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Table 1 Percent of all deaths (n = 326,332) by each covariate. Probability of reporting multiple causes of death given covariate, marginal percent by category, and adjusted odds ratios of reporting multiple causes of death given covariates.

From: Factors associated with reporting multiple causes of death

  

% of death by categories

% with multiple COD by categories

Odds Ratio (95% CI) 1

DEMOGRAPHIC

    

Age

0–24

3.0

61.7

1

 

25–44

4.6

69.0

1.38(1.31–1.45)

 

45–64

13.3

62.1

1.01(0.97,1.06)

 

65–84

47.8

69.4

1.41(1.35,1.47)

 

85+

31.3

71.8

1.58(1.51,1.65)

Sex

Female

50.3

68.6

1

 

Male

49.7

69.3

1.11(1.09,1.13)

Race

White

96.4

68.9

1

 

Black

1.7

67.5

1.15(1.078,1.22)

 

Native American

0.9

74.5

1.54(1.41,1.69)

 

Asian

0.5

65.0

1.04(0.94,1.16)

 

Hispanic

0.5

66.6

1.13(1.01,1.26)

Education 2

High school

32.4

68.1

1

 

Below High School

44.3

71.3

1.03(1.01,1.05)

 

Above High School

23.3

66.6

0.94(0.92,0.96)

Marital Status

Married

41.0

67.4

1

 

Single

12.7

68.0

1.08(1.05,1.11)

 

Widowed

38.5

71.1

1.09(1.07,1.11)

 

Divorced

7.8

68.2

1.12(1.08,1.15)

DEATH RELATED

    

Autopsy

No

77.8

69.0

1

 

Yes

9.4

74.4

1.57(1.52,1.62)

 

Unspecified

12.8

64.7

0.85(0.83,0.87)

Certifier

Physician

82.0

69.2

1

 

Coroner

12.6

70.2

1.23(1.19,1.26)

 

Osteopath

1.4

75.3

1.27(1.183,1.37)

 

Other/Unknown

4.1

57.8

0.61(0.59,0.63)

Disposal method

Burial

76.3

70.1

1

 

Donation

0.3

69.7

1.02(0.89,1.17)

 

Removal

1.5

47.1

0.35(0.33,0.37)

 

Cremation

20.5

66.8

0.94(0.93,0.96)

 

Unknown

1.4

  

Death place

Hospital Inpatient

35.2

73.4

1

 

Residential

19.1

58.7

0.48(0.47,0.49)

 

Nursing home

35.5

70.6

0.77(0.76,0.79)

 

ER

5.5

65.5

0.64(0.61,0.66)

 

Unknown

4.7

  
  1. 1 Odds ratios are odds of having multiple causes of death given particular category as compared to odds in reference category. Odds ratios are obtained from logistic regression and are mutually adjusted for all other variables.
  2. 2Education is listed only for population where age>25.