America's Women Veterans: Military Service History & VA Benefit Utilization Statistics (November 2011)

Various data sources were used in this report. The reference period for the data is calendar year 2009 for survey data, and fiscal year 2009 for administrative data. Data on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics come from the American Community Survey, conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau. Data about the utilization of VA health care come from a data tool provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) called the "VHA Support Service Center Women Veterans Profile" and from the report "The Sourcebook for Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration." Data about the utilization of Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) services come from the VBA Annual Benefits Report and an annual extract of VBA administrative data.

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