Table 3.

Linear regression results for models of caregiver distance from hospice care-recipient

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Caregiver Distance (ref = Co-reside)
Less than 1 hour away	−6.298 **	−8.232 **	−7.716 **
	(2.129)	(2.560)	(2.855)
More than 1 hour away	−4.417	−6.394	−5.836
	(4.579)	(4.867)	(5.108)
Relationship (ref = Adult Child)
Spouse/Partner		−3.386	−3.135
		(3.194)	(3.222)
Other relative		6.855	6.885
		(3.760)	(3.796)
Other non-relative		−5.299	−5.194
		(3.438)	(3.452)
Age		0.284 **	0.250 *
		(0.107)	(0.108)
Race (ref = White)
Black/African American		5.567 *	4.733
		(2.804)	(2.880)
Other Race		4.621	3.230
		(5.238)	(5.318)
Male (ref = female)		−2.421	−2.794
		(2.580)	(2.585)
Education (ref = High school or less)
Some college		0.577	0.808
		(2.979)	(2.986)
Undergraduate or higher		−3.751	−3.197
		(2.826)	(2.837)
Other Education		11.681
		(21.607)
Marital status (ref = Partnered)
Single, never partnered		−5.834	−5.965
		(3.407)	(3.388)
Widowed		−4.574	−4.636
		(3.930)	(3.900)
Divorced/separated		−1.261	−0.226
		(3.679)	(3.828)
Other Marital		2.362	2.625
		(12.562)	(12.476)
Physical health		0.747	0.599
		(0.501)	(0.515)
Patient residence (ref = Private residence)
Nursing home			0.199
			(3.370)
Other Residence			−0.373
			(4.674)
Hospice days			0.135
			(0.100)
N. obs.	518	427	419
R squared	0.017	0.120	0.112
F statistic	4.462	3.101	2.520
P value	0.012	0.000	0.000

^***p < 0.001

^**p < 0.01

^*p < 0.05.