In honor of Veterans Day, WalletHub conducted a nationally representative survey to gauge people’s opinions about military personal-finance perks and a whole lot more. You can find the complete results in the following infographic.
Key Stats
- 71% of military members think the U.S. does not take care of its veterans financially.
- 37% of Americans blame the war in Ukraine for inflation.
- 56% of military members think that poor financial literacy among military personnel is a threat to national security.
- 70% of Americans agree that military families experience more financial stress than the average family.
- Around 2 in 3 military members don’t think they should have to pay bills while deployed.
- 63% of people think firefighters, police, EMS, and other first responders should get the same credit card perks as military personnel.
Survey Methodology
This report reflects the results of a nationally representative online survey of over 280 respondents.
After we collected all responses, we normalized the data by age, gender and income so the sample would reflect U.S. demographics.
Full Details Overall
| Should members of the military have to pay interest on debt when deployed? | |
|---|---|
| No | 75% |
| Yes | 25% |
| Should members of the military be excused from having to pay bills while deployed? | |
| Yes | 65% |
| No | 35% |
| Should firefighters, police, EMS and other first responders get the same credit card perks as military personnel? | |
| Yes | 63% |
| No | 37% |
| Does the military do enough to teach financial literacy? | |
| No | 71% |
| Yes | 29% |
| Should members of the military have to pay income taxes while deployed? | |
| No | 61% |
| Yes | 39% |
| Do you blame the war in Ukraine for inflation? | |
| No | 63% |
| Yes | 37% |
| Does the U.S. take care of its veterans financially? | |
| No | 71% |
| Yes | 29% |
| Is poor financial literacy among military personnel a threat to national security? | |
| Yes | 56% |
| No | 44% |
| Do military families experience more or less financial stress than the average family? | |
| More | 70% |
| Less | 30% |
Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.