VA health care compared to general health care U.S. 2022

A survey from 2022 found that around 43 percent of military households surveyed felt health care provided by the VA in the U.S. was worse than that generally provided to most Americans. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. veterans and military households who felt health care from the VA was better than what most Americans receive as of 2022.

Percentage of U.S. veterans and military households who felt health care from the VA was better than what most Americans receive as of 2022

Characteristic	Veterans	Households	General Population
Generally better	15.8%	12.4%	13.9%
Generally worse	44%	42.9%	36.5%
About the same	32.5%	28.8%	23.5%
Don't know	7.7%	16%	26.1%

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 27 to February 4, 2022

Number of respondents

2,400 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

veterans, military households, and general population

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: Do you think the health care that U.S. veterans receive from VA medical facilities is generally better than, generally worse than, or about the same as health care that most Americans receive?

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