By the Numbers: 13 July 2020
50.3%
The percentage of female Veterans who used at least one VA benefit or service in FY 2017, according to a recent report from the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics -- VA Utilization Profile FY 2017.
The rate of growth in the number of female Veterans who used VA is over 5 times the rate of growth of the overall female Veteran population.
Female Veterans, for the first time in 2017, were slightly more likely to use VA benefits than male Veterans (utilization rate of 50.3% compared to 49.0%).
Female Veterans who use VA, with a median age of 48, tend to be younger than male VA users (median age of 64).
50.3%
The percentage of female Veterans who used at least one VA benefit or service in FY 2017, according to a recent report from the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics -- VA Utilization Profile FY 2017.
The rate of growth in the number of female Veterans who used VA is over 5 times the rate of growth of the overall female Veteran population.
Female Veterans, for the first time in 2017, were slightly more likely to use VA benefits than male Veterans (utilization rate of 50.3% compared to 49.0%).
Female Veterans who use VA, with a median age of 48, tend to be younger than male VA users (median age of 64).