Table 1.
—Baseline Characteristics of Family Member Participants
| Characteristic | Total(N = 226) |
| Age, mean (SD), ya | 59.7 (13.1) |
| Women | 74.8 (169) |
| Minority or mixed racial/ethnic groupb | 11.6 (26) |
| Relationship to decedent | |
| Spouse/partner of decedent | 48.7 (110) |
| Child of decedent | 36.7 (83) |
| Education | |
| No formal education through eighth grade | 0.4 (1) |
| Some high school | 1.8 (4) |
| High school diploma or GED | 10.6 (24) |
| Some college or trade school | 50.0 (113) |
| 4-y college degree | 19.5 (44) |
| Post-college training | 17.7 (40) |
| Median years association with decedent (IQR) | 46 (34, 55) |
Values expressed as % (n) unless otherwise noted. GED = graduate equivalency degree; IQR = interquartile range.
a
Computed as survey completion year minus family member’s year of birth.
b
One case was missing data on race/ethnicity.