Table 1.
Participant Demographic Characteristics and Responses on Key Variables: Importance of Faith/Religion/Spirituality, Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Death, Completion of Advance Directives
| Descriptor | California, n = 1095 | Hawaii, n = 819 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 51.1 (14.8) | 46.1 (17.1) |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Female | 575 (52.5) | 530 (64.7) |
| Male | 520 (47.5) | 289 (35.3) |
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Black/African American | 109 (10.0) | 16 (2.0) |
| Asian | 214 (19.5) | 386 (47.1) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 349 (31.9) | 33 (4.0) |
| White, not Hispanic/Latino | 422 (38.5) | 307 (37.5) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 (0.1) | 77 (9.4) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Married | 564 (51.5) | 456 (55.7) |
| Single | 326 (29.8) | 263 (32.1) |
| Divorced | 146 (13.3) | 78 (9.5) |
| Widowed | 59 (5.4) | 22 (2.7) |
| Educational level, n (%) | ||
| No formal education | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Elementary school | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| High school | 213 (19.5) | 104 (12.7) |
| College | 678 (61.9) | 487 (59.5) |
| Graduate professional | 197 (18.0) | 228 (27.8) |
| Importance of faith/religion/spirituality, n (%) | ||
| Unimportant | 202 (18.4) | 169 (20.6) |
| Somewhat important | 213 (19.5) | 211 (25.8) |
| Important | 301 (27.5) | 246 (30.0) |
| Very important | 379 (34.6) | 193 (23.6) |
| Completed advance directives, n (%) | ||
| No | 714 (65.2) | 517 (63.1) |
| Yes | 381 (34.8) | 302 (36.9) |
| Opinion about PAD, n (%) | ||
| Not supportive | 301 (27.5) | 192 (23.4) |
| Supportive | 794 (72.5) | 627 (76.6) |
PAD, physician-assisted death.