Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Participants
Variable | Totals (N = 500, %) |
|---|---|
Age (50–95) | 67 (10) (mean, SD) |
Sex | |
 Female | 270 (54) |
 Male | 230 (46) |
Illness* | |
 Cancer | 206 (41) |
 End-stage renal disease | 101 (20) |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 135 (27) |
 Congestive heart failure | 125 (25) |
Comorbid (two or more of above Illnesses) | |
 Yes | 63 (13) |
 No | 437 (87) |
Race (4 Refused) | |
 White | 294 (59) |
 Black | 147 (29) |
 Other | 44 (9) |
 Multiple races | 11 (2) |
Ethnicity (5 Refused) | |
 Hispanic | 54 (11) |
 Non-Hispanic | 441 (88) |
Functional Status (2 Refused) | |
 Disabled | 35 (7) |
 Requires considerable assistance | 83 (17) |
 Requires occasional assistance | 137 (27) |
 Cares for self, unable to do normal activity | 107 (21) |
 Normal activity | 136 (27) |
Primary Language | |
 English | 489 (98) |
 Spanish | 11 (2) |
Income (30 Refused, 53 Don’t Know) | |
 Less than $25 K | 191 (38) |
 $25 K - $49,999 K | 101 (20) |
 $50 K - $99,999 K | 69 (14) |
 $100 K or more | 56 (11) |
Education Level (1 missing, 15 Refused) | |
  < High school degree | 75 (15) |
 High school degree | 127 (25) |
 Some college/AA degree | 144 (29) |
 College degree or > | 138 (28) |
Marital Status (4 Refused, 1 Other) | |
 Married | 180 (36) |
 Never married | 111 (22) |
 Widow (er) | 83 (17) |
 Separated | 24 (5) |
 Divorced | 77 (15) |
 Living with a partner | 20 (4) |
Residence type | |
 Apartment, elevator | 125 (25) |
 Apartment, no elevator | 79 (16) |
 Private home with stairs | 194 (39) |
 Private home with no stairs | 81 (16) |
 Other | 21 (4) |
Insurance Type (can have multiple) | |
 Employer | 49 (10) |
 Purchased | 13 (3) |
 Medicare | 158 (32) |
 Medicaid | 65 (13) |
 Veterans Affairs | 3 (1) |
 Other | 18 (4) |
 Dual eligible Medicare/Medicaid | 89 (18) |
 Dual eligible (any other than Medicare/Medicaid) | 105 (21) |
Religion (11 Refused) | |
 Do not practice/believe | 138 (28) |
 Catholic | 119 (24) |
 Other | 115 (23) |
 Protestant | 96 (19) |
 Jewish | 21 (4) |
Born in US (1 Refused) | |
 Yes | 447 (89) |
 No | 52 (10) |
Has primary family caregiver | |
 Yes | 250 (50) |
 No | 250 (50) |
Hospital setting | |
 Urban | 346 (69) |
 Suburban | 154 (31) |