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Table 2 Who Is More Likely to Use VA Tangible Support Components?

From: Reducing barriers to post-9/11 veterans’ use of programs and services as they transition to civilian life

 

GI Bill Odds Ratio [CI]

VA home loan Odds Ratio [CI]

VA hospital, clinic, or Vet Center Odds Ratio [CI]

Constant

 Army (ref)

  Navy

0.94 [0.82, 1.07]

0.94 [0.81, 1.09]

0.81 [0.70, 0.93]***

  Air Force

0.86 [0.75, 0.99]*

1.24 [1.07, 1.44]***

0.77 [0.66, 0.89]***

  Marine Corps

0.99 [0.86, 1.13]

0.60 [0.51, 0.70]***

1.03 [0.89, 1.20]

  National Guard or Reserve

2.19 [1.25, 3.83]*

0.51 [0.26, 1.00]

1.20 [0.67, 2.14]

 Male

1.01 [0.89, 1.14]

1.19 [1.03, 1.37]*

1.13 [0.98, 1.30]

 E1 to E4 (ref)

  E5 to E6

1.21 [1.08, 1.36]***

3.06 [2.65, 3.53]***

1.18 [1.04, 1.34]*

  E7 to E9

0.95 [0.82, 1.10]

7.14 [6.02, 8.46]***

1.11 [0.94, 1.30]

 W1 to W5

1.04 [0.70, 1.54]

8.87 [5.89, 13.35]***

1.49 [1.00, 2.21]

 O1 to O3

0.69 [0.57, 0.82]***

4.23 [3.49, 5.14]***

0.91 [0.74, 1.13]

 O4 to O7

0.65 [0.54, 0.77]***

7.08 [5.88, 8.51]***

0.91 [0.75, 1.09]

 Currently NGR after AD

1.39 [1.22, 1.59]***

0.84 [0.73, 0.97]*

0.77 [0.66, 0.90]***

 Currently serving NGR

0.86 [0.49, 1.53]

1.37 [0.70, 2.70]

0.44 [0.24, 0.80]*

 Service support occupation (ref)

  Combat arms occupation

1.18 [1.04, 1.35]*

0.84 [0.73, 0.96]*

0.97 [0.84, 1.11]

  Combat support occupation

1.19 [1.07, 1.32]***

0.98 [0.88, 1.11]

1.05 [0.94, 1.18]

 Warfare exposure

1.07 [0.96, 1.19]

1.47 [1.31, 1.65]***

1.42 [1.26, 1.60]***

 Medical discharge

0.99 [0.90, 1.08]

1.06 [0.96, 1.18]

1.24 [1.11, 1.38]***

 White, Non-Hispanic (ref)

  Black NH

1.16 [0.99, 1.35]

0.69 [0.58, 0.81]***

1.33 [1.13, 1.57]***

  Hispanic

0.98 [0.85, 1.11]

0.84 [0.72, 0.98]*

1.34 [1.16, 1.55]***

  Asian, HPI NH

1.02 [0.82, 1.28]

1.21 [0.93, 1.58]

1.62 [1.27, 2.06]***

  More than one race NH

1.09 [0.88, 1.34]

0.91 [0.71, 1.15]

0.85 [0.67, 1.08]

  Other race not listed NH

0.73 [0.49, 1.09]

2.18 [1.25, 3.82]*

1.58 [0.96, 2.60]

Ongoing physical health condition

1.02 [0.92, 1.14]

1.18 [1.05, 1.33]*

2.33 [2.07, 2.63]***

Ongoing mental health condition

1.02 [0.90, 1.17]

1.13 [0.97, 1.31]

1.58 [1.38, 1.81]***

Screened positive PTSD symptoms

1.00 [0.88, 1.14]

1.02 [0.88, 1.17]

1.12 [0.97, 1.28]

Probable alcohol abuse

0.94 [0.86, 1.04]

0.83 [0.75, 0.93]***

0.97 [0.87, 1.08]

Probable depression

0.67 [0.57, 0.78]***

0.86 [0.73, 1.02]

1.15 [0.98, 1.34]

Probable anxiety

1.08 [0.94, 1.25]

0.99 [0.84, 1.16]

1.05 [0.91, 1.23]

Full-time employment

0.47 [0.43, 0.52]***

1.66 [1.49, 1.84]***

0.63 [0.56, 0.70]***

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; (n = 9466; population size = 48,427); ref. reference group, AD Active Duty, NGR National Guard/ Reserve, HPI Hawaiian Pacific Islander, NH Non-Hispanic, CI confidence interval
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