TABLE 1.
Demographic, Health, and Health Care Characteristics of Transgender Veterans by Dissatisfaction With VA Health Care and Delaying Any Type of Care (VA and Non-VA)
| Dissatisfaction With VA Health Care* [n (%) Dissatisfied] † | Delaying Any Health Care‡ [n (%) Delayed]† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Care (N = 163) | Mental Health Care (N = 114) | Medical Care (N = 278) | Mental Health Care (N = 279) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Trans women | 143 (19) | 96 (26) | 242 (44) | 242 (37) |
| Trans men | 20 (35) | 18 (56) | 36 (58) | 37 (43) |
| Age (y) | ||||
| 18–34 | 30 (30) | 24 (46) | 66 (61) | 67 (48) |
| 35–49 | 35 (17) | 29 (17) | 63 (54) | 61 (56) |
| 50–64 | 70 (20) | 45 (24) | 108 (39) | 109 (31) |
| ≥ 65 | 28 (18) | 16 (50) | 41 (27) | 42 (12) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 144 (17) | 101 (30) | 250 (44) | 250 (37) |
| Nonwhite | 19 (53) | 13 (38) | 28 (61) | 29 (45) |
| Married/domestic partner | ||||
| Yes | 66 (14) | 37 (27) | 120 (43) | 119 (32) |
| No | 97 (26) | 77 (32) | 158 (48) | 160 (42) |
| Income | ||||
| > $35,000 | 83 (10) | 56 (27) | 153 (38) | 152 (35) |
| ≤ $35,000 | 79 (33) | 58 (34) | 124 (55) | 126 (41) |
| Ever homeless | ||||
| No | 99 (16) | 62 (32) | 181 (35) | 182 (32) |
| Yes | 64 (28) | 52 (29) | 97 (66) | 97 (48) |
| PTSD/depression | ||||
| No | 50 (16) | 23 (22) | 91 (27) | 93 (19) |
| Yes | 86 (27) | 71 (35) | 135 (65) | 134 (54) |
| Alcohol misuse | ||||
| No | 110 (22) | 72 (25) | 182 (48) | 183 (37) |
| Yes | 22 (23) | 19 (58) | 38 (55) | 38 (50) |
| Poor health | ||||
| No | 81 (21) | 54 (24) | 154 (45) | 154 (36) |
| Yes | 49 (24) | 36 (42) | 63 (62) | 64 (47) |
| Out to providers | ||||
| No | 23 (13) | 14 (14) | 51 (35) | 50 (36) |
| Yes | 139 (22) | 100 (33) | 221 (47) | 222 (38) |
| Verbal harassment in medical setting | ||||
| No | 83 (16) | 47 (34) | 158 (37) | 160 (28) |
| Yes | 79 (25) | 66 (27) | 118 (57) | 118 (52) |
| Ever used VA | ||||
| No | 111 (49) | 111 (31) | ||
| Yes | 165 (44) | 166 (43) | ||
Bold values are significant.
*
Excludes those who did not use VA care (n = 113), those missing responses on VA care (n = 17), and those responding “not applicable.” Dissatisfaction with VA medical care (n = 5) “not applicable,” dissatisfaction with VA mental health care (n = 51) “not applicable,” 3 were missing.
†
May not add to total due to missing data.
‡
Includes those who used and did not use VA health care. Delayed medical care (n = 20 missing), delayed mental health care (n = 19 missing).
Trans indicates transgender; VA, Veterans Administration.