Table 1 Demographics of respondents
From: Dying in acute hospitals: voices of bereaved relatives
| Gender (N = 349) | % (N) |
| Male | 25.8% (90) |
| Female | 74.2% (259) |
| Age (N = 350) | % (N) |
| 18–29 years | 0.9% (3) |
| 30–39 year | 5.7% (20) |
| 40–49 years | 18.9% (66) |
| 50–59 years | 31.7% (111) |
| 60–69 years | 16.6% (58) |
| 70–79 years | 16.8% (59) |
| 80 + years | 9.4% (33) |
| Relationship to the deceased (N = 350) | % (N) |
| Children | 41.1% (144) |
| Husband | 22.0% (77) |
| Wife | 12.9% (45) |
| Siblings | 10.9% (38) |
| Other relative or friend | 8.0% (28) |
| Parent | 5.1% (18) |