Variable | Categories | ID only % (n) | ID+1 or more MCODs % (n) | Test statistic | P value |
ID severity | Mild/moderate | 0.84 (1) | 2.55 (673) | 13.16 | 0.003 |
Severe/profound | 30.25 (36) | 17.88 (4727) | |||
Unspecified | 68.91 (82) | 79.57 (21 036) | |||
Age | 18–29 | 4.20 (5) | 5.92 (1566) | 5.75 | 0.45 |
30–39 | 6.72 (8) | 6.64 (1755) | |||
40–49 | 15.13 (18) | 12.55 (3318) | |||
50–59 | 29.41 (35) | 22.97 (6073) | |||
60–69 | 17.65 (21) | 23.76 (6281) | |||
70–79 | 17.65 (21) | 16.78 (4436) | |||
80–104 | 9.24 (11) | 11.37 (3007) | |||
Sex | Female | 45.38 (54) | 45.54 (12 038) | 0.00 | 0.97 |
Male | 54.62 (65) | 54.46 (14 398) | |||
Race-ethnicity | Non-Hispanic White | 82.35 (98) | 80.03 (21 157) | 6.40 | 0.09 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 15.97 (19) | 12.66 (3348) | |||
Hispanic | 1.68 (2) | 5.48 (1450) | |||
Non-Hispanic other | 0.00 (0) | 1.82 (481) | |||
Place of death | Hospital inpatient | 5.88 (7) | 36.20 (9570) | 50.42 | <0.001 |
Outpatient/ER/DOA | 10.92 (13) | 9.91 (2619) | |||
Home | 26.89 (32) | 15.40 (4071) | |||
Nursing home | 43.70 (52) | 30.65 (8102) | |||
Other/unknown | 12.61 (15) | 7.85 (2074) | |||
Education | 0–8 years | 68.91 (82) | 59.07 (15 616) | 5.32 | 0.07 |
9+ years | 16.81 (20) | 24.98 (6604) | |||
Missing | 14.29 (17) | 15.95 (4216) | |||
Autopsy | Yes | 5.04 (6) | 5.67 (1498) | 1.23 | 0.54 |
No | 84.03 (100) | 86.15 (22 775) | |||
Unknown | 10.92 (13) | 8.18 (2163) | |||
Fiscal support, median | 3.77 (119) | 4.16 (26 436) | 2.38 | 0.12 | |
Certifier | Medical examiner | 8.40 (10) | 3.67 (971) | 28.34 | <0.001 |
Physician | 54.62 (65) | 53.12 (14 043) | |||
Coroner | 1.68 (2) | 1.31 (347) | |||
Medical examiner/coroner | 10.08 (12) | 3.42 (903) | |||
Physician extender | 10.08 (12) | 17.66 (4668) | |||
Unknown | 15.13 (18) | 20.82 (5504) | |||
Year of death, median | 2010 (119) | 2010 (26 436) | 0.50 | 0.48 |
Mann Whitney used for state funding and year of death; χ2 test used for all other variables. Fisher’s exact test used for ID severity and race-ethnicity.
DOA, dead on arrival; ER, emergency room; ID, intellectual disability; MCODs, multiple causes of death.