In 2022, 64 percent of survey respondents in the United States said they had either a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the military. This is a decline from the previous year, when 69 percent of respondents had confidence in the U.S. military. However, this is an increase of six points from 1975 levels, when only 58 percent of Americans had confidence in the military.
Public confidence levels in the United States military from 1975 to 2022
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Gallup. (July 5, 2022). Public confidence levels in the United States military from 1975 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239149/confidence-in-the-us-armed-forces/
Gallup. "Public confidence levels in the United States military from 1975 to 2022." Chart. July 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239149/confidence-in-the-us-armed-forces/
Gallup. (2022). Public confidence levels in the United States military from 1975 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239149/confidence-in-the-us-armed-forces/
Gallup. "Public Confidence Levels in The United States Military from 1975 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239149/confidence-in-the-us-armed-forces/
Gallup, Public confidence levels in the United States military from 1975 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239149/confidence-in-the-us-armed-forces/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Public confidence levels in the United States military from 1975 to 2022 [Graph], Gallup, July 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239149/confidence-in-the-us-armed-forces/