Whole sample frequency (%) | ‘Opt in’ group frequency (%) | ‘Opt out’ group frequency (%) | Test statistic andp-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Deceased sex | χ2 =0.03, p-value=0.87 | |||
Male | 617 (43.4) | 310 (43.6) | 307 (43.2) | |
Female | 805 (56.6) | 401 (56.4) | 404 (56.8) | |
Deceased age | t=0.05, p-value= 0.96 | |||
Mean (SD) | 80.3 (13.0) | 80.3 (12.9) | 80.3 (13.0) | |
Cause of death | χ2 =0.08, p-value=0.96 | |||
CVD | 354 (24.9) | 176 (24.8) | 178 (25.0) | |
Cancer | 485 (34.1) | 245 (34.5) | 240 (33.8) | |
Other | 583 (41.0) | 290 (40.8) | 293 (41.2) | |
Place of death | χ2 =0.03, p-value=0.99 | |||
Home | 195 (13.7) | 98 (13.8) | 97 (13.6) | |
Hospital | 725 (51.0) | 361 (50.8) | 364 (51.2) | |
Care Home/Hospice | 502 (35.3) | 252 (35.4) | 250 (35.2) | |
Deprivation quintile | χ2 =2.79, p-value=0.59 | |||
1 (least deprived) | 375 (26.4) | 176 (24.8) | 199 (28.0) | |
2 | 294 (20.7) | 156 (21.9) | 138 (19.4) | |
3 | 371 (26.1) | 187 (26.3) | 184 (25.9) | |
4 | 331 (23.3) | 168 (23.6) | 163 (22.9) | |
5 (most deprived) | 51 (3.6) | 24 (3.4) | 27 (3.8) | |
Respondent sex | χ2 =0.52, p-value=0.47 | |||
Male | 643 (45.2) | 315 (44.6) | 328 (46.5) | |
Female | 768 (54.0) | 391 (55.4) | 377 (53.5) | |
Respondent relation to deceased | χ2 =1.13, p-value=.57 | |||
Spouse/Partner | 207 (14.6) | 110 (16.7) | 97 (14.7) | |
Son/daughter | 775 (54.5) | 380 (57.7) | 395 (60.0) | |
Other | 335 (23.6) | 169 (25.6) | 166 (25.2) |