Table 4.

Variation in Perceived Supportiveness of Fellow Veterans and of Veterans Groups between SSM/V and Veterans not Attending College

	% with Characteristic by College Enrollment Status
	Non-Student Veterans	SSM/Va
Agreed that “I am proud of having served my country”	86.2%	94.2%**
Disagreed that “Joining the military was one of the biggest mistakes of my life”c	73.3%	91.0%**
“Since returning to civilian life, [my] friends/peers from the military have been a source of support that made [me] feel good or satisfied”d	32.5	62.0**
About how often have you been attending activities with a veterans group or multiple groups? (IAVA, VFW, American Legion)” [% at least monthly attendance]	19.5	30.6
“Since returning to civilian life, veterans group(s) have been a source of support that made [me] feel good or satisfied”d	8.2	15.3

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.

^aStudent Service Members/Veterans

^bIncludes responses: (5) “agree strongly” and (4) “agree somewhat”

^cIncludes responses: (1) “disagree strongly” and (2) “disagree somewhat”

^dIncludes responses: (5) “extremely supportive” and (4) “quite a bit supportive”