Table 3.
Care-giving context (n = 1504).
| Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
| Decedent’s relationship to respondent | |
| Spouse/partner | 669 (44.5) |
| Parent | 650 (43.2) |
| Someone else | 157 (10.4) |
| Missing | 28 (1.9) |
| Proximity to decedent | |
| In the same house | 761 (50.6) |
| Within walking distance | 145 (9.6) |
| Within 10-min drive/bus or train journey | 177 (11.8) |
| Within 30-min drive/bus or train journey | 185 (12.3) |
| Within 1-h drive/bus or train journey | 77 (5.1) |
| Over 1-h drive/bus or train journey | 142 (9.4) |
| Missing | 17 (1.1) |
| Decedent’s primary location in last 3 months of life | |
| Home | 1133 (75.3) |
| Hospice | 34 (2.3) |
| Hospital | 146 (9.7) |
| Care home | 105 (7.0) |
| Other (including combinations of above categories) | 42 (2.8) |
| Missing | 44 (2.9) |
| Employment status when decedent became ill | |
| Employed full time | 488 (32.4) |
| Employed part time | 202 (13.4) |
| Self-employed | 118 (7.8) |
| Homemaker | 45 (3.0) |
| Unemployed | 25 (1.7) |
| Retired | 548 (36.4) |
| Other | 59 (3.9) |
| Missing | 19 (1.3) |
Frequencies (%) unless otherwise stated.