Table 4.
Association between Veteran Demographic and Health Characteristics and Privacy Concerns for Specific Types of Medical Information
| Information not to be shared |
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| Characteristic | Sample size | Do not share parts of MRa | Lab Resultsa | Problem Lista | Medication informationa | Mental healtha | Alcohol/ substance usea | Military servicea | Reprod healtha | HIVa |
| Total | 19 567 | 20.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18–39 years | 196 | 33.7 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 24.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 8.2 | 6.1 |
| 40 to 49 years | 663 | 34.8 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 26.2 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 4.4 |
| 50 to 59 years | 2105 | 31.5 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 20.2 | 8.7 | 12.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 60 to 69 years | 8160 | 22.3 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 70 years or older | 8443 | 15.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 18 302 | 20.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Female | 1265 | 30.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 16 932 | 19.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Black | 1088 | 28.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 762 | 26.8 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 15.2 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Native American | 120 | 25.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 665 | 32.0 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 20.3 | 6.9 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 3.2 |
| Education | ||||||||||
| Less than high school | 345 | 21.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| High school education | 2224 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Some college | 8014 | 20.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| College degree or higher | 8984 | 21.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| VHA travel time | ||||||||||
| Less than 30 minutes | 6616 | 19.0 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| 30–60 minutes | 8303 | 20.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| 61 to 90 minutes | 2733 | 22.8 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 91 minutes to 2 hours | 1129 | 24.5 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| Over 2 hours | 786 | 23.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Average number of chronic illnesses (SD) | 4.4 (2.2) | 4.7 (2.3) | 4.3 (2.3) | 4.5 (2.3) | 4.3 (2.3) | 5.0 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.3) | 4.7 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.4) | 4.6 (2.3) |
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Data are percentages and calculated from each row’s sample size, provided in the second column.
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MR, medical record; SD, standard deviation; VHA, Veterans Health Administration.