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Tables
- Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample by Those Who Do and Do Not Know What a Chaplain Is
Characteristics Full Sample (n = 1020) Do Not Know What a Chaplain Is (n = 138) Do Know What a Chaplain Is (n = 880) P Value No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) Age, mean years* (SD) 47.6 (17.3) 37.7 (17) 49.6 (16.6) <.0001 Sex (female, %)** 525 (51) 67 (7) 458 (45) .007 Race and ethnicity** <.001 Non-Hispanic White 648 (64) 81 (8) 563 (55) Non-Hispanic Black 121 (12) 16 (2) 105 (10) Hispanic 165 (16) 40 (4) 125 (12) Other/mixed 86 (8) 23 (3) 62 (6) Marital status** .001 Married Partner 653 (64) 99 (10) 554 (55) Widowed 41 (4) 41 (4) Divorced/separated 116 (11) 12 (2) 104 (10) Never married 210 (21) 50 (5) 157 (15) Income status** .29 <$5,000–$39,999 267 (26) 49 (5) 219 (22) $40,000–$74,999 246 (24) 39 (4) 205 (20) $75,000–$124,999 244 (24) 30 (3) 214 (21) >$125,000 263 (26) 42 (4) 220 (22) Education** .01 Less than high school 89 (9) 24 (2) 65 (6) High school 313 (31) 50 (5) 263 (26) Some college 288 (28) 36 (4) 249 (24) Bachelor's degree or higher 330 (32) 50 (35) 279 (27) US region** .8 Northeast 181 (18) 28 (3) 154 (15) Midwest 212 (21) 34 (3) 177 (17) South 385 (38) 56 (5) 325 (32) West 242 (23) 42 (4) 199 (20) National estimates based on complex survey design using mean or count.
Statistical tests were completed using t test* and χ2 tests**.
SD, standard deviation.
- Table 2.
Population Preference for Types of Services Chaplains Provide by Outpatient and Inpatient Setting
Outpatient No. (%) Inpatient No. (%) Yes Unsure No Yes Unsure No Incorporate your faith and cultural traditions into your care in a way that is personally meaningful 271 (27) 166 (16) 577 (57) 314 (32) 151 (15) 541 (54) Explore your spiritual and/or religious concerns 170 (17) 140 (14) 701 (69) 206 (21) 135 (13) 663 (66) Help you stay connected to what you find most meaningful in your life (such as relationships, important communities and/or groups) 297 (29) 166 (16) 549 (54) 339 (34) 142 (14) 520 (52) Help connect you to resources for personal strength and resilience 374 (37) 156 (15) 479 (47) 393 (39) 142 (14) 468 (47) Help find resources for spiritual coping 178 (18) 150 (15) 684 (68) 225 (22) 152 (15) 627 (62) Explore your values as it relates to treatment decisions 505 (50) 150 (15) 351 (35) 554 (55) 118 (12) 329 (33) Discuss what is most important to you in the event of a life-threatening illness or injury 557 (55) 134 (13) 322 (32) 573 (59) 118 (12) 314 (31) Help you reflect on the meaning of your life and future hopes and goals 225 (22) 157 (16) 629 (62) 242 (24) 151 (15) 609 (61) Help navigate interpersonal conflict 196 (19) 194 (19) 621 (61) 235 (23) 163 (16) 604 (60) Help you