|
Decedents (n)
|
1316 (100)
|
514 (39.1)
|
297 (22.6)
|
120 (9.1)
|
385 (29.3)
|
|
Sex
§
| | | | | |
|
Female
|
675 (51.3)
|
226 (44.0)
|
135 (45.5)
|
60 (50.0)
|
254 (66.0)
|
|
Age group (years)§
| | | | | |
|
19-64
|
189 (14.4)
|
121 (23.5)
|
40 (13.5)
|
22 (18.3)
|
6 (1.6)
|
|
65-84
|
591 (44.9)
|
256 (49.8)
|
138 (46.5)
|
64 (53.3)
|
133 (34.6)
|
|
85+
|
536 (40.7)
|
137 (26.7)
|
119 (40.1)
|
34 (28.3)
|
246 (63.9)
|
|
Mean age (std)§
|
79.1 (12.8)
|
74.8 (13.1)
|
78.3 (12.8)
|
75.5 (12.6)
|
86.4 (8.6)
|
|
Median (range)
|
81 (19–107)
|
76.5 (19–103)
|
81 (24–107)
|
78 (43–98)
|
87 (28–101)
|
|
Cause of death
§
| | | | | |
|
Cancer
|
501 (38.1)
|
286 (55.8)
|
93 (31.3)
|
84 (70.0)
|
38 (9.9)
|
|
Circulatory system disease
|
319 (24.2)
|
105 (20.5)
|
87 (29.3)
|
18 (15.0)
|
109 (28.3)
|
|
Respiratory system disease
|
129 (9.8)
|
36 (7.0)
|
35 (11.8)
|
7 (5.8)
|
51 (13.3)
|
|
Nervous system/mental and behavioural disorders
|
170 (12.9)
|
30 (5.8)
|
18 (6.1)
|
5 (4.2)
|
117 (30.4)
|
|
Other causes
|
197 (15.0)
|
57 (11.1)
|
64 (21.6)
|
6 (5.0)
|
70 (18.2)
|
|
Cancer cause of death
§
| | | | | |
|
Cancer
|
501 (38.1)
|
286 (55.8)
|
93 (31.4)
|
84 (70.0)
|
38 (9.9)
|
|
Non-cancer
|
813 (61.9)
|
227 (44.3)
|
203 (68.6)
|
36 (30.0)
|
347 (90.1)
|
|
Marital status
§
| | | | | |
|
Married
|
629 (47.8)
|
321 (62.5)
|
142 (47.8)
|
66 (55.0)
|
100 (26.0)
|
|
Divorced/separated
|
92 (7.0)
|
30 (5.8)
|
29 (9.8)
|
9 (7.5)
|
24 (6.2)
|
|
Never married
|
80 (6.1)
|
22 (4.3)
|
22 (7.4)
|
13 (10.8)
|
23 (6.0)
|
|
Widowed
|
515 (39.1)
|
141 (27.4)
|
104 (35.0)
|
32 (26.7)
|
238 (61.8)
|
|
Lived alone
§
| | | | | |
|
Yes
|
229 (17.4)
|
100 (19.5)
|
80 (26.9)
|
32 (26.7)
|
17 (4.4)
|
|
Perceived themselves as a visible minority
*
| | | | | |
|
Yes
|
94 (7.2)
|
30 (5.9)
|
32 (10.8)
|
11 (9.2)
|
21 (5.5)
|
|
No
|
1206 (92.0)
|
479 (93.9)
|
261 (88.2)
|
107 (89.2)
|
359 (93.3)
|
|
Don’t know
|
11 (0.8)
|
1 (0.2)
|
3 (1.0)
|
2 (1.7)
|
5 (1.3)
|
|
Education (highest level completed)§
| | | | | |
|
Completed postsecondary
|
340 (25.8)
|
170 (33.1)
|
71 (23.9)
|
32 (26.7)
|
67 (17.4)
|
|
Some postsecondary
|
166 (12.6)
|
71 (13.8)
|
39 (13.1)
|
16 (13.3)
|
40 (10.4)
|
|
High school
|
217 (16.5)
|
82 (16.0)
|
47 (15.8)
|
21 (17.5)
|
67 (17.4)
|
|
Less than high school
|
562 (42.7)
|
179 (34.8)
|
135 (45.5)
|
49 (40.8)
|
199 (51.7)
|
|
Don’t know
|
31 (2.4)
|
12 (2.3)
|
5 (1.7)
|
2 (1.7)
|
12 (3.1)
|
|
Income (dollars)§
| | | | | |
|
Less than 20,000
|
319 (24.2)
|
76 (14.8)
|
74 (24.9)
|
22 (18.3)
|
147 (38.2)
|
|
