Table 1.
Percent of all deaths (n = 326,332) by each covariate. Probability of reporting multiple causes of death given covariate, marginal percent by category, and adjusted odds ratios of reporting multiple causes of death given covariates.
| % of death by categories | % with multiple COD by categories | Odds Ratio (95% CI) 1 | ||
| DEMOGRAPHIC | ||||
| Age | 0–24 | 3.0 | 61.7 | 1 |
| 25–44 | 4.6 | 69.0 | 1.38(1.31–1.45) | |
| 45–64 | 13.3 | 62.1 | 1.01(0.97,1.06) | |
| 65–84 | 47.8 | 69.4 | 1.41(1.35,1.47) | |
| 85+ | 31.3 | 71.8 | 1.58(1.51,1.65) | |
| Sex | Female | 50.3 | 68.6 | 1 |
| Male | 49.7 | 69.3 | 1.11(1.09,1.13) | |
| Race | White | 96.4 | 68.9 | 1 |
| Black | 1.7 | 67.5 | 1.15(1.078,1.22) | |
| Native American | 0.9 | 74.5 | 1.54(1.41,1.69) | |
| Asian | 0.5 | 65.0 | 1.04(0.94,1.16) | |
| Hispanic | 0.5 | 66.6 | 1.13(1.01,1.26) | |
| Education2 | High school | 32.4 | 68.1 | 1 |
| Below High School | 44.3 | 71.3 | 1.03(1.01,1.05) | |
| Above High School | 23.3 | 66.6 | 0.94(0.92,0.96) | |
| Marital Status | Married | 41.0 | 67.4 | 1 |
| Single | 12.7 | 68.0 | 1.08(1.05,1.11) | |
| Widowed | 38.5 | 71.1 | 1.09(1.07,1.11) | |
| Divorced | 7.8 | 68.2 | 1.12(1.08,1.15) | |
| DEATH RELATED | ||||
| Autopsy | No | 77.8 | 69.0 | 1 |
| Yes | 9.4 | 74.4 | 1.57(1.52,1.62) | |
| Unspecified | 12.8 | 64.7 | 0.85(0.83,0.87) | |
| Certifier | Physician | 82.0 | 69.2 | 1 |
| Coroner | 12.6 | 70.2 | 1.23(1.19,1.26) | |
| Osteopath | 1.4 | 75.3 | 1.27(1.183,1.37) | |
| Other/Unknown | 4.1 | 57.8 | 0.61(0.59,0.63) | |
| Disposal method | Burial | 76.3 | 70.1 | 1 |
| Donation | 0.3 | 69.7 | 1.02(0.89,1.17) | |
| Removal | 1.5 | 47.1 | 0.35(0.33,0.37) | |
| Cremation | 20.5 | 66.8 | 0.94(0.93,0.96) | |
| Unknown | 1.4 | |||
| Death place | Hospital Inpatient | 35.2 | 73.4 | 1 |
| Residential | 19.1 | 58.7 | 0.48(0.47,0.49) | |
| Nursing home | 35.5 | 70.6 | 0.77(0.76,0.79) | |
| ER | 5.5 | 65.5 | 0.64(0.61,0.66) | |
| Unknown | 4.7 |
1 Odds ratios are odds of having multiple causes of death given particular category as compared to odds in reference category. Odds ratios are obtained from logistic regression and are mutually adjusted for all other variables.
2Education is listed only for population where age>25.