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Table 1 Characteristics of Participants (n = 1114)

From: Advance directives and end-of-life care preferences among adults in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study

Sociodemographic factors

n (%)

Age*

 18–44

468 (42.0)

 45–59

426 (38.2)

 >60

220 (19.7)

sex

 male

387 (34.7)

 female

727 (65.3)

education

 high school and below

354 (31.8)

 associate’s degree

321 (28.8)

 bachelor degree and above

439 (39.4)

religious belief

 No religious belief

1006 (90.3)

 Catholic/Christian/Buddhist/Taoist

108 (9.7)

marital status

 single

77 (6.9)

 widowed/divorced/separated

95 (8.5)

 cohabitation/married

942 (84.6)

house type

 private house

895 (80.3)

 public house/rented house/others

219 (19.7)

occupation

 medical related job

76 (6.8)

 Non-medical related job

1038 (93.2)

Economic level

 can’t make ends meet/not enough

188 (16.9)

 enough/more than enough

926 (83.1)

medical insurance

 No

352 (31.6)

 Yes

762 (68.4)

Social pension

 No

836 (75.0)

 Yes

278 (25.0)

main breadwinner of the family

 myself

519 (46.6)

 spouse/son/daughter/parents/others

595 (53.4)

chronic disease

 yes

282 (25.3)

 no

832 (74.7)

terminally ill

 yes

16 (1.4)

 no

1098 (98.6)

self-rated health

 very good/good

452 (40.6)

 very bad/bad

662 (59.4)

Be the main care giver of family members with chronic disease

 no family members with chronic disease

601 (53.9)

 yes

513 (46.1)

be the main care giver of family members with terminal disease

 no family members with terminal disease

948 (85.1)

 yes

166 (14.9)

  1. *Mean: 48.03, SD 12.459