TABLE 2.

Associations of Demographic, Health, and Health Care Characteristics With Dissatisfaction With VA Health Care

	Dissatisfaction With VA Health Care
	Medical Care		Mental Health Care
	RR	(95% CI)	RR	(95% CI)
Gender*
Transgender men	2.21	(0.64–7.60)	3.30	(1.00–10.95)
Age (y)†
35–49	0.68	(0.20–2.27)	0.27	(0.06–1.20)
50–64	1.07	(0.35–3.28)	0.83	(0.24–2.83)
≥ 65	0.67	(0.15–2.96)	1.99	(0.54–7.39)
Nonwhite race/ethnicity	1.77	(0.71—4.45)	0.87	(0.26–2.88)
Not married or living with a partner	1.74	(0.70–4.36)	1.09	(0.44–2.73)
Income ≤ $35,000/year	3.22	(1.22–8.33)	1.33	(0.54–3.23)
History of homelessness	1.52	(0.68–3.38)	0.87	(0.38–2.02)
Depression/PTSD symptoms	0.87	(0.35–2.12)	0.99	(0.35–2.74)
Alcohol misuse	0.87	(0.31–2.43)	2.21	(0.90–5.43)
Poor health	1.19	(0.35–1.06)	3.43	(0.83–14.22)
Out to providers	1.70	(0.22–13.03)	0.56	(0.05–6.06)
Verbal harassment in medical setting	1.42	(0.62–3.29)	0.76	(0.32–1.82)

Bold values are significant.

Results are from multiple imputation with M = 15 imputed datasets.

^*Reference group is transgender women.

^†Reference group is 18–34 years.

CI indicates confidence interval; RR, relative risks; VA, Veterans Administration.