Table 1.
Comparison of Characteristics of Hospice Discharges by Caregiver Type
| Caregiver type |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total | Informal | Formal |
| Sample size, No. (%) | |||
| Actual | 3,024 | 2,484 (82.14) | 540 (17.86) |
| Weighted | 767,051 | 634,420 (82.71) | 132,631 (17.29) |
| Death, % (SE) | 86.90 (1.68) | 87.09 (1.82) | 85.09 (4.01) |
| Age, mean, 95% CI | 79.36 (0.40) | 78.33 (0.39) | 84.00 (0.94) |
| Women, % (SE) | 52.17 (2.35) | 51.26 (2.44) | 58.38 (6.67) |
| Race/ethnicity: minority, % (SE) | 26.15 (1.82) | 27.61 (2.06) | 23.68 (5.48) |
| Diagnosis: noncancera | 44.23 (2.35) | 39.48 (2.46) | 61.18 (6.47) |
| Residence During Care: Facilitya,b | 34.58 (2.01) | 21.43 (2.05) | 90.85 (3.35) |
All figures are weighted.
a
p < 0.001.
b
Facility is defined as board and care, assisted living facility, residential care facility, and institutional setting such as nursing home, inpatient hospice unit, hospital hospice unit or psychiatric hospital.
SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval.