Table 1.
Demographic information for Veterans in the VA Capitol Health Care Network from FY 2007 to FY 2011
| Variable | Fy07 | Fy08 | Fy09 | Fy10 | Fy11 | B | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N=130709 | N=130779 | N=137958 | N=141555 | N=144395 | |||
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| Total/Mean (% of sample) | |||||||
| Age | 60.9 ± 16.4 | 60.6±16.6 | 60.2± 16.5 | 59.9±16.8 | 59.8±16.9 | ||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 117380 (89.8%) | 116368 (89.0%) | 121300 (88.5%) | 124998 (88.3%) | 127247 (88.1%) | −0.41 | 0.01 |
| Female | 13329 (10.2%) | 14411 (11.0) | 15758 (11.5%) | 16557 (11.7%) | 17148 (11.9%) | ||
| Race | |||||||
| White | 58737 (44.9%) | 58791 (45.0%) | 61913 (45.2%) | 64069 (45.3%) | 65549 (45.4%) | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| African American | 38908 (30.0%) | 39042 (29.9%) | 40918 (29.9%) | 42201 (29.8%) | 42545 (29.5%) | −0.11 | 0.04 |
| Other | 33064 (25.3%) | 32946 (25.2%) | 34227 (25.0%) | 35285 (24.9%) | 36301 (25.1%) | −0.07 | 0.19 |
| Married | 62455 (47.8%) | 63102 (48.3%) | 65155 (47.5%) | 66664 (47.1%) | 68039 (47.1%) | −0.26 | 0.10 |
| Service Connection | 89586 (68.5%) | 87565 (66.9%) | 93146 (70.0%) | 96849 (68.4%) | 98928 (68.5%) | 0.15 | 0.73 |
| Prescription Copay | 20858 (16.0%) | 21900 (16.7%) | 25384 (18.5%) | 27816 (19.7%) | 30155 (20.9%) | 1.28 | < 0.01 |
| Homeless | 3655 (2.8%) | 3861 (3.0%) | 4429 (3.2%) | 5048 (3.6%) | 5781 (4.0%) | 0.30 | < 0.01 |
| VISN 5 facility | |||||||
| Maryland | 47387 (36.3%) | 48867 (37.4%) | 47972 (35.0%) | 48186 (34.0%) | 48295 (33.4 %) | −0.92 | 0.05 |
| Washington, DC, Virginia & West Virginia | 83322 (63.7%) | 81932 (62.6%) | 89086 (65.0%) | 93369 (66.0%) | 96100 (66.6%) | ||
| Diabetes | 25471 (19.4%) | 25465 (19.5%) | 26005 (19.0%) | 27002 (19.1%) | 27664 (19.9%) | 0.06 | 0.67 |