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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jan 2;62(1):175–182. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12610

Table 3.

Themes by Race/Ethnicity Categories

Any Theme Unspoken Expectation Death is Taboo Emotional Stress Loneliness Family Conflict PotentialSolutions
Race/Ethnicity n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n% n (%)

 White, n= 18 8 (44) 5 (28) 1 (6) 4 (22) 0 (0) 6 (33) 6 (33)

 African American, n= 20 16 (80) 10 (56) 7 (39) 15 (83) 5 (28) 13 (72) 8 (44)

 Latino, n= 13 10 (77) 6 (46) 3 (23) 6 (46) 0 (0) 3 (23) 6 (46)

 Asian/Pacific Islander, n= 18 15 (83) 14 (70) 8 (40) 13 (65) 7 (35) 10 (50) 9 (45)