Table 2.
Weighted Distribution of Unadjusted Proportions for Covariates According to Overall Rating of End-of-Life Care Quality (NR = 477; NW = 1,123,887)
| Total sample | Rating of overall care quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | Raw frequency (N = 477) | Weight % | Not excellent (NR = 232; NW = 544,929), frequency (%) | Excellent (NR = 245; NW = 578,958), frequency (%) | p |
| Age | 0.11 | ||||
| 65–84 | 233 | 60 | 349,495 (64) | 322,363 (56) | |
| 85+ | 244 | 40 | 195,433 (36) | 256,595 (44) | |
| Gender | 0.10 | ||||
| Male | 213 | 48 | 233,165 (43) | 303,430 (52) | |
| Female | 264 | 52 | 311,764 (57) | 275,528 (48) | |
| White race | 0.18 | ||||
| No | 176 | 23 | 142,578 (26) | 116,335 (20) | |
| Yes | 301 | 77 | 402,351 (74) | 462,623 (80) | |
| Census region | 0.49 | ||||
| Northeast | 79 | 15 | 81,044 (15) | 91,820 (16) | |
| Midwest | 111 | 25 | 118,393 (22) | 161,511 (28) | |
| South | 186 | 36 | 218,032 (40) | 182,345 (32) | |
| West | 101 | 24 | 127,459 (23) | 143,282 (25) | |
| Medicaid | 0.24 | ||||
| No | 363 | 80 | 419,433 (77) | 478,033 (83) | |
| Yes | 114 | 20 | 125,496 (23) | 100,925 (17) | |
| Marital status at death | 0.007 | ||||
| Not married | 306 | 58 | 356,350 (65) | 290,594 (50) | |
| Married | 171 | 42 | 188,579 (35) | 288,363 (50) | |
| Dementia reported | 0.38 | ||||
| No | 334 | 76 | 402,155 (74) | 452,247 (78) | |
| Yes | 143 | 24 | 142,774 (26) | 126,711 (22) | |
| Cancer reported | 0.51 | ||||
| No | 267 | 52 | 296,789 (55) | 292,444 (51) | |
| Yes | 210 | 48 | 248,140 (46) | 286,514 (50) | |
| Total sample | Rating of overall care quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care and proxy characteristics | Raw frequency (N = 477) | Weight % | Not excellent (NR = 232; NW = 544,929), frequency (%) | Excellent (NR = 245; NW = 578,958), frequency (%) | p |
| Hospice enrollment | 0.04 | ||||
| No | 213 | 43 | 261,193 (48) | 218,662 (38) | |
| Yes | 264 | 57 | 283,736 (52) | 360,296 (62) | |
| Place of death | 0.06 | ||||
| Home | 193 | 44 | 202,293 (37) | 287,473 (50) | |
| Hospital | 163 | 33 | 200,669 (37) | 175,092 (30) | |
| Other | 121 | 23 | 141,967 (26) | 116,393 (20) | |
| Proxy relationship | 0.03 | ||||
| Spouse | 115 | 30 | 131,352 (24) | 203,669 (35) | |
| Child | 275 | 55 | 311,552 (57) | 304,549 (53) | |
| Other | 87 | 15 | 102,025 (19) | 70,739 (12) | |
| Proxy gender | 0.41 | ||||
| Male | 118 | 25 | 124,579 (23) | 155,882 (27) | |
| Female | 359 | 75 | 420,350 (77) | 423,076 (73) | |
NR = raw N; NW = weighted N.