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 |
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.
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