TABLE 2—

Primary Reasons Patients Gave for Not Accepting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic Appointments: Office of Medical Inspector Survey, 2007

Reason	No. (%)
Did not perceive a need for care or clinic appointment	212 (33.0)
Were not satisfied with VA services	153 (23.8)
Did not have transportation to VA clinic	55 (8.6)
VA clinic was too far away	49 (7.6)
Wanted to solve problem by themselves	44 (6.8)
Did not have time for clinic appointment	17 (2.6)
Thought health problem would improve by itself	12 (1.9)
Could not get an appointment at the VA	7 (1.1)
All other reasons not listed above	94 (14.6)
Total	643 (100)