Table 1 Number and percentage of respondents who reported they had made a will or were considering making a will, and had had conversations with people close to them about end of life-related subjects, by age group
From: Discussing end of life wishes – the impact of community interventions?
Survey item | Age Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 35 (n = 48) | 35 to 44 (n = 51) | 45 to 54 (N = 70) | 55 to 64 (N = 104) | 65 to 74 (N = 147) | Over 75 (n = 76) | All ages (n = 496) | Chi-square test for trend | |
Already has a will | 0 (0%) | 17 (33%) | 35 (50%) | 79 (67%) | 132 (90%) | 73 (95%) | 335 (68%) | P = < 0.001 |
Considering making a will | 27 (58%) | 29 (56%) | 29 (41%) | 20 (19%) | 12 (8%) | 2 (3%) | 119 (24%) | P = < 0.001 |
No will and not considering making one | 21 (42%) | 5 (10%) | 6 (9%) | 5 (5%) | 3 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 42 (8%) | P = < 0.001 |
Discussed own wishes for end of life care | 13 (27%) | 20 (39%) | 37 (52%) | 57 (55%) | 81 (55%) | 44 (60%) | 252/495(51%) | P = < 0.001 |
Discussed own wishes for after death | 15 (31%) | 23 (45%) | 46 (65%) | 66 (64%) | 83 (57%) | 52 (74%) | 285/489(58%) | P = < 0.001 |
Discussed another’s wishes for end of life care | 23 (48%) | 29 (57%) | 43 (61%) | 60 (57%) | 78 (53%) | 30 (42%) | 263/492(54%) | NS |
Discussed another’s wishes for after death | 22 (46%) | 27 (54%) | 48 (69%) | 59 (57%) | 73 (51%) | 25 (36%) | 254/484(53%) | NS |
Comforted somebody who has been bereaved | 45 (94%) | 38 (75%) | 63 (89%) | 95 (91%) | 116 (79%) | 58 (81%) | 415/492(84%) | NS |