Table 1.

Interaction between responses to started hospice services earlier question and patient demographic characteristics.

Easier if you started to receive hospice services earlier than you did?	Responded “Yes” frequency (percent)	Responded “No” frequency (percent)	P - value
Hospice Patient Demographics
Gender (n=118)			0.32
Female	16 (43.2%)	43 (53.1%)
Male	21 (56.8%)	38 (46.9%)
Ethnicity (n=118)			0.02
Hispanic	24 (64.9%)	34 (42.0%)
White	13 (35.1%)	47 (58.0%)
Marital Status (n=115)			0.83
Married	19 (52.8%)	40 (50.6%)
Unmarried	17 (47.2%)	39 (49.4%)
Religion (n=115)			0.21
Catholic	22 (61.1%)	39 (49.4%)
Protestant	5 (13.9%)	7 (8.9%)
None/Other	9 (25.0%)	33 (41.8%)
Residence at Start of Care (n=118)			0.12
Own home	27 (73.0%)	45 (55.6%)
Children/Extended Family	8 (21.6%)	22 (27.2%)
Assisted living	2 (5.4%)	14 (17.2%)
Primary caregiver at Start of Care (n=117)			0.21
Spouse	13 (35.1%)	25 (31.3%)
Children/Extended Family	21 (56.8%)	38 (47.5%)
Paid Caregiver	3 (8.1%)	17 (21.2%)