Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Who participated in the National End of Life Survey 2023? Of the 9,446 people who were invited to participate in the National End of Life Survey 2023, 4,570 returned a completed questionnaire (48.4% response rate). Of these, 31.7% (n=1,390) were male, 68.0% (n=2,981) were female, with 10 participants answering with ‘Other’ or ‘Prefer not to say’. Over half of participants (59.2%, n=2,593) were aged between 50 and 69 years (Figure 1.3). 12
Age and gender of participants
Figure 1.3
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
68.0%
32.1%
31.7%
27.1%
15.2%
14.6%
6.7%
0.7% 3.1%
0.6%
0.1% 0.2%
18-29 years
30-39 years
40-49 years
50-59 years
60-69 years
70-79 years
80-89 years
90+ years
Male Female Other Prefer not to say
Most participants were adult children of the person who died (53.6%, n=2,409), while approximately a quarter (23.6%, n=1,059) were spouses or partners (Figure 1.4).
Relationship to the person who died
Figure 1.4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
23.6%
Husband/wife/civil partner/partner
Son/daughter
53.6%
8.4%
Brother/sister
1.5%
Parent
Other relative
8.5%
1.4%
Friend/neighbour
Sta in care home
0.1%
3.0%
Other
12 Participants who responded ‘Other’ (0.1% or n=3) or ‘Prefer not to say’ (0.2% or n=7) are not included in Figure 1.3.
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