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Graph titled Severe Pain by Condition: Veterans vs Nonveterans [text version]

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Vertical bar graph showing the percentages of veterans and nonveterans with severe pain by condition.

Back pain, no sciatica: 14.1 percent of veterans and 9.4 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.

Joint pain: 16.2 percent of veterans and 15.2 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.

Any back pain: 21.6 percent of veterans and 16.7 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.

Migraine: 26.4 percent of veterans and 15.9 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.

Neck pain: 27.7 percent of veterans and 21.4 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.

Back pain & sciatica: 34.2 percent of veterans and 30.2 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.

Jaw pain: 37.5 percent of veterans and 22.9 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.

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