Table 5:

Associations (unadjusted and adjusted) between sociodemographic characteristics and RBEC scores (N=275)

		RBEC Score (single predictor)			RBEC Score (multiple predictors*)
Variable	Group	LS Mean	SE	p	LS Mean	SE	p
Age	Under 55	2.68	0.13	0.43	2.82	0.14	0.98
	55 to 64	2.66	0.10		2.83	0.13
	65+	2.49	0.11		2.84	0.15
Gender	Male	2.83	0.11	0.02	2.86	0.15	0.65
	Female	2.51	0.08		2.80	0.12
Race	Black	3.53	0.12	0.00	3.25	0.16	0.00
	White	2.35	0.07		2.41	0.12
Ethnicity	Latino	2.99	0.18	0.03	2.89	0.19	0.53
	non-Latino	2.56	0.07		2.77	0.10
Insured	Yes	2.48	0.07	0.00	2.85	0.12	0.77
	No	3.18	0.15		2.80	0.17
Education	Beyond HS	2.35	0.08	0.00	2.71	0.14	0.06
	Not Beyond HS	3.06	0.10		2.95	0.13
Marital Status	Married	2.54	0.09	0.20	2.90	0.13	0.22
	Not Married	2.71	0.10		2.76	0.13
Religion	Catholic	2.45	0.09	0.00	3.05	0.13	0.00
	Protestant	2.80	0.13		3.18	0.15
	Baptist	3.45	0.14		3.13	0.17
	Other-Christian	2.71	0.23		2.79	0.24
	Jewish	1.52	0.20		2.32	0.22
	Other	2.47	0.32		3.03	0.32
	None	2.12	0.28		2.31	0.27
Region	Northeast	2.25	0.07	0.00	2.56	0.17	0.00
	South/West	3.23	0.10		3.10	0.12

Abbreviations: RBEC – religious beliefs in end-of-life medical care; LS – least square; SE – standard error; HS – high school

^*Model includes all covariates simultaneously.