20,000 – 29,999
|
291 (22.1)
|
100 (19.5)
|
62 (20.9)
|
33 (27.5)
|
96 (24.9)
|
|
30,000 – 49,999
|
230 (17.5)
|
97 (18.9)
|
58 (19.5)
|
24 (20.0)
|
51 (13.3)
|
|
Greater than 50,000
|
312 (23.7)
|
179 (34.8)
|
66 (22.2)
|
25 (20.8)
|
42 (10.9)
|
|
Don’t know/refused
|
164 (12.5)
|
62 (12.1)
|
37 (12.5)
|
16 (13.3)
|
49 (12.7)
|
|
Aware of own approaching death
§
| | | | | |
|
Yes
|
649 (49.3)
|
320 (62.3)
|
131 (44.1)
|
66 (71.7)
|
112 (29.1)
|
|
No
|
466 (35.4)
|
133 (25.9)
|
122 (41.1)
|
16 (13.3)
|
195 (50.7)
|
|
Not sure
|
201 (15.3)
|
61 (11.9)
|
44 (14.8)
|
18 (15.0)
|
78 (20.3)
|
|
Informant
| | | | | |
|
Sex
†
| | | | | |
|
Female
|
926 (70.4)
|
382 (74.3)
|
217 (73.1)
|
75 (62.5)
|
252 (65.5)
|
|
Age group (years)
| | | | | |
|
19-64
|
717 (54.5)
|
282 (55.0)
|
167 (56.2)
|
61 (50.8)
|
207 (53.8)
|
|
65-84
|
542 (41.2)
|
218 (42.5)
|
114 (38.4)
|
53 (44.2)
|
157 (40.8)
|
|
85+
|
56 (4.3)
|
13 (2.5)
|
16 (5.4)
|
6 (5.0)
|
21 (5.5)
|
|
Mean age (std)
|
63.9 (11.4)
|
63.3 (11.5)
|
64.1 (11.5)
|
63.6 (12.7)
|
64.8 (10.7)
|
|
Median (range)
|
63 (27–96)
|
63 (29–92)
|
63 (27–96)
|
64 (29–91)
|
64 (32–93)
|
|
Relationship to decedent
§
| | | | | |
|
Spouse/partner
|
473 (35.9)
|
262 (51.0)
|
98 (33.0)
|
49 (40.8)
|
64 (16.6)
|
|
Their child
|
638 (48.5)
|
200 (38.9)
|
139 (46.8)
|
44 (36.7)
|
255 (66.2)
|
|
Other
|
205 (15.6)
|
52 (10.1)
|
60 (20.2)
|
27 (22.5)
|
66 (17.1)
|
|
Education (highest level completed)
| | | | | |
|
Completed postsecondary
|
657 (49.9)
|
273 (53.1)
|
140 (47.1)
|
55 (45.8)
|
189 (49.1)
|
|
Some postsecondary
|
247 (18.8)
|
90 (17.5)
|
66 (22.2)
|
24 (20.0)
|
67 (17.4)
|
|
High school
|
234 (17.8)
|
83 (16.2)
|
49 (16.5)
|
20 (16.7)
|
82 (21.3)
|
|
Less than high school
|
175 (13.3)
|
65 (12.7)
|
42 (14.1)
|
21 (17.5)
|
47 (12.2)
|
|
Don’t know/refused
|
3 (0.2)
|
3 (0.6)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Health status
| | | | | |
|
Excellent
|
289 (22.0)
|
104 (20.4)
|
67 (22.0)
|
27 (22.7)
|
91 (23.6)
|
|
Very good
|
525 (40.0)
|
195 (38.2)
|
117 (39.4)
|
48 (40.3)
|
165 (42.9)
|
|
Good
|
344 (26.2)
|
146 (28.6)
|
73 (24.6)
|
30 (25.2)
|
95 (24.7)
|
|
Fair
|
114 (8.7)
|
47 (9.2)
|
30 (10.1)
|
7 (5.9)
|
30 (7.8)
|
|
Poor
|
40 (3.1)
|
19 (3.7)
|
10 (3.4)
|
7 (5.9)
|
4 (1.0)
|
|
Aware of decedent did not have long to live
§
| | | | | |
|
Yes
|
734 (55.8)
|
295 (57.4)
|
145 (48.8)
|
90 (75.0)
|
204 (53.0)
|
|
No
|
339 (25.8)
|
126 (24.5)
|
91 (30.6)
|
13 (10.8)
|
109 (28.3)
|
|
Not sure
|
243 (18.5)
|
93 (18.1)
|
61 (20.5)
|
17 (14.2)
|
72 (18.7)
|
