Table 2.

Odds Ratios From Logistic Regression Models Predicting "Fair" or "Poor" Self-Rated Health Among Males Veterans Ages 30–84 (N=6,998), 2010

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4
Race/Ethnicity
White (Ref)
Black	2.53 ***	2.13 ***	2.12 ***	1.91 ***
Hispanic	1.58 **	1.37 *	1.47 **	1.33 *
Other Race	1.73 ***	1.74 ***	1.71 ***	1.55 **
Age	1.02 ***	1.01 ***	1.02 ***	1.03 ***
Household Income
$0 – $34,999 (Ref)
$35,000 – $74,999		0.62 ***	0.64 ***	0.62 ***
$75,000+		0.30 ***	0.32 ***	0.31 ***
Educational Attainment
Less than High School Degree (Ref)
High School Degree		0.54 ***	0.56 ***	0.58 ***
Some College		0.46 ***	0.48 ***	0.48 ***
College Degree		0.31 ***	0.35 ***	0.34 ***
Professional Degree		0.25 ***	0.30 ***	0.31 ***
Marital Status
Married (Ref)
Divorced		1.20 *	1.11	1.06
Widowed		0.92	0.88	0.93
Never Married		0.99	0.97	1.11
Smoking
Never Smoker (Ref)
Past Smoker			1.37 ***	1.27 **
Current Someday Smoker			2.13 ***	1.87 ***
Current Everyday Smoker			2.40 ***	2.18 ***
Age of Entry
20 and Below (Ref)
21 to 24				0.78 ***
25+				1.08
Branch of Service
Army (Ref)
Navy				0.73 ***
Marines				0.96
Air Force				0.88
Other/Multiple Branches				0.85
Duration of Service
0 to 4 (Ref)
5 to 19 years				1.16 †
20+ years				1.29 *
Combat Experiences
Served in combat/war zone				0.89
Exposed to death				1.39 ***
Environmental Hazards
Definitely/probably exposed (Ref)
Probably not exposed				0.51 ***
Definitely not exposed				0.42 ***
Unsure				0.68 ***
Most Recent Period of Service
WWII-Vietnam (Ref)
Vietnam				1.19 †
Post-Vietnam				0.93

^†p < 0.1

^*p <0.05

^**p <0.01

^***p < 0.001

Source: National Survey of Veterans, 2010

Model 1 controls only for Age. Model 2 controls for Age and SES. Model 3 controls for Age, SES, and Smoking.

Model 4 controls for Age, SES, Smoking, and Military Factors.

Note: Missing data were handled by STATAs multiple imputation suite.