Of those who reported requiring assistance, about 23 percent of U.S. veterans and active service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001 who responded to the annual Wounded Warrior Project Survey in 2021 needed 10 or fewer hours of aid per week. The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a U.S. charity and veteran organization for veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001. This statistic shows the percentage distribution of aid required per week among U.S. veterans and active service members of the WWP requiring assistance with daily activities in 2021.
Distribution of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who required assistance with daily activities by hours per week of aid and attendance needed in 2021
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* Respondents were members of the Wounded Warrior Project and are veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001. The proportion of warriors requiring assistance with daily activities in 2020 was 30.6 percent.
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WWP. (February 22, 2022). Distribution of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who required assistance with daily activities by hours per week of aid and attendance needed in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102176/hours-assistance-needed-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP. "Distribution of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who required assistance with daily activities by hours per week of aid and attendance needed in 2021." Chart. February 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102176/hours-assistance-needed-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP. (2022). Distribution of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who required assistance with daily activities by hours per week of aid and attendance needed in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102176/hours-assistance-needed-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP. "Distribution of U.S. Veterans and Active Service Members of The Wounded Warrior Project Who Required Assistance with Daily Activities by Hours per Week of Aid and Attendance Needed in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102176/hours-assistance-needed-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP, Distribution of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who required assistance with daily activities by hours per week of aid and attendance needed in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102176/hours-assistance-needed-veterans-and-active-service-members/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Distribution of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who required assistance with daily activities by hours per week of aid and attendance needed in 2021 [Graph], WWP, February 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102176/hours-assistance-needed-veterans-and-active-service-members/
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