Total Males Females (0.4) (1.6) Didn't believe entitled or eligible 13.0 (0.3) Did not know how to apply for benefits 3.4 (0.

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1 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 413 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Reasons Veterans Don't Have VA Life Insurance and Gender Males Females Not Applicable 3,400,423 3,194, ,261 Responding on Item 21,795,613 20,518,270 1,277,342 Not aware of VA insurance benefits Didn't believe entitled or eligible 13.0 Did not know how to apply for benefits 3.4 Did not need any insurance 9.1 Did not need or want assistance from the VA 3.7 Too much trouble or red tape 0.8 Never considered getting any insurance from the VA Elected to forgo coverage while on active duty Never converted active duty life insurance policy to veterans policy Allowed policy to lapse 9.6 Other 25.3 Unknown 4.1 NOTE: Veteran may report more than one reason. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and * * (0.0)

2 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 414 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Reasons Veterans Don't Have VA Life Insurance and Ethnicity Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Not Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Not Applicable 3,400, ,392 3,246,270 Responding on Item 21,795, ,797 20,743,963 Not aware of VA insurance benefits (2.2) Didn't believe entitled or eligible 13.0 Did not know how to apply for benefits 3.4 Did not need any insurance 9.1 Did not need or want assistance from the VA 3.7 Too much trouble or red tape 0.8 Never considered getting any insurance from the VA Elected to forgo coverage while on active duty Never converted active duty life insurance policy to veterans policy Allowed policy to lapse 9.6 Other 25.3 Unknown 4.1 NOTE: Veteran may report more than one reason. The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate a category of ethnicity. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and * * (1.8)

3 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Reasons Veterans Don't Have VA Life Insurance and Race 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 415 All Races One Race White Black or African American Not Applicable 3,400,423 3,200,421 2,890, ,647 Responding on Item 21,795,613 20,656,705 18,480,124 1,947,987 Not aware of VA insurance benefits 34.5 Didn't believe entitled or eligible 13.0 Did not know how to apply for benefits 3.4 Did not need any insurance 9.1 Did not need or want assistance from the VA 3.7 Too much trouble or red tape 0.8 Never considered getting any insurance from the VA Elected to forgo coverage while on active duty Never converted active duty life insurance policy to veterans policy Allowed policy to lapse 9.6 Other 25.3 Unknown NOTE: Veteran may report more than one reason. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and * *

4 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 416 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Reasons Veterans Don't Have VA Life Insurance and Race Minority Veterans (Other than Black or African American) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Not Applicable 22,949 13,045 5,007 Responding on Item 136,903 60,158 31,534 Not aware of VA insurance benefits 30.0 Didn't believe entitled or eligible 10.3 (2.7) Did not know how to apply for benefits 5.3* Did not need any insurance 10.1 (2.6) Did not need or want assistance from the VA 5.0* (2.7) Too much trouble or red tape 4.1* Never considered getting any insurance from the VA Elected to forgo coverage while on active duty Never converted active duty life insurance policy to veterans policy 9.8 (2.7) 2.4* 9.8 (2.6) Allowed policy to lapse 5.8* Other 22.7 (3.3) Unknown 5.4* NOTE: Veteran may report more than one reason. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% 32.2 (6.1) 9.3* (5.9) 4.9* (3.0) 11.3* (5.8) 13.0* (5.5) * (3.2) 0.6* 11.6* (4.5) 2.4* 20.7 (6.0) 0.8* 46.4* (14.2) 7.0* (5.2) 0.0* 2.3* 0.0* 0.0* 11.8* (8.5) 0.0* 5.8* (5.7) 4.1* (4.3) 34.0* (13.7) 4.2* (4.2)

5 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 417 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Reasons Veterans Don't Have VA Life Insurance and Race Two or More Races Two or More Races American Indian or Race Unknown Alaska Native/White Not Applicable 81,792 43, ,210 Responding on Item 475, , ,160 Not aware of VA insurance benefits 39.9 (3.1) Didn't believe entitled or eligible 15.5 (2.2) Did not know how to apply for benefits 5.1 Did not need any insurance 9.5 (1.7) Did not need or want assistance from the VA 3.0* Too much trouble or red tape 1.1* Never considered getting any insurance from the VA Elected to forgo coverage while on active duty Never converted active duty life insurance policy to veterans policy * 9.2 Allowed policy to lapse 9.8 Other 21.0 (2.1) Unknown 2.9 NOTE: Veteran may report more than one reason. Only one sub-category of " Two or More Races" is shown because all other categories were too small to report. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and (2.9) * 10.7 (2.1) 2.6* 1.3* 6.8* 0.4* 11.5 (1.8) 9.2 (1.7) 20.9 (2.2) 2.3* 39.6 (2.6) 15.7 (2.2) (1.8) 2.5* 0.9* 7.9 (1.7) 0.6* *

