Table 1.
Demographic and loss‐related characteristics of the sample (N = 474)
| Demographic variables | |
|---|---|
| Gender—valid N (%) | |
| Male | 86 (18.1) |
| Female | 388 (81.9) |
| Age in years—M (SD), range | 54.5 (13.2) 18–89 |
| Education level—valid N (%) | |
| College/university | 259 (54.6) |
| Other | 215 (45.4) |
| Loss characteristics | |
| Time since loss—M (SD), range | 9.6 (9.2) 0–36 |
| Deceased person—valid N (%) | |
| Partner | 211 (44.5) |
| Child | 40 (8.4) |
| Sibling | 24 (5.1) |
| Parent | 173 (36.5) |
| Other | 26 (5.5) |
| Cause of death—valid N (%) | |
| Disease longer than 1 month | 225 (47.5) |
| Disease shorter than 1 month | 41 (8.6) |
| Accident | 12 (2.5) |
| Suicide | 25 (5.3) |
| At birth | 4 (0.8) |
| Unexpected medical cause | 97 (20.5) |
| Other cause | 70 (14.8)a |
| Death—valid N (%) | |
| Non‐violent | 426 (89.9) |
| Violent (suicide, accident, and homicide) | 48 (10.1) |
a
Remarks provided classified 11 answers as violent deaths, of which eight were homicides.