Almost no one has served in combat

Apr 10–15, 2024 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.5%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey conducted April 10-15, 2024, 93% of Americans say they have not served in combat.

The remaining 7% report having served, spread across the separate Iraq- and Afghanistan-era deployments the question listed.

Selected responses

Almost no one has served in combat.

No, I have not served in combat

93.3%

Yes, OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom)

2.3%

Yes, Post OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom)

2.0%

Yes, Pre OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom)

1.6%

Yes, OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom)

1.4%

n = 1,000 · Apr 10–15, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%

Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%.

Mode	Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Population	US adults age 18+
Field dates	Apr 10–15, 2024
Base (unweighted)	1,000
Margin of error	±3.5%
Module	1
Sponsor	Verasight
Weight variable	module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2
Weighting targets	age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.