Table 2.

Proportion of Participants with Illness and End-of-Life Care Experiences (N = 304)

Experience	n (%)
Personal Experience
Life-threatening illness	117 (38.5)
Risky or major surgery	163 (53.6)
Either life-threatening illness or surgery	190 (62.5)
Experience with Others
Medical decision for someone who died	106 (34.9)
Known someone who had a bad death due to receiving too much medical care	27 (8.9)
Known someone who had a bad death due to receiving too little medical care	56 (18.4)
Experienced death of loved one who made wishes about end-of-life care known	116 (38.2)
1 or more experiences with others	192 (63.2)
1 or more personal experiences and/or experiences with others	255 (83.9)