TABLE 1.
Individual Characteristics of Adults Age 65 and Over Dying in California From 1999 to 2001 With Percent Dying as Hospital In-Patient (N = 472,382)
| Individual Characteristics | Cases | % Dying in Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 370,202 | 36 |
| African American | 27,721 | 45 |
| Foreign-born Hispanic | 22,743 | 49 |
| US-born Hispanic | 20,598 | 45 |
| Foreign-born Asian | 24,503 | 54 |
| US-born Asian | 5351 | 41 |
| Other | 1264 | 40 |
| Age, yrs | ||
| 65–74 | 112,223 | 44 |
| 75–84 | 186,942 | 41 |
| 85 or older | 173,217 | 32 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 213,913 | 41 |
| Female | 258,469 | 36 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 185,409 | 42 |
| Not married | 286,973 | 36 |
| Education | ||
| <7 yrs schooling | 42,309 | 46 |
| 7–12 yrs schooling | 271,829 | 38 |
| More than high school | 158,244 | 37 |
| Selected cause of death | ||
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 6417 | 79 |
| Infectious and parasitic | 4393 | 70 |
| Digestive system | 14,222 | 70 |
| Falls | 2534 | 69 |
| Pneumonia | 20,482 | 61 |
| Acute MI | 38,999 | 46 |
| Chronic low respiratory | 31,508 | 46 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 12,699 | 41 |
| Circulatory, nec | 157,845 | 35 |
| Neoplasms, not leukemia | 103,739 | 29 |
| ASCVD | 18,537 | 17 |
| Alzheimer | 12,319 | 12 |