6 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits and Age National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page Responding on Item 25,196,036 2,288,572 3,030,297 5,415,134 4,945,979 5,256,419 4,116,133 Strongly agree 5.3 Agree 18.0 Neither agree nor disagree 15.1 Disagree 27.3 Strongly disagree 25.4 Unknown (1.5) NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100%

7 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 419 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Gender, and Age 35 Males 75 Responding on Item 23,712,433 1,914,125 2,585,338 5,117,945 4,847,543 5,170,379 3,940,074 Strongly agree 5.3 Agree 18.1 Neither agree nor disagree 15.1 Disagree 27.2 Strongly disagree 25.1 Unknown (1.5) (1.7) NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100%

8 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 420 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Gender, and Age 35 Females 75 Responding on Item 1,483, , , ,190 98,436 86, ,060 Strongly agree 4.4 Agree 16.0 Neither agree nor disagree 16.2 Disagree 27.6 Strongly disagree 30.5 (1.8) Unknown * 21.2 (3.6) 14.1 (2.8) 30.8 (3.5) 27.4 (3.6) 0.8* NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% 2.4* 12.1 (2.3) 18.1 (2.6) 26.2 (3.0) 38.6 (3.4) 2.6* 5.1* (1.8) (3.6) 39.4 (4.2) 4.0* 2.9* (2.4) 3.0* (2.3) 16.7 (4.5) 44.7 (7.6) 24.5 (5.1) 8.2* (3.6) 2.4* 20.8 (5.4) 15.0* (5.4) 18.2* (6.0) 26.4 (6.7) 17.2* (5.4) 7.3* 26.9 (4.3) 14.6 (3.2) 27.5 (4.0) 7.9* 15.9 (3.3)

9 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 421 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Ethnicity, and Age 35 Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino 75 Responding on Item 1,122, , , , , ,411 94,148 Strongly agree 6.8 Agree 21.7 Neither agree nor disagree 13.7 Disagree 27.0 (2.1) Strongly disagree 22.3 (1.8) Unknown * (3.8) 28.4 (4.7) 14.9 (4.2) 22.1 (4.6) 18.4 (4.1) 4.1* NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% 8.7* (3.3) 16.7* (5.1) 15.2 (4.4) 25.2 (5.4) 29.3 (5.4) 4.8* (2.6) 5.4* (2.1) 17.8 (3.3) 13.1 (2.6) 32.8 (4.1) 27.8 (4.0) 3.1* 3.6* 15.2 (3.3) 11.7 (3.2) 28.6 (4.9) (4.1) 5.3* (2.2) 30.2 (4.9) 13.5* (4.1) 26.8 (4.7) 11.9 (3.6) 12.2* (4.2) 4.4* (2.3) 28.4 (6.6) 14.5* (4.7) 19.8 (5.0) 15.0* (5.1) 17.8* (6.9)

10 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page 422 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Ethnicity, and Age 35 Not Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino 75 Responding on Item 23,990,234 2,083,419 2,821,806 5,117,761 4,741,847 5,086,024 4,007,196 Strongly agree 5.2 Agree 17.8 Neither agree nor disagree 15.2 Disagree 27.3 Strongly disagree 25.6 Unknown (1.5) NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100%

11 Table Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page One Race 75 Responding on Item 23,857,126 2,062,249 2,808,103 5,056,422 4,701,909 5,077,142 4,020,621 Strongly agree 5.2 Agree 17.9 Neither agree nor disagree 15.2 Disagree 27.4 Strongly disagree 25.4 Unknown (1.5) NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100%

12 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page White 75 Responding on Item 21,370,897 1,705,598 2,222,340 4,443,378 4,350,828 4,699,355 3,834,299 Strongly agree 5.1 Agree 17.7 Neither agree nor disagree 15.2 Disagree 27.0 Strongly disagree 25.8 Unknown (1.5) NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100%

13 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page Black or African American 75 Responding on Item 2,216, , , , , , ,301 Strongly agree 5.9 Agree 18.8 Neither agree nor disagree 15.2 Disagree 31.0 Strongly disagree 22.5 Unknown * (2.4) 18.1 (3.3) 14.6 (2.9) 29.2 (4.2) 29.0 (4.5) 2.3* (2.8) (3.2) 1.8* NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% (2.3) 16.1 (2.2) 33.8 (2.8) 24.3 (2.6) 5.3* 4.3* 12.9 (2.3) 14.6 (2.6) 30.4 (3.1) 28.6 (3.5) * (3.3) 14.4 (2.9) 11.0 (2.2) 4.7* (1.8) 35.6 (4.6) 7.9* (3.1) 29.3 (5.3) 2.7* (1.5) 19.7 (5.3)

14 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page American Indian or Alaska Native 75 Responding on Item 159,851 21,672 43,906 39,035 25,879 16,066 12,054 Strongly agree 4.3 Agree 23.5 Neither agree nor disagree 13.3 Disagree 31.3 (4.4) Strongly disagree 19.9 (3.4) Unknown 7.7 (2.3) () () () () () () 1.3* 24.4* (9.2) 13.5* (5.6) 24.8* (9.4) 26.0* (7.6) 10.0* (5.5) NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; : Sample size for the denominator less than 30; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% 5.0* (2.7) 26.2 (6.8) 21.4* (6.4) 23.0 (6.0) 19.9* (6.5) 4.6* (2.4) 8.6* (4.5) 8.7* (5.5) 11.0* (6.3) 40.4* (12.4) 30.0* (9.7) 1.3* () () () () () () () () () () () ()

15 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page Asian 75 Responding on Item 73,202 14,311 8,781 9,794 17,815 11,566 9,893 Strongly agree 11.2* (3.7) Agree 19.2 (4.0) Neither agree nor disagree 18.0 (5.0) Disagree 29.3 Strongly disagree 17.4 (4.2) Unknown 4.9* () () () () () () () () () () () () NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; : Sample size for the denominator less than 30; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () ()

16 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 75 Responding on Item 36,541 1,763 7,098 14,661 4,627 7,319 1,074 Strongly agree 0.8* Agree 34.2* (9.8) Neither agree nor disagree 16.4* (9.5) Disagree 23.9* (12.0) Strongly disagree 23.6* (8.3) Unknown 1.1* () () () () () () () () () () () () NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; : Sample size for the denominator less than 30; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () ()

17 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page Two or More Races 75 Responding on Item 557,540 78,796 89, , ,727 84,493 37,654 Strongly agree 5.8 (1.7) Agree 16.1 (1.7) Neither agree nor disagree 17.4 (2.1) Disagree 25.1 Strongly disagree 27.8 (2.7) Unknown * (8.0) 16.6* (5.7) 13.1* (4.9) 29.5 (6.0) 25.3 (6.7) 0.6* 2.9* 12.5* 30.5 (6.3) 23.4 (5.4) 19.9 (5.3) 10.7* (4.4) NOTE: The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% 7.2* (4.3) 15.9 (4.5) 12.8 (3.1) 24.0 (4.3) 36.3 (5.2) 3.8* (1.5) 0.5* 14.7 (3.1) 21.3 (5.6) 23.2 (3.7) 31.0 (4.3) 9.3 (2.8) 5.4* (2.1) * (4.2) 23.0 (3.7) 25.3 (4.4) 13.6 (3.8) 3.3* (1.7) 22.2* (8.0) 11.5* (4.7) 34.5 (7.8) 13.6* (8.5) 14.9* (7.2)

18 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page American Indian or Alaska Native/White 75 Responding on Item 360,755 35,271 58,036 87,335 85,549 71,406 22,264 Strongly agree 3.3 Agree 13.6 Neither agree nor disagree 16.8 (2.8) Disagree 27.8 (2.1) Strongly disagree 29.1 (2.7) Unknown * (5.7) 9.3* (5.7) 14.7* (6.3) 33.1* (9.4) 33.1* (9.2) 0.5* 3.7* (2.2) 7.6* (3.0) 25.7* (8.9) 28.1 (7.2) 22.4 (6.1) 12.4* (5.6) NOTE: Only one sub-category of " Two or More Races" is shown because all other categories were too small to report. The total "Responding on Item" is larger than the sum of the groups because some veterans did not indicate their age. * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% 1.2* 14.1* (5.3) 13.9 (3.3) 27.6 (5.2) 39.7 (5.4) 3.5* 0.3* 16.0 (3.7) 16.6* (5.3) 26.0 (3.7) 30.1 (4.8) 10.9* (3.5) 5.7* (2.4) 14.3 (3.7) 13.8* (4.7) 24.5 (4.5) 26.8 (4.1) 14.8 (4.1) 5.6* (2.7) 22.6* (6.8) 19.4* (7.1) 37.2* (6.7) 3.3* 11.9* (7.0)

19 Table (continued) Percent Distribution of Veterans by Understanding of Life Insurance Benefits, Race, and Age 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) - March, Page Race Unknown 75 Responding on Item 781, , , , ,343 94,784 57,858 Strongly agree 8.2 (1.7) Agree 22.6 Neither agree nor disagree 12.8 Disagree 23.2 Strongly disagree 24.0 (2.2) Unknown * (4.1) 30.7 (5.3) 15.1* (4.8) 18.1 (5.2) 20.1 (4.9) 5.5* * Low precision and/or sample size for the denominator between 30 and 59; N/A: Standard Errors not available when estimate is equal to 0% or 100% 11.9* (4.9) 15.5 (4.6) 16.8* (5.8) 18.7 (4.8) 30.5 (6.1) 6.6* (4.0) 6.6* (3.1) (2.6) 31.7 (4.6) * (2.1) 6.4* (3.0) 12.8 (3.8) 11.3* (3.4) 23.4 (5.3) 30.2 (5.7) * (3.7) 35.5 (6.8) 12.0* (4.7) 15.9* (4.9) 20.5 (6.0) 6.8* (4.2) 3.1* (1.8) 36.6 (8.2) 15.6* (5.9) 18.9* (7.1) 2.2* 23.5* (7.9)