Table 1 Veterans with opioid use disorders in fiscal years 2021–2022, overall and stratified by legal involvement

Sample size

65,883 (100)

6,908 (10.5)

58,975 (89.5)

Race/Ethnicity

< 0.0001

 Non-Hispanic American Indian/ Alaskan Native

867 (1.3)

108 (1.6)

759 (1.3)

 Non-Hispanic Asian

775 (1.2)

88 (1.3)

687 (1.2)

 Non-Hispanic Black

12,606 (19.1)

1,156 (16.7)

11,450 (19.4)

 Hispanic

3,887 (5.9)

403 (5.8)

3,484 (5.9)

 Non-Hispanic White

47,748 (72.5)

5,153 (74.6)

42,595 (72.2)

Sex

0.088

 Female

5,298 (8.0)

519 (7.5)

4,779 (8.1)

 Male

60,585 (92.0)

6,389 (92.5)

54,196 (91.9)

Age – mean (SD)

54.9 (14.6)

45.3 (12.6)

56.0 (14.4)

< 0.0001

Marital status

< 0.0001

 Married

22,356 (33.9)

1,488 (21.5)

20,868 (35.4)

 Not married

43,527 (66.1)

5,420 (78.5)

38,107 (64.6)

Residence

< 0.0001

 Rural

17,070 (25.9)

1,579 (22.9)

15,491 (26.3)

 Urban

48,813 (74.1)

5,329 (77.1)

43,484 (73.7)

Housing status

< 0.0001

 Homeless

29,654 (45.0)

4,959 (71.8)

24,695 (41.9)

 Housed

36,229 (55.0)

1,949 (28.2)

34,280 (58.1)

Co-occurring mental health diagnosis

48,719 (74.0)

6,039 (87.4)

42,680 (72.4)

< 0.0001

Co-occurring substance use disorder diagnosis

33,053 (50.2)

5,579 (80.8)

27,474 (46.6)

< 0.0001

Deyo co-morbidity index

7,737 (11.7)

402 (5.8)

7,335 (12.4)

< 0.0001

Service-connected disability rating

< 0.0001

None

22,737 (34.5)

1,874 (27.1)

20,863 (35.4)

 <50%

9,086 (13.8)

985 (14.3)

8,101 (13.7)

 ≥50%

34,060 (51.7)

4,049 (58.6)

30,011 (50.9)