Table 4. Results from logistic regression model of proportion of decedents dying at home (in 5-year period following 1991 Census) from cancer or other causes by age, gender, type and health status of primary coresident; housing tenure and deprivation level of area of residence.

	Cancer deaths		Other deaths		All deaths
Covariate (in 1991)	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
60–69 years	0.90	0.75–1.07	1.07	0.92–1.24	0.97	0.87–1.09
70–79 years	0.75**	0.63–0.90	0.80**	0.69–0.92	0.75***	0.67–0.83
80+ years	0.56***	0.46–0.70	0.55***	0.47–0.64	0.52***	0.47–0.59
Female	0.92	0.81–1.03	0.85***	0.79–0.92	0.88***	0.83–0.94
Lives with spouse with no long-term illness	2.53***	2.15–2.97	0.97	0.88–1.07	1.28***	1.18–1.39
Lives with spouse with long-term illness	2.14***	1.79–2.56	1.05	0.94–1.17	1.25***	1.14–1.37
Lives with other with no long-term illness	2.13***	1.69–2.68	1.16*	1.02–1.32	1.32***	1.18–1.47
Lives with other with long-term illness	1.37	0.90–2.08	1.12	0.92–1.37	1.17	0.98–1.40
Tenant	0.86*	0.76–0.97	0.87***	0.81–0.94	0.86***	0.81–0.92
Carstairs quintile 4–5	0.89*	0.79–1.00	0.90**	0.84–0.97	0.90**	0.85–0.96

Reference categories: aged 50–59 years; male; lives alone; owner occupier; lives in area in top three quintiles of Carstairs score distribution.

^*P<0.05;

^**P<0.01;

^***P<0.001.

95% CI=95% confidence interval; OR=odds ratio.