Table 1 Distribution of place of death for US older adults who died from dementia in 2000 and 2014, n(%)
2000 | 2014 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decedent’s home | Hospital | Nursing home / long term care | Other | Decedent’s home | Hospital | Nursing home / long term care | Other | |
All deaths | 9375 (12.4) | 11,801 (15.6) | 51,209 (67.9) | 3057 (4.1) | 46,802 (21.0) | 21,626 (9.7) | 123,981 (55.6) | 30,602 (13.7) |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 2704 (12.3) | 4949 (22.6) | 13,341 (60.9) | 925 (4.2) | 14,894 (21.3) | 9106 (13.0) | 35,622 (51.0) | 10,290 (14.7) |
Female | 6671 (12.5) | 6852 (12.8) | 37,868 (70.8) | 2132 (4.0) | 31,908 (20.8) | 12,520 (8.2) | 88,359 (57.8) | 20,312 (13.3) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
non-Hispanic White | 8142 (11.8) | 9799 (14.2) | 48,174 (69.9) | 2818 (4.1) | 37,093 (19.4) | 16,390 (8.6) | 111,365 (58.2) | 26,424 (13.8) |
non-Hispanic Black | 710 (16.8) | 1345 (31.8) | 2041 (48.2) | 139 (3.3) | 4808 (28.3) | 2931 (17.3) | 7188 (42.4) | 2045 (12.0) |
non-Hispanic Other | 116 (18.2) | 188 (29.4) | 301 (47.1) | 34 (5.3) | 1290 (29.3) | 715 (16.3) | 1850 (42.1) | 544 (12.4) |
Hispanic | 407 (24.9) | 469 (28.7) | 693 (42.4) | 66 (4.0) | 3611 (34.8) | 1590 (15.3) | 3578 (34.5) | 1589 (15.3) |
Age group | ||||||||
65–74 years | 839 (17.6) | 1057 (22.2) | 2665 (56.0) | 194 (4.1) | 2864 (23.6) | 1666 (13.7) | 5879 (48.5) | 1717 (14.2) |
75–84 years | 3512 (14.2) | 4502 (18.2) | 15,641 (63.2) | 1084 (4.4) | 13,020 (22.6) | 6567 (11.4) | 29,872 (51.9) | 8132 (14.1) |
85 years and over | 5024 (10.9) | 6242 (13.6) | 32,903 (71.6) | 1779 (3.9) | 30,918 (20.2) | 13,393 (8.7) | 88,230 (57.6) | 20,753 (13.5) |
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 317 (7.8) | 612 (15.1) | 3008 (74.0) | 128 (3.1) | 1345 (13.3) | 1159 (11.5) | 6542 (64.6) | 1076 (10.6) |
Married | 3466 (16.9) | 4156 (20.3) | 11,973 (58.5) | 859 (4.2) | 16,208 (27.7) | 6822 (11.6) | 27,109 (46.3) | 8462 (14.4) |
Widowed/Divorced | 5592 (11.0) | 7033 (13.8) | 36,228 (71.1) | 2070 (4.1) | 29,249 (19.0) | 13,645 (8.8) | 90,330 (58.5) | 21,064 (13.7) |
Education attainment | ||||||||
High School or Less | 6645 (11.9) | 8950 (16.0) | 38,369 (68.5) | 2038 (3.6) | 31,052 (20.4) | 15,231 (10.0) | 86,124 (56.7) | 19,598 (12.9) |
Some College or College Degree | 2159 (13.6) | 2303 (14.5) | 10,612 (66.8) | 820 (5.2) | 12,542 (21.8) | 5142 (9.0) | 30,933 (53.9) | 8797 (15.3) |
Advanced Degree | 571 (16.1) | 548 (15.5) | 2228 (62.8) | 199 (5.6) | 3208 (23.6) | 1253 (9.2) | 6924 (50.9) | 2207 (16.2) |