Table 2.

Participant Characteristics, n=143

Characteristic	n (%) or mean (±SD)
Age, mean (±SD)	61 years (±9)
Women	77 (54)
Race/Ethnicity
White, Non-Hispanic	33 (23)
White, Hispanic (Latino)	48 (34)
African American, Non-Hispanic	33 (23)
Asian	11 ( 8)
Multi-racial/ethnic, Other	18 (12)
Income <$10,000/yr*	60 (52)
Education: < high school education	50 (35)
Literacy†: Limited literacy	54 (38)
Language: Spanish-speaking	44 (31)
Religiosity: Very to extremely religious	70 (51)
Health Status: Fair to poor self-rated health	97 (68)
Personal End-of-Life Experience
Previously admitted to intensive care unit	50 (35)
Had friends/family admitted to intensive care unit	87 (61)
Helped others fill out advance directive	20 (14)

^*Income data was only available for 116 participants (81%). The 27 participants missing income data did not differ from the remaining sample except they were more likely to be non-White vs. White, specifically, White, Hispanic vs. White, Non-Hispanic (96% vs. 4%, P=.008).

^†Literacy was assessed using the Short Form test of Functional Literacy in Adults (s-TOFHLA), a 36-item, timed reading comprehension test. Participants with scores ≤ 22 (possible range of 0–36) were considered “limited literacy”.