Table 2.
Who Is More Likely to Use VA Tangible Support Components?
| GI Bill Odds Ratio [CI] | VA home loan Odds Ratio [CI] | VA hospital, clinic, or Vet Center Odds Ratio [CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | |||
| Army (ref) | |||
| Navy | 0.94 [0.82, 1.07] | 0.94 [0.81, 1.09] | 0.81 [0.70, 0.93]*** |
| Air Force | 0.86 [0.75, 0.99]* | 1.24 [1.07, 1.44]*** | 0.77 [0.66, 0.89]*** |
| Marine Corps | 0.99 [0.86, 1.13] | 0.60 [0.51, 0.70]*** | 1.03 [0.89, 1.20] |
| National Guard or Reserve | 2.19 [1.25, 3.83]* | 0.51 [0.26, 1.00] | 1.20 [0.67, 2.14] |
| Male | 1.01 [0.89, 1.14] | 1.19 [1.03, 1.37]* | 1.13 [0.98, 1.30] |
| E1 to E4 (ref) | |||
| E5 to E6 | 1.21 [1.08, 1.36]*** | 3.06 [2.65, 3.53]*** | 1.18 [1.04, 1.34]* |
| E7 to E9 | 0.95 [0.82, 1.10] | 7.14 [6.02, 8.46]*** | 1.11 [0.94, 1.30] |
| W1 to W5 | 1.04 [0.70, 1.54] | 8.87 [5.89, 13.35]*** | 1.49 [1.00, 2.21] |
| O1 to O3 | 0.69 [0.57, 0.82]*** | 4.23 [3.49, 5.14]*** | 0.91 [0.74, 1.13] |
| O4 to O7 | 0.65 [0.54, 0.77]*** | 7.08 [5.88, 8.51]*** | 0.91 [0.75, 1.09] |
| Currently NGR after AD | 1.39 [1.22, 1.59]*** | 0.84 [0.73, 0.97]* | 0.77 [0.66, 0.90]*** |
| Currently serving NGR | 0.86 [0.49, 1.53] | 1.37 [0.70, 2.70] | 0.44 [0.24, 0.80]* |
| Service support occupation (ref) | |||
| Combat arms occupation | 1.18 [1.04, 1.35]* | 0.84 [0.73, 0.96]* | 0.97 [0.84, 1.11] |
| Combat support occupation | 1.19 [1.07, 1.32]*** | 0.98 [0.88, 1.11] | 1.05 [0.94, 1.18] |
| Warfare exposure | 1.07 [0.96, 1.19] | 1.47 [1.31, 1.65]*** | 1.42 [1.26, 1.60]*** |
| Medical discharge | 0.99 [0.90, 1.08] | 1.06 [0.96, 1.18] | 1.24 [1.11, 1.38]*** |
| White, Non-Hispanic (ref) | |||
| Black NH | 1.16 [0.99, 1.35] | 0.69 [0.58, 0.81]*** | 1.33 [1.13, 1.57]*** |
| Hispanic | 0.98 [0.85, 1.11] | 0.84 [0.72, 0.98]* | 1.34 [1.16, 1.55]*** |
| Asian, HPI NH | 1.02 [0.82, 1.28] | 1.21 [0.93, 1.58] | 1.62 [1.27, 2.06]*** |
| More than one race NH | 1.09 [0.88, 1.34] | 0.91 [0.71, 1.15] | 0.85 [0.67, 1.08] |
| Other race not listed NH | 0.73 [0.49, 1.09] | 2.18 [1.25, 3.82]* | 1.58 [0.96, 2.60] |
| Ongoing physical health condition | 1.02 [0.92, 1.14] | 1.18 [1.05, 1.33]* | 2.33 [2.07, 2.63]*** |
| Ongoing mental health condition | 1.02 [0.90, 1.17] | 1.13 [0.97, 1.31] | 1.58 [1.38, 1.81]*** |
| Screened positive PTSD symptoms | 1.00 [0.88, 1.14] | 1.02 [0.88, 1.17] | 1.12 [0.97, 1.28] |
| Probable alcohol abuse | 0.94 [0.86, 1.04] | 0.83 [0.75, 0.93]*** | 0.97 [0.87, 1.08] |
| Probable depression | 0.67 [0.57, 0.78]*** | 0.86 [0.73, 1.02] | 1.15 [0.98, 1.34] |
| Probable anxiety | 1.08 [0.94, 1.25] | 0.99 [0.84, 1.16] | 1.05 [0.91, 1.23] |
| Full-time employment | 0.47 [0.43, 0.52]*** | 1.66 [1.49, 1.84]*** | 0.63 [0.56, 0.70]*** |
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; (n = 9466; population size = 48,427); ref. reference group, AD Active Duty, NGR National Guard/ Reserve, HPI Hawaiian Pacific Islander, NH Non-Hispanic, CI confidence interval