Table 4 Demographics and class membership of veterans who participated in ACP-GV and who also indicated taking a next step among during the federal FY of 2018–2022 (N = 10,038)
Demographics of Veterans Attending ACP-GV and Identified a Next Step | Number of Veterans Attending ACP-GV and Identified a Next Step | Class 1: Higher ACP Prior Knowledge | Class 2: Lower ACP Prior Knowledge | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 10,038 | n = 4,682 | n = 5,269 | ||||||
Age, mean ± SD | 58.57 ± 15.05 | 60.67 ± 14.47 | 56.75 ± 15.31 | < 0.0001 | ||||
Marital Status | Divorced | 2,726 | 27.16% | 1,212 | 25.89% | 1,490 | 28.28% | < 0.0001 |
Married | 4,775 | 47.57% | 2,428 | 51.86% | 2,311 | 43.86% | ||
Not married | 1,906 | 18.99% | 749 | 16.00% | 1,132 | 21.48% | ||
Separated | 408 | 4.06% | 195 | 4.16% | 213 | 4.04% | ||
Unknown | 223 | 2.22% | 98 | 2.09% | 123 | 2.33% | ||
Race | Black or African American | 2,372 | 23.63% | 1,033 | 22.06% | 1,316 | 24.98% | < 0.0001 |
White | 6,618 | 65.93% | 3,214 | 68.65% | 3,353 | 63.64% | ||
Other races | 329 | 3.28% | 130 | 2.78% | 196 | 3.72% | ||
Unknown | 719 | 7.16% | 305 | 6.51% | 404 | 7.67% | ||
Ethnicity | Not Hispanic or Latino | 8,213 | 81.82% | 3,957 | 84.52% | 4,189 | 79.5% | < 0.0001 |
Hispanic or Latino | 442 | 4.4% | 194 | 4.14% | 244 | 4.63% | ||
Unknown | 1,383 | 13.78% | 531 | 11.34% | 836 | 15.87% | ||
Rural Urban | Rural | 3,479 | 34.66% | 1,669 | 35.65% | 1,794 | 34.05% | 0.0080 |
Urban | 6,532 | 65.07% | 3,002 | 64.12% | 3,459 | 65.65% | ||
Unknown | 27 | 0.27% | 11 | 0.23% | 16 | 0.30% | ||
Sex | Female | 1,461 | 14.55% | 709 | 15.14% | 726 | 13.78% | < 0.0001 |
Male | 8,577 | 85.45% | 3,973 | 84.86% | 4,543 | 86.22% | ||
Priority | Priority 1–4 | 7,188 | 71.61% | 3,454 | 73.77% | 3,667 | 69.60% | 0.0001 |
Priority 5–6 | 2,309 | 23.00% | 974 | 20.8% | 1,318 | 25.01% | ||
Priority 7–8 | 377 | 3.76% | 174 | 3.72% | 201 | 3.81% | ||
Unknown | 164 | 1.63% | 80 | 1.71% | 83 | 1.58% | ||