Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics by Pre- and Post-Policy and Palliative and Non-Palliative County (N=979)

	Pre-Policy 2007 (n=498)		Post Policy 2010 (n=481)
	PC (n=267) % or mean/SD	Non-PC (n=231) % or mean/SD	PC (n=266) % or mean/SD	Non-PC (n=215) % or mean/SD
Hospice Enrollment	10.00%	11.26%	12.78%	12.56%
Hospice Length of Stay	1.54(7.69)	2.82(14.27)	3.57(18.98)	2.71(15.28)
Age
< 1 year to 5 years	39.70%	43.29%	44.74%	38.60%
6 to14 years	31.09%	29.00%	29.70%	28.37%
15 to 20 years	29.21%	27.71%	25.56%	33.02%
Female	50.94%	46.32%	43.61%	45.58%
Caucasian	15.73%	24.24%	13.53%	23.72%
Hispanic	39.33%	34.63%	42.48%	37.21%
Private Insurance	12.36%	11.69%	14.29%	11.16%
Usual Source of Care	64.04%	60.61%	57.89%	60.93%
Hospice Service Area	86.89%	72.29%	90.98%	70.70%
Cancer	35.96%	23.81%	28.57%	27.44%
Congenital	19.10%	15.58%	15.78%	16.28%
Neuromuscular	49.44%	50.65%	55.26%	57.67%
Cardiovascular	33.71%	44.59%	36.47%	34.88%
Comorbidities	48.31%	41.56%	44.74%	42.79%
Disability Status	90.64%	87.01%	91.73%	91.63%
Psychological Status	33.33%	25.54%	24.44%	17.67%
Functional Status	77.90%	80.09%	76.32%	86.05%

Note: PC = palliative county