Table 1.
Demographic characteristic | Authorized donation, n = 55 (64.7%) | Refused donation, n = 30 (35.3%) | Total sample, N = 85 |
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Age, years, mean (SD) | 49.1 (14.3) | 47.9 (13.8) | 48.9 (13.9) |
Education, years, mean (SD) | 14.8 (2.6) | 13.9 (2.3) | 14.4 (2.4) |
Sex | |||
Female | 36 (65.4) | 23 (76.7) | 59 (70.0) |
Race | |||
African American | 12 (21.8) | 9 (30.0) | 21 (24.0) |
White | 42 (76.4) | 19 (63.3) | 61 (72.6) |
Other | 1 (1.8) | 2 (6.6) | 3 (3.5) |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 6 (10.9) | 5 (16.7) | 11 (12.5) |
Married/cohabit | 19 (34.5) | 8 (26.7) | 27 (32.0) |
Divorced/separated | 5 (9.1) | 4 (13.3) | 9 (10.7) |
Widowed | 25 (45.4) | 11 (36.7) | 36 (42.9) |
Not reported | 0 (0) | 2 (6.7) | 2 (2.4) |
Religious affiliation | |||
Protestant | 35 (63.6) | 16 (53.3) | 51 (60.7) |
Catholic | 8 (14.5) | 8 (26.7) | 16 (19.0) |
Other | 6 (11.0) | 3 (10.0) | 9 (10.7) |
None | 6 (11.0) | 3 (10.0) | 9 (10.7) |
Relationship to patient | |||
Spouse | 23 (41.8) | 11 (36.7) | 34 (40.5) |
Parent | 11 (20.0) | 8 (26.7) | 19 (22.6) |
Sibling | 10 (18.2) | 3 (10.0) | 13 (15.5) |
Offspring | 9 (16.4) | 8 (26.7) | 17 (20.0) |
Other | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.4) |
Willing to donate own tissues | |||
Yes | 53 (96.4) | 17 (56.7) | 70 (83.0) |
Values are count (percent) unless noted otherwise.
FDM, family decision maker; SD, standard deviation.