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. 2021 Nov 1;7:23779608211051824. doi: 10.1177/23779608211051824

Table 1.

Characteristics of Residents and Family Members.

Decision-Making Residents (DMR)
(n = 55)
Family Members Paired with Decision-Making Residents (FAM-DM)
(n = 11)
Family Members Paired with Non-Decision-Making Residents (FAM-NDM)
(n = 24)
N % N % N %
Gender Identity 55 100% 11 100% 24 100%
Male 26 47% 4 36% 8 33%
Female 29 53% 7 64% 16 67%
Other or Prefer Not to Say 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Relationship to Resident N/A 11 100% 24 100%
Spouse 2 18% 6 25%
Child 7 64% 16 67%
Niece/nephew 0 0% 1 4%
Sibling 2 18% 0 0%
Friend 0 0% 1 4%
Marital Status 55 100% 11 100% 24 100%
Never Married 10 18% 1 9% 4 17%
Married/Common-law 12 22% 9 82% 13 54%
Widowed 23 42% 0 0% 0 0%
Divorced/separated 9 16% 1 9% 7 29%
Prefer not to answer 1 2% 0 0% 0 0%
Education 55 100% 11 100% 24 100%
No high school 19 35% 1 9% 4 17%
High school 7 13% 3 27% 3 13%
Trade/Apprenticeship 3 5% 0 0% 0 0%
College 8 15% 1 9% 2 8%
Bachelor's 11 20% 3 27% 11 46%
Post-Grad/Professional Degree 7 13% 3 27% 4 17%
Ethnicity 60a 100% 12b 100% 26c 100%
White 38 63% 11 92% 21 88%
Chinese 3 5% 0 0% 0 0%
South Asian 0 0% 0 0% 2 8%
Black 1 2% 0 0% 0 0%
Filipino 1 2% 0 0% 2 8%
North American Indian 3 5% 0 0% 0 0%
Jewish 3 5% 0 0% 0 0%
Other 11d 18% 1e 8% 1f 4%
Religion 547g 100% 11 100% 25g h 100%
Roman Catholic 12 22% 2 18% 12 48%
United Church 5 9% 1 9% 3 12%
Anglican 2 4% 0 0% 0 0%
Protestanth 16 30% 3 27% 5 20%
Presbyterian 2 4% 0 0% 0 0%
Lutheran 0 0% 0 0% 2 8%
Baptist 2 4% 1 9% 0 0%
Eastern Orthodox 0 0% 0 0% 1 4%
Jewish 7 13% 2 18% 3 12%
Jehovah's Witness 1 2% 0 0% 0 0%
No Religion 10 19% 4 36% 3 12%
Christian 3 5% 0 0% 1 4%
Other 6i 11% 0 0% 1j 4%
Sexual Orientation 55 100% 11 100% 24 100%
Straight or Heterosexual 53 96% 11 100% 24 100%
Other 1 2% 0 0% 0 0%
Prefer Not to Answer 1 2% 0 0% 0 0%
CHESS Score 55 100% N/A N/A
0 30 55%
1 22 40%
2 2 4%
3 1 2%
a

5 of 55 participants entered 2 ethnicities.

b

1 of 11 individuals entered 2 ethnicities.

c

2 of 24 individuals entered 2 ethnicities.

d

African, Creole, East Indian, Eastern European, Egyptian, French, German/Canadian, Iran, Israel, Trinidad, West Indian.

e

North African Spanish.

f

Jewish/Polish.

g1 of 55 individuals has missing data, 1 entered 2 religions, and 1 entered 3 religions.

g h

1 of 24 individuals entered 2 religions.

h

Protestant Religions: Anglican, Associated Gospel, Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Church.

i

Associated Gospel, Catholic, Christian Orthodox, Jehovah's Witness, Longhouse, Mormon Latter-Day Saints, Self-realization fellowship, Zoroastrianism.

j

Eastern Orthodox.