1. The 2016 Military Family Lifestyle Survey

2. Readiness Top Findings from the 2016 Military Family Lifestyle Survey
Operational Tempo
72% feel current optempo exerts unacceptable level of stress
42% 6+ months of separation in last 18 months
Financial Security
37% felt insecure about their financial future
24% of AD had $10K+ in credit card debt
Slide 7: Top Findings - Readiness

3. Financial Findings of Note
What resources do you use to learn about financial fitness and personal finance?
Value
Response
Percent 1
Unit-based training offered through the military
26.7% 2
Free classes or counseling for service members and their families provided by the military
24.7% 3
My personal banking institution
39.2% 4
My personal financial planner or counselor
18.0% 5
Books, webinars, podcasts, and media
29.3% 6
Financial websites
37.3% 7
Online articles
34.6% 8
Family and friends’ advice and recommendations
36.9% 9
None of the above
10.9% 10
Other, please specify
3.9%
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Prefer not to answer - 25
Mobile apps
4.1%
How do you prefer to interact with your bank for financial services?
Value
Response
Percent 4
Visit physical branch
30.8% 5
Mobile phone or tablet application
54.6% 6
Computer
59.9% 7
Calling via telephone
30.2% 8
Other, please specify
0.5% 9
Prefer not to answer -

4. Military Spouse Employment
Top Findings from the 2016 Survey Results
21% unemployment rate
vs 3% unemployment rate for all married women with children under 18 (BLS 2015)
51% of military families identified spouse under/unemployment as top obstacle to financial security
Slide 9: Spouse Employment

5. Stay in touch!
Cristin Orr Shiffer, Senior Advisor for Research & Policy Bluestarfam.org Bluestarfam.org/survey

6. Slide 12: Back of CI