Table 1.

Barrier Reduction Components Coded, Helpfulness in Achieving Goals, Alignment of Coding and Self-Report

	% of Programs Coded	Helpful to Achieve Goals (n = 4308)		Alignment of Programs Offered and Used
	(n = 895)	% (SE)	DE	% (SE)	DE
Tangible Support Components	48.6%	48.2% (0.8%)	1.17	51.6% (1.0%)	1.17
Assistance in obtaining VA benefits	NC	23.7% (0.7%)	1.17	–	–
Non-VA tuition discounts/scholarships	17.5%	12.2% (0.6%)	1.31	32.4% (1.7%)	1.24
Cash	14.5%	5.1% (0.4%)	1.33	10.7% (1.3%)	1.25
Clothing & other consumer goods	11.1%	2.3% (0.3%)	1.24	5.9% (1.1%)	1.32
Discounted pricing on goods/services	10.4%	Not Mentioned		Not applicable
Legal advice	10.1%	6.5% (0.4%)	1.19	16.5% (2.3%)	1.38
Housing or accessibility modifications	6.9%	5.4% (0.4%)	1.25	12.0% (1.4%)	1.18
Job placement services	5.6%	0.2% (0.1%)	1.02	1.3% (1.3%)	1.69
Licensing Assistance	5.4%	0.6% (0.1%)	1.11	9.2% (2.8%)	1.21
Food	5.0%	3.1% (0.3%)	1.25	16.1% (2.4%)	1.29
Veterans Representative	4.6%	Not Mentioned		Not applicable
“Other” Veteran benefits	3.4%	Not Mentioned		Not applicable
Free admission to arts/entertainment	2.9%	Not Mentioned		Not applicable
Program Access Components a	30.6%	21.5% (0.7%)	1.16	21.3% (1.3%)	1.15
Content available online b	94.4%	Not Mentioned		Not applicable
Provided transportation/ close proximity	16.0%	2.7% (0.3%)	1.22	4.3% (0.8%)	1.31
Payed fees	5.0%	Not Mentioned		Not applicable
Non-VA insurance/free medical care	5.0%	15.6% (0.06)	1.17	12.6% (2.2%)	1.21
Offered lodging	5.3%	Not Mentioned		Not applicable
Provided child care	3.2%	0.9% (0.1%)	1.12	5.1% (2.3%)	1.05
Intrinsic Components	9.0%	19.0% (0.6%)	1.18	32.6% (2.7%)	1.16
Increased motivation to change	6.3%	17.5% (0.6%)	1.18	29.3% (3.7%)	1.17
Reduced stigma	2.7%	4.9% (0.3%)	1.10	14.1% (2.9%)	1.12

Note: Weighted Estimates; SE Standard Error, DE Design Effect, ^a = excluding content available online ^b = Among programs with a URL website