Table 1.
Characteristics of Analytic Sample, Respondents with AD Completion 0–3 Months Prior to Death, and Respondents with Preference for All Care Possible, (n=2,904) HRS
| AD | AD <3 Months Prior to Death |
Preference All Care Possible |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | % | p-Value | % | p-Value | |
| Age | p<.001 | p<.01 | ||||
| 50–74 | 737 | 25.4 | 27.0 | 6.4 | ||
| 75–84 | 1002 | 34.5 | 11.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 85+ | 1165 | 40.1 | 6.5 | 2.9 | ||
| Gender | p<.05 | NS | ||||
| Male | 1290 | 44.4 | 15.1 | 4.5 | ||
| Female | 1614 | 55.6 | 12.1 | 4.3 | ||
| Race | p<.001 | p<.001 | ||||
| White | 2659 | 91.6 | 11.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Black | 165 | 5.7 | 23.0 | 26.7 | ||
| Hispanic | 80 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 13.8 | ||
| Education | NS | p<.001 | ||||
| 12 years or more | 2058 | 70.9 | 12.9 | 3.4 | ||
| Less than 12 years | 845 | 29.1 | 14.9 | 6.7 | ||
| Assets | p<.05 | p<.05 | ||||
| Top 75% | 2255 | 77.7 | 14.6 | 4.8 | ||
| Lowest 25% | 649 | 22.3 | 9.3 | 2.9 | ||
| Marital Status | p<.001 | NS | ||||
| Married | 1124 | 38.7 | 16.9 | 5.0 | ||
| Not married | 1780 | 61.3 | 11.3 | 4.0 | ||
| Cancer | p<.001 | NS | ||||
| No | 1754 | 60.4 | 9.6 | 4.8 | ||
| Yes | 1150 | 39.6 | 19.4 | 3.7 | ||