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Cohort R74: Smoking and Mortality Among Veterans
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Title: Cohort R74: Smoking and Mortality Among Veterans
Summary: This cohort consists of 186, 415 veterans who served during 1917-1940 and who held active government life insurance policies in 1953. Questionnaires mailed in 1954 and 1957 produced information on the use of tobacco, place of residence, usual occupation and industry of employment.
References:
Hrubec Z, Rogot E, Connelly RR, Blettner M, Norman J, and Walrath J. Trends in mortality from lung cancer 1954-1979, among World War I veterans of known smoking status.
Keywords: smoking; lung cancer; lung neoplasms; veterans
Cohort Characteristics: 186,415 total records
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Data item |
Participants (n=186,415) |
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Military service number: |
54% complete |
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Social security number: |
61% complete |
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VA Claim Number: |
63% complete |
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Full name: |
100% complete |
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Date of Birth: |
87% complete |
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Date of Death: |
49% complete |
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Last Updated: 8/15/2005, 01:52 PM
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