TABLE 6-38Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans Who Use Mental Health Care, the Adjusted Odds Ratios of Using the VA for Their Mental Health Care

VariableVariable ValueOdds RatioLower CLUpper CL
FemaleFemale0.471*0.2390.929
Income$50,000 to $74,9990.310*0.1280.754
Income$75,000 or more0.300**0.1360.665
InsuredInsured0.111**0.0350.355
Deployment timeMore than 48 months3.430*1.2709.260
Perceived needYes0.549*0.3140.961
Disability ratingDisability 50 percent or higher17.761**8.18438.542
Disability ratingDisability less than 50 percent5.984**2.79212.823
Distance from VA21–30 miles0.434*0.1920.978
Distance from VA31–40 miles0.357*0.1380.928
Distance from VAMore than 50 miles0.269**0.1020.712
Distance from VADon't know0.046**0.0170.127

NOTES:

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

95 percent confidence limits (CL) for the odds ratios.

1,105 unweighted cases initially available, 257 unweighted cases excluded due to missing responses.

Model includes 848 unweighted cases representing weighted N of 582,306.

Reference categories for the variables are shown in Tables 6-10 and 6-20.

SOURCE: Committee to Evaluate VA Mental Health Services, Veteran Survey, 2017.

From: 6, Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services: Need, Usage, and Access and Barriers to Care

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Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2018 Jan 31.
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