Table 2 Characteristics of responders in the ‘opt in’ and ‘opt out’ groups
‘Opt in’ group responders frequency (%) | ‘Opt out’ group responders frequency (%) | Test statistic and p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Deceased sex | χ2 =0.10, p-value=0.75 | ||
Male | 72 (41.4) | 106 (39.8) | |
Female | 102 (58.6) | 160 (60.2) | |
Deceased age | t=0.31, p-value=0.75 | ||
Mean (SD) | 80.7 (11.7) | 81.1 (12.8) | |
Cause of death | χ2 = 0.99, p-value=0.61 | ||
CVD | 45 (26.0) | 61 (23.0) | |
Cancer | 69 (39.9) | 102 (38.5) | |
Other | 59 (34.1) | 102 (38.5) | |
Place of death | χ2 =0.27, p-value=0.87 | ||
Home | 29 (16.7) | 47 (17.7) | |
Hospital | 74 (42.5) | 117 (44.0) | |
Care Home/Hospice | 71 (40.8) | 102 (38.3) | |
Deprivation quintile | χ2 =3.57, p-value=0.47 | ||
1 (least deprived) | 52 (30.1) | 68 (25.7) | |
2 | 40 (23.1) | 57 (21.5) | |
3 | 44 (25.4) | 82 (30.9) | |
4 | 34 (19.7) | 48 (18.1) | |
5 (most deprived) | 3 (1.7) | 10 (3.8) | |
Respondent sex | χ2 =0.82, p-value=0.37 | ||
Male | 52 (31.7) | 89 (36.0) | |
Female | 112 (68.3) | 158 (64.0) | |
Respondent relation to deceased | χ2 =0.59, p-value=0.74 | ||
Spouse/Partner | 42 (25.6) | 64 (25.3) | |
Son/daughter | 93 (56.7) | 151 (59.7) | |
Other | 29 (17.7) | 38 (15.0) |