Table 3.
Part 2 surrogate decision-maker and patient characteristics (N = 10)
| Characteristic | Surrogates (n = 10) |
Patients (n = 9) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age | ||||
| 64 or younger | 8 | 80 | 3 | 33 |
| 65 or older | 2 | 20 | 6 | 67 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 4 | 40 | 4 | 44 |
| Female | 6 | 60 | 5 | 56 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 8 | 80 | 4 | 44 |
| Black | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Other | 1 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Non-Hispanic | 7 | 70 | 5 | 56 |
| Missing | 3 | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| Religion | ||||
| Christianity | 3 | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| Judaism | 3 | 30 | 2 | 22 |
| Other | 2 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| None | 2 | 20 | 1 | 11 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Education | ||||
| Some high school | 1 | 10 | ||
| High school graduate/GED | 1 | 10 | ||
| Some college | 2 | 20 | ||
| Undergraduate degree | 1 | 10 | ||
| Graduate/professional degree | 5 | 50 | ||
| Relationship to the patient | ||||
| Son/daughter | 6 | 60 | ||
| Spouse/partner | 3 | 30 | ||
| Parent | 1 | 10 | ||
| Any counseling or treatment for emotional problem in the past? | ||||
| Yes | 4 | 40 | ||
| No | 3 | 30 | ||
| Missing | 3 | 30 | ||