National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.136

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Table 1.136
Percent of hospice patients who received care consistent with patient's wishes, 2005
Population group		Total responses	Percent
Total		52,427	94.5
Age	18-44	4,698	93.3
	45-64	22,945	95.0
	65 and over	18,605	94.4
Race	American Indian/Alaskan Native	334	90.7
	Asian/Pacific Islander	411	81.8
	Black	1,776	89.0
	White	43,403	95.0
	Another race/multiracial	609	88.3
Ethnicity	Hispanic	1091	88.3
	Non-Hispanic, all races	45,138	94.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	42,275	95.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	1,693	89.1
Gender	Male	12,902	95.0
Gender	Female	33,638	94.4
Education	Less than high school	3,802	89.2
	High school graduate	15,364	93.9
	At least some college	26,836	95.7

Source: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Family Evaluation of Hospice Care survey data.