TABLE 1.
Frequencies and percentages of individuals who died by MAID and individuals who received a MAID prescription
| Characteristics | Category | MAID deaths a | Percentage of deaths | MAID Rx b | Percentage of Rx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 1035 | 53.10% | 2367 | 49.40% |
| Female | 914 | 46.90% | 2252 | 47.00% | |
| Missing | 0 | 0.00% | 172 | 3.60% | |
| Race/ethnicity | Non‐Hispanic white | 1864 | 95.60% | 4244 | 88.60% |
| Non‐white | 85 | 4.40% | 351 | 7.30% | |
| Missing | 0 | 0.00% | 196 | 4.10% | |
| Age | 18–34 | 155 | 8.00% | 194 | 4.00% |
| 35–44 | |||||
| 45–54 | |||||
| 55–64 | 341 | 17.50% | 519 | 10.80% | |
| 65–74 | 598 | 30.70% | |||
| 75–84 | 538 | 27.60% | 2074 | 43.30% | |
| 85+ | 316 | 16.20% | |||
| Missing | 1 | 0.10% | 2004 | 41.80% | |
| Marital status | Single | 157 | 8.10% | 219 | 4.60% |
| Married | 876 | 44.90% | 1294 | 27.00% | |
| Other | 872 | 44.70% | 1216 | 25.40% | |
| Missing | 44 | 2.30% | 2062 | 43.00% | |
| Underlying medical condition | Cancer | 1442 | 74.00% | 3322 | 69.30% |
| Neurological disease | 212 | 10.90% | 522 | 10.90% | |
| Other | 295 | 15.10% | 809 | 16.90% | |
| Missing | 0 | 0.00% | 138 | 2.90% | |
| Insurance status | Public insurance | 1732 | 88.90% | 2980 | 62.20% |
| Private insurance | |||||
| Uninsured | 217 | 11.10% | 569 | 11.90% | |
| Other/Unknown | |||||
| Missing | 0 | 0.00% | 1242 | 25.90% | |
| Family informed | Yes | 1717 | 88.10% | 2910 | 60.70% |
| No | 188 | 9.60% | 184 | 3.80% | |
| Unknown/other | 282 | 5.90% | |||
| Missing | 44 | 2.30% | 1415 | 29.50% | |
| Medication | Sedative | 1311 | 67.30% | 1593 | 33.20% |
| Cardiotonic, opioid, sedative | 572 | 29.30% | 1534 | 32.00% | |
| Other | 22 | 1.10% | 520 | 10.90% | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 195 | 4.10% | |
| Missing | 44 | 2.30% | 949 | 19.80% | |
| Hospice enrollment | Hospice/Palliative care c | 1699 | 87.20% | 3022 | 63.10% |
| Not enrolled | 172 | 8.80% | 318 | 6.60% | |
| Unknown | 34 | 1.70% | 189 | 3.90% | |
| Missing | 44 | 2.30% | 1262 | 26.30% | |
| Location of Ingestion | Home | 1758 | 90.20% | NR | NR |
| Other | 147 | 7.50% | NR | NR | |
| Missing | 44 | 2.30% | NR | NR | |
| Educational attainment | No HS | 511 | 26.20% | 1133 | 23.60% |
| High school/GED | |||||
| Some college | 392 | 20.10% | 3429 | 71.60% | |
| Associate's | |||||
| Bachelor's | 874 | 44.80% | |||
| Master's | |||||
| Doctorate/Professional | 142 | 7.30% | |||
| Unknown | 30 | 1.50% | 34 | 0.70% | |
| Missing | 0 | 0.00% | 195 | 4.10% |
a
Deaths by MAID include data from Oregon, Washington DC, and Hawaii.
b
MAID prescriptions include data from Washington state, California, Colorado, Vermont, New Jersey, and Maine. NR: not reported.
c
Hospice and palliative care, while different services, were presented as a combined category in California's data, thus they were combined to present national trends.