Current and Future Demographics of the Veteran Population, 2014-2024 2018
We estimate that the U.S. veteran population will shrink over the next decade - declining from 21.6 million in 2014 to 17.5 million by 2024, a 19-percent decrease.
Sociology Publications
Selected Journal Articles By Sociologists
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Mapping the Gaps: Gender Differences in Preventive Cardiovascular Care Among Managed Care Members in Four Metropolitan Areas 2018
Using geospatial technology to generate maps for quality of care metrics and making the information accessible to key stakeholders provides the opportunity to better address disparities in CVD management for women.
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Does Providing Inmates with Education Improve Postrelease Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis of Correctional Education Programs in the United States 2018
Meta-analysis demonstrates the potential value in providing inmates with educational opportunities while they serve their sentences.
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Manipulation and Mobilization for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2018
Moderate-quality evidence suggests that manipulation and mobilization are likely to reduce pain and improve function for patients with chronic low back pain; manipulation appears to have the larger effect.
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Racial Residential Segregation, Socioeconomic Disparities, and the White-Black Survival Gap 2018
Black-white disparities in survival remain wide despite public health efforts to improve life expectancy and initiatives to reduce health disparities.
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Adolescent Peer Networks and the Moderating Role of Depressive Symptoms on Developmental Trajectories of Cannabis Use 2017
Depression appears to reduce the effect of peer influence on marijuana use among adolescents participating in two separate studies.
Selected RAND Reports by Sociologists
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An Analysis of Education and Training Programs in Advanced Manufacturing Using Robotics 2020
As industrial robots become more advanced, there likely will be a shortage of human workers with the technical and nontechnical skills to work with, program, and repair these robots. RAND researchers assess the state of training for these workers.
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Supporting Middle-Skills STEM Workforce Development: Analysis of Workplace Skills in Demand and Education Institutions' Curricular Offerings in the Oil and Gas Sector 2019
In this report, researchers examine the alignment of college STEM education with the needs of employers in the tri-state region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, as well as STEM areas in which college students need more support.
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Life as a Private: Stories of Service from the Junior Ranks of Today's Army 2019
This volume tells the stories of six soldiers in their own words. While a separate RAND Arroyo Center report details the service experiences of 81 junior enlisted soldiers, this report provides deeper insight into the junior enlisted experience.
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Early Evidence from the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses: Work, Earnings, and Retention 2018
My Career Advancement Account Scholarships are intended to help military spouses with education and employment. The percentage of eligible spouses working declined over time, but users were more likely than nonusers to be working two years later.
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Enhancing Family Stability During a Permanent Change of Station: A Review of Disruptions and Policies 2018
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, approximately one-third of military service members experience a permanent change of station (PCS) move every year. The authors researched programs that address PCS-related family disruptions.
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2015 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS) 2018
In this report, RAND researchers review survey methods, sample demographics, key findings, and policy implications from the 2015 Health Related Behaviors Survey of active-duty service members.
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Best Practices for Participant and Stakeholder Engagement in the All of Us Research Program 2018
RAND researchers identified best practices for engaging participants in the All of Us Research Program, which collects long-term health data from 1 million U.S. adults. Engagement involves awareness, enrollment, and retention of program participants.
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An Assessment of Options for Increasing Gender Integration in Air Force Basic Military Training 2018
This report explores options for the U.S. Air Force to increase gender-integrated training in Basic Military Training.
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A Survey System to Assess Abuse and Misconduct Toward Air Force Students in Occupational Specialty Training 2019
This report provides recommendations for how the Air Force's survey system for monitoring abuse and misconduct in Basic Military Training can best be adapted for use in technical training and flying training environments.
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Millennial Perceptions of Security: Results from a National Survey of Americans 2018
This report -- part of a series examining critical security challenges in 2040 -- uses survey data to compare attitudes and opinions of millennials with those of previous generations and draws inferences about potential millennial concerns about security.
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DoD STARBASE: Improved Measures for Participation, Outreach, and Impact 2018
The Department of Defense's STARBASE program offers a curriculum in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for students in underserved areas of the United States. This study focuses on the students served and STARBASE's outreach efforts.
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Launching a Redesign of University Principal Preparation Programs: Partners Collaborate for Change 2018
The University Principal Preparation Initiative (UPPI) supports the redesign of principal preparation programs according to evidence-based principles and practices. This report provides insight into the first year of UPPI implementation.
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Russian Social Media Influence: Understanding Russian Propaganda in Eastern Europe 2018
Researchers analyzed Russian social media data and conducted interviews with regional and security experts to understand the critical ingredients to countering Russia's propaganda campaign against former Soviet states.