VA health care compared to general health care U.S. 2021

Around 39 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 2021.

Percentage of U.S. veterans and military households who felt health care from the VA was better than what most Americans receive as of 2021

Characteristic	Veterans	Households	General Population
Generally better	21%	15%	13%
Generally worse	35%	39%	31%
About the same	34%	31%	30%
Don't know	10%	15%	25%

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From December 22, 2020 to January 6, 2021

Number of respondents

2,400 respondents

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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