Table 3.
Cancer Decedent Characteristics
|
Cancer Decedents N = 2,172 |
Analyzed Sample of Cancer Decedents n = 983 |
|
|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Age | 76 (10.1) | 76 (10.2) |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age range | ||
| 64 or less | 307 (14.1) | 144 (14.6) |
| 65 or more | 1865 (85.9) | 839 (85.4) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 996 (45.9) | 509 (51.8) |
| Female | 1174 (54.1) | 474 (48.2) |
| Race | ||
| White/Caucasian | 1537 (70.8) | 789 (80.3) |
| Non-White/Caucasian | 581 (26.7) | 191 (19.4) |
| Hispanicity | ||
| Hispanic | 149 (6.9) | 57 (5.8) |
| Non-Hispanic | 1967 (90.6) | 925 (94.1) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 944 (43.5) | 406 (41.3) |
| Not married | 877 (40.3) | 422 (42.9) |
| Education (in years) | ||
| 0 | 13 (0.6) | 6 (0.6) |
| 1-11 | 546 (25.1) | 295 (30) |
| 12 (High school) | 758 (34.9) | 311 (31.6) |
| 13-15 | 407 (18.7) | 199 (20.3) |
| 16 (College graduate) | 193 (8.9) | 87 (8.9) |
| 17 or more | 200 (9.2) | 79 (8) |
| Religious service attendance | ||
| Some religious service attendance | 1246 (57.4) | 565 (57.5) |
| No religious service attendance | 875 (40.3) | 393 (40) |
| Caregiver relationship to decedent | ||
| Spouse/Partner | 947 (43.6) | 385 (39.2) |
| Child | 867 (39.9) | 453 (46.1) |
| Other | 358 (16.5) | 145 (14.8) |
| Duration of final illness | ||
| One or two hours (no warning) | 25 (1.2) | 9 (.9) |
| Less than a day | 53 (2.4) | 21 (2.1) |
| Less than a week | 171 (7.9) | 92 (9.4) |
| Less than a month | 327 (15.1) | 171 (17.4) |
| Less than a year | 898 (41.3) | 407 (41.4) |
| More than a year | 677 (31.2) | 275 (28) |
| Advance care planning by component | ||
| Completed a living will | 1022 (47.1) | 501 (51) |
| Designated a healthcare surrogate | 1236 (56.9) | 617 (62.8) |
| Participated in end-of-life discussion | 1338 (61.6) | 677 (68.9) |