These changes made to the disability questions mean that the population identified in 2008 is different from that identified in previous years and the results should not be compared. For a summary of all changes to the ACS 2008 survey see: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/SummaryResultsACS2006ContentTest.pdf. Below are the disability questions used in the ACS 2003-7 and those used in the ACS 2008, with descriptions of the major differences between the questions with similar concepts.
Definition of undesirable discharge. : a formal release from military service under conditions other than honorable.
dishonorable discharge. n. Expulsion from the armed services and denial of veterans' benefits resulting from a court-martial conviction of a serious violation of the military code, such as failure to obey orders, desertion, rape, or murder. American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.