Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Hospice Applicants
| All applicants (n = 10254) | Admitted to inpatient hospice facility (n = 7966) | Not admitted to inpatient hospice facility (n = 2288) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| 19–40 | 74 | 0.8 | 52 | 0.7 | 22 | 1.0 | |
| 41–60 | 1182 | 12.3 | 930 | 12.4 | 252 | 12.0 | |
| 61–80 | 4665 | 48.6 | 3678 | 49.0 | 987 | 47.0 | |
| 81+ | 3682 | 38.3 | 2845 | 37.9 | 837 | 39.9 | .118 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 4791 | 46.7 | 3749 | 47.1 | 1042 | 45.6 | .205 |
| Religion | |||||||
| Roman Catholic | 3643 | 35.5 | 3504 | 44.0 | 139 | 6.1 | |
| Protestant | 1218 | 11.9 | 1163 | 14.6 | 55 | 2.4 | |
| Muslim | 36 | 0.4 | 31 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| None | 1216 | 11.9 | 1181 | 14.8 | 35 | 1.5 | |
| Other | 66 | 0.6 | 65 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Unknown to the hospice | 4075 | 39.7 | 2053 | 25.8 | 2022 | 88.7 | .004 |
| Living situation | |||||||
| Alone | 4257 | 53.1 | 3735 | 53.4 | 522 | 51.2 | |
| With Partner | 2803 | 35.0 | 2430 | 34.7 | 373 | 36.6 | |
| In Institution | 509 | 6.3 | 428 | 6.1 | 81 | 7.9 | |
| With Children | 435 | 5.4 | 393 | 5.6 | 42 | 4.1 | |
| Other | 15 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | .032 |
| Primary Diagnosis | |||||||
| Cancer | 8345 | 83.3 | 6617 | 84.1 | 1728 | 80.6 | |
| Heart Disease | 659 | 6.6 | 503 | 6.4 | 156 | 7.3 | |
| Pulmonary Disease | 217 | 2.2 | 159 | 2.0 | 58 | 2.7 | |
| Neurological Disease (inc. CVA) | 330 | 3.3 | 239 | 3.0 | 91 | 4.2 | |
| Other | 466 | 4.7 | 354 | 4.5 | 112 | 5.2 | <.001 |
Missing Values: Total n (Admitted, Not Admitted) Age 651 (461, 190), Living Situation 2235 (966, 1269), Primary Diagnosis 237 (94, 143)