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Table 1 Characteristics of the 810 patients from primary care practices

From: Exploring patient-reported barriers to advance care planning in family practice

Characteristic

N (%)

Age, years, mean ± SD (minimum to maximum)

66 ± 10 (50 to 95)

Sex

 Female

450 (55.6)

Marital status

 Married or living as married

558 (69.0)

 Widowed

100 (12.4)

 Never married, divorced

151 (18.7)

Lives alone

179 (22.1)

Urban residence (self-defined)

718 (89.1)

Highest level of education

 Some or completed post-secondary

500 (61.9)

Spirituality or religion very or extremely important

365 (45.2)

Identifies with formal religious group or practice

 Protestant

295 (36.6)

 Catholic

194 (24.1)

 Other

136 (16.9)

 None

180 (22.4)