Table 3.
Who Is More Likely to Use Non-VA Tangible Supports?
| Other Scholarship Odds Ratio [CI] | Cash (non-tuition support) Odds Ratio [CI] | Housing Odds Ratio [CI] | Legal advice Odds Ratio [CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | ||||
| Army (ref) | ||||
| Navy | 1.28 [0.92, 1.77] | 1.75 [1.13, 2.72] * | 1.09 [0.69, 1.70] | 1.30 [0.89, 1.91] |
| Air Force | 1.07 [0.76, 1.51] | 0.85 [0.49, 1.49] | 1.17 [0.75, 1.83] | 1.44 [0.99, 2.09] |
| Marine Corps | 1.57 [1.14, 2.16]* | 1.75 [1.09, 2.81] * | 1.32 [0.84, 2.06] | 1.02 [0.66, 1.58] |
| National Guard or Reserve | 1.14 [0.26, 4.91] | 1.37 [0.16, 12.01] | 2.13 [0.49, 9.14] | 0.88 [0.11, 7.12] |
| Male | 1.58 [1.16, 2.15]*** | 0.97 [0.64, 1.47] | 1.57 [1.03, 2.41] * | 1.03 [0.72, 1.49] |
| E1 to E4 (ref) | ||||
| E5 to E6 | 0.71 [0.54, 0.93]* | 0.55 [0.37, 0.82] *** | 0.63 [0.41, 0.95] * | 0.69 [0.47, 1.01] |
| E7 to E9 | 0.57 [0.40, 0.81]*** | 0.43 [0.26, 0.71] *** | 0.40 [0.24, 0.67] *** | 0.72 [0.46, 1.14] |
| W1 to W5 | 0.32 [0.10, 1.10] | 0.34 [0.10, 1.20] | 0.30 [0.09, 1.05] * | 0.59 [0.22, 1.60] |
| O1 to O3 | 0.48 [0.32, 0.73]*** | 0.36 [0.18, 0.70] *** | 0.92 [0.52, 1.61] | 0.48 [0.25, 0.90]* |
| O4 to O7 | 0.30 [0.19, 0.46]*** | 0.28 [0.15, 0.54] *** | 0.51 [0.30, 0.87] * | 0.93 [0.58, 1.46] |
| Currently NGR after AD | 1.40 [1.03, 1.89]* | 1.27 [0.81, 2.01] | 0.71 [0.45, 1.11] | 0.93 [0.62, 1.39] |
| Warfare exposure | 1.01 [0.78, 1.31] | 1.44 [1.01, 2.05] | 1.35 [0.93, 1.96] | 1.20 [0.87, 1.66] |
| White, Non-Hispanic (ref) | ||||
| Black NH | 0.81 [0.56, 1.19] | 1.05 [0.63, 1.76] | 1.25 [0.77, 2.03] | 1.00 [0.62, 1.61] |
| Hispanic | 0.89 [0.65, 1.22] | 1.45 [0.94, 2.23] | 1.01 [0.64, 1.59] | 1.59 [1.08, 2.33]* |
| Asian, HPI NH | 0.89 [0.52, 1.52] | 1.52 [0.75, 3.11] | 1.60 [0.82, 3.10] | 1.00 [0.47, 2.13] |
| More than one race, NH | 1.34 [0.86, 2.10] | 1.38 [0.73, 2.63] | 1.54 [0.84, 2.82] | 2.28 [1.40, 3.69]*** |
| Medical discharge | 0.98 [0.79, 1.22] | 0.86 [0.60, 1.23] | 1.09 [0.78, 1.53] | 1.17 [0.85, 1.62] |
| Ongoing physical health condition | 0.98 [0.76, 1.25] | 1.00 [0.67, 1.49] | 0.98 [0.67, 1.44] | 1.10 [0.77, 1.58] |
| Ongoing mental health or emotional condition | 1.05 [0.78, 1.42] | 1.42 [0.94, 2.12] | 1.10 [0.73, 1.65] | 1.16 [0.80, 1.70] |
| Screened positive PTSD symptoms | 0.88 [0.66, 1.18] | 0.98 [0.67, 1.44] | 1.23 [0.84, 1.77] | 1.85 [1.25, 2.75]*** |
| Full-time employment | 0.53 [0.41, 0.67]* | 0.91 [0.65, 1.29] | 0.86 [0.62, 1.19] | 0.90 [0.67, 1.21] |
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; (n = 4267; population size = 19,599); ref. reference group, AD Active Duty, NGR National Guard/ Reserve, HPI Hawaiian Pacific Islander, NH Non-Hispanic, CI confidence interval