Table 1.

Decedent and respondent characteristics

	Number of respondents	Unweighted % [95%% CI]	Weighted % [95%% CI]
Decedent’s age
18–74	14,888	34.2 (33.8–34.7)	39.1 (39.0–39.3)
75–84	13,903	32.0 (31.5–32.4)	30.9 (30.7–31.0)
85+	14,718	33.8 (33.4–34.3)	30.0 (29.8–30.1)
Decedent’s gender
Male	20,820	47.9 (47.4–48.3)	48.4 (48.2–48.6)
Female	22,689	52.1 (51.7–52.6)	51.6 (51.5–51.8)
Cause of death
Cancer	21,737	50.0 (49.5–50.4)	48.8 (48.6–48.9)
Non-cancer	21,772	50.0 (49.6–50.5)	51.2 (51.1–51.4)
Deprivation (IMD)
1 (most deprived)	7197	16.5 (16.2–16.9)	18.6 (18.5–18.8)
2	8191	18.8 (18.5–19.2)	19.8 (19.7–20.0)
3	9476	21.8 (21.4–22.2)	21.5 (21.4–21.7)
4	9458	21.8 (21.4–22.2)	20.7 (20.5–20.8)
5 (least deprived)	9187	21.1 (20.7–21.5)	19.4 (19.3–19.5)
Length of illness prior to death
< 1 month	4607	10.7 (10.4–11.0)	10.5 (10.4–10.4)
> 1 month, < 6 month	9745	22.6 (22.2–23.0)	22.0 (21.9–22.1)
> 6 month, < 1 year	6631	15.4 (15.1–15.7)	15.4 (15.2–15.5)
> 1 year	22,106	51.3 (50.8–51.8)	52.1 (52.0–52.3)
Respondent’s age
18–49	7663	17.9 (17.5–18.2)	19.6 (19.5–19.7)
50–59	12,531	29.1 (28.7–29.6)	29.1 (29.0–29.3)
60–69	13,772	31.2 (30.8–31.7)	30.5 (30.4–30.7)
70–79	6594	15.3 (15.0–15.7)	14.8 (14.7–14.9)
80+	2952	06.5 (06.3–06.8)	06.0 (05.9–06.1)
Respondent’s gender
Male	16,632	40.3 (39.8–40.7)	40.3 (40.2–40.5)
Female	24,690	59.7 (59.3–60.2)	59.7 (59.5–59.8)
Respondent’s relationship to decedents
Wife/husband/partner	14,670	34.2 (33.8–34.7)	35.5 (35.4–35.7)
Son/daughter	22,745	53.1 (52.6–53.6)	50.7 (50.5–50.9)
Other	5420	12.7 (12.3–13.0)	13.8 (13.6–13.9)