Veterans

"Introduction to Veteran Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau", a 2015 presentation by Nesreen Khashan, U.S. Census Bureau Data Dissemination Specialist. This presentation outlines the U.S. Census Bureau survey questions related to veterans and recommended ways to access the data. It also lists veterans data that is not available from the U.S. Census Bureau, which can save researchers time.

U.S. Census Bureau surveys that ask questions regarding veterans status:

American Community Survey (ACS)
The ACS is a nationwide survey of about 3 million household addresses designed to provide critical economic, social, demographic, and housing information to this country’s communities every year.

• Informational Pages: Service-connected Disability Status and Ratings [PDF - 122K]

Current Population Survey (CPS)
The CPS is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census, it is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population.

Survey of Business Owners: Veteran Business Owners and Veteran-Owned Businesses
The Survey of Business Owners (SBO) provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, ethnicity, and race.

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
The SIPP provides national-level data that collects the source and amount of income, labor force information, program participation and eligibility data, and general demographic characteristics to measure the effectiveness of existing federal, state, and local programs.

U.S. Census Bureau resource for data extraction:

DataCensus.gov contains data in the form of maps, tables, and reports from a variety of Census Bureau sources including the decennial census and the ACS.