Table 1.

Sample characteristics of female VA users at risk of unintended pregnancy

Characteristic	n (%)*
Patient-level
Age
20–29	222 (23)
30–34	320 (33)
35–39	251 (26)
40–45	186(19)
Race
Non-Hispanic white	538 (55)
Non-white	441 (45)
Marital status†
Single, never married	142 (15)
Married or cohabitating	621 (63)
Formerly married	215 (22)
Education
Bachelor’s degree or higher	507 (52)
Annual household income†
< $20,000	174 (18)
$20,000-$59,999	506 (52)
>= $60,000	289 (30)
Parous (≥1 live birth)†	698 (71)
Body mass index†
Underweight/normal (<25)	328 (34)
Overweight (25 to <30)	324 (33)
Obese (≥ 30)	324 (33)
Medical illness	530 (54)
Mental illness	640 (65)
History of military sexual trauma	514 (53)
Ever deployed†	537 (55)
Has additional (non-VA) insurance†	520 (53)
Provider-level
VA PCP is female†	760 (79)
Sees VA PCP for almost all care†	772 (80)
Sees VA PCP for gynecologic care†	558 (58)
System-level
Primary care in VA WHC
No WHC at site, or don’t know‡	312 (32)
WHC at site, not seen in WHC	215 (22)
WHC at site and seen in WHC	452 (46)
On-site gynecologist§	601 (61)
Census region
Northeast	82 (8)
Midwest	188(19)
South	503 (51)
West	206 (21)

Abbreviations: VA, Veterans Affairs; PCP, primary care provider; WHC, women’s health clinic.

^*N=979. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

^†Missing data: marital status (n=1), annual household income (n=10), parity (n=2), BMI (n=3), deployment (n=1), additional insurance (n=1), VA PCP gender (n=12), sees VA PCP for all care (n=10) and gynecologic care (n=17).

^‡n=103 women (11%) responded “don’t know” to a question regarding the presence of a women’s health center at the VA site where they receive primary care.

^§n=163 women (17%) responded “don’t know” to a question regarding the presence of on-site gynecology at the VA site where they receive primary care.