Table 1. Sample Characteristics Among 2407 Medicaid-Only Participantsa.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 2407) | Received hospice (N = 773) | Did not receive hospice (N = 1634) | |
| Race and ethnicityb | |||
| Hispanic | 488 (20.3) | 143 (18.5) | 345 (21.2) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 64 (2.7) | 29 (3.8) | 35 (2.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 430 (17.9) | 125 (16.2) | 305 (18.7) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1172 (48.7) | 412 (53.3) | 760 (46.5) |
| Otherc | 253 (10.5) | 64 (8.3) | 189 (7.9) |
| Age, yb | |||
| ≤44 | 156 (6.5) | 24 (3.1) | 132 (8.1) |
| 45-54 | 395 (16.4) | 100 (12.9) | 295 (18.1) |
| 55-64 | 937 (38.9) | 288 (37.3) | 649 (39.7) |
| 65-74 | 351 (14.6) | 119 (15.4) | 232 (14.2) |
| 75-84 | 235 (9.8) | 85 (11.0) | 150 (9.2) |
| ≥85 | 333 (13.8) | 157 (20.3) | 176 (10.8) |
| Femaleb | 1189 (49.4) | 437 (56.5) | 752 (46.0) |
| Male | 218 (50.6) | 336 (43.5) | 882 (54.0) |
| Qualifying diagnoses | |||
| Cancerb | 149 (6.1) | 76 (9.8) | 73 (4.5) |
| Dementiab | 878 (36.5) | 386 (49.9) | 492 (30.1) |
| Heart diseaseb | 1378 (57.3) | 355 (45.9) | 1023 (62.6) |
| Respiratory illnessb | 355 (14.8) | 88 (11.4) | 267 (16.3) |
| Stroke | 382 (15.9) | 128 (16.6) | 254 (15.5) |
| No. of qualifying diagnoses (5 possible) | |||
| 1 | 1768 (73.5) | 550 (71.2) | 1218 (74.5) |
| 2 | 550 (22.9) | 190 (24.6) | 360 (22.0) |
| ≥3 | 89 (3.7) | 33 (4.3) | 56 (3.4) |
| In a nursing facility within 60 d before deathb | 842 (34.9) | 330 (42.7) | 512 (31.3) |
| Short hospice LOS (≤7 d) | NA | 320 (41.4) | NA |
Abbreviations: LOS, length of stay; NA, not applicable.
a
Significance tests are between the received hospice and did not receive hospice columns.
b
P ≤ .001.
c
Other includes Native American and people classified as other by self or case workers.