Table 1.

Patient and caregiver characteristics and their associations with caregiver, patient, and caregiver-patient difference in estimations of patient’s life-expectancy (N=162)

				Estimations of Patients’ Life-Expectancy
				Caregiver		Patient		Difference
		N		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
		162		1.92	1.79	1.59	1.67	0.33	1.98
Patient Variable	Group	n	%	r	p	r	p	r	p
Age	65+	86	53.1%	−0.02	0.785	−0.12	0.131	0.09	0.230
	Less than 65	76	46.9%
Sex	Male	68	42.2%	0.06	0.480	−0.05	0.548	0.09	0.256
	Female	93	57.8%
Race	White	145	89.5%	0.00	0.982	0.14	0.079	−0.11	0.164
	Other	17	10.5%
Ethnicity	Latino	4	2.5%	−0.03	0.674	−0.13	0.097	0.08	0.317
	Non-Latino	158	97.5%
Household Income	Up to $20,000	27	18.9%	0.00	0.992	−0.10	0.235	0.08	0.315
	Up to $50,000	43	30.1%
	Up to $100,000	57	39.9%
	Over $100,000	16	11.2%
Ed Beyond HS	Yes	118	72.8%	0.10	0.205	−0.01	0.924	−0.08	0.325
	No	44	27.2%
Marital Status	Married	120	74.1%	−0.03	0.709	0.01	0.894	−0.10	0.197
	Not Married	42	25.9%
Aggressive Cancer	Yes	77	50.0%	0.11	0.169	0.22	0.006	−0.09	0.266
	No	77	50.0%
Caregiver Variable	Group	n	%	r	p	r	p	r	p
Age	65+	69	42.6%	−0.08	0.315	−0.01	0.902	−0.10	0.198
	Less than 65	93	57.4%
Sex	Male	55	34.0%	−0.13	0.110	0.16	0.039	−0.28	0.000
	Female	107	66.0%
Race	White	141	87.6%	0.06	0.414	0.18	0.023	−0.08	0.335
	Other	20	12.4%
Ethnicity	Latino	8	4.9%	0.02	0.846	−0.06	0.444	0.08	0.300
	Non-Latino	154	95.1%
Ed Beyond HS	Yes	114	70.8%	0.14	0.086	−0.03	0.748	0.14	0.074
	No	47	29.2%
Marital Status	Married	132	81.5%	0.06	0.454	0.06	0.460	0.03	0.741
	Not Married	30	18.5%
Relation to Patient	Spouse/Partner	104	64.2%	−0.08	0.305	0.08	0.285	−0.19	0.014
	NonSpouse/Part	58	35.8%

Variable coding: Age (65+=1, Less than 65=0); Sex (Male=1, Female=0); Race (White=1, Other =0); Ethnicity (Latino=1, Non-Latino=0); Household Income (Up to $20,000=1, Up to $50,000=2, Up to $100,000=3, Over $100,000=4); Ed Beyond HS (Yes=1, No=0); Marital Status (Married=1, Not Married=0); Aggressive Cancer (Yes=1, No=0); Relation to Patient (Spouse/Partner=1, Non Spouse/Partner=0).

For estimates of patients’ life-expectancy, higher scores represent more pessimistic (lower probability) estimates.

“Difference” is the numerical difference between caregiver and patient ratings of the patient’s life-expectancy (i.e., caregiver – patient).

Missing data – patient sex (1), household income (19), and aggressive cancer (8); caregiver race (1) and education (1).