.9)

  1. aAs of April 2013