Table 1.

Demographic information (numbers expressed as percentages, unless otherwise stated).

Mean age (years)	61.44
Men	35.19
Women	64.81
Mean (range) time between interview and death (days)a	79.56 (8–261)
Marital status
Never married	3.70
Married/common law/cohabiting	70.37
Divorced/separated	16.67
Widowed	7.41
Other	1.85
Person living withb
Spouse/partner	70.37
Parent(s)	3.70
Sibling(s)	1.85
Child(ren)	31.48
Other relative(s)	5.56
Friend(s)	1.85
Other	5.56
Alone	18.52
Highest education level attained
No formal education	0.00
Elementary—completed	1.85
Some high school	16.67
High school—completed	9.26
Some university/college/technical school	20.37
University/college/technical school—completed	38.89
Post-graduate university—completed	12.96
Employment statusb
Retired	59.26
On sick leave	5.56
On disability	31.48
Working full-time	1.85
Working part-time	5.56
Household net income
≤CAD$60,000/year	29.62
>CAD$60,000/year	70.38
Religious and spiritual status
Spiritual and religious	53.70
Spiritual but not religious	37.04
Religious but not spiritual	3.70
None	5.56

^aBased on 45 patients who had died at the time of analysis.

^bThe total for these categories exceeds 100% because patients were permitted to provide more than one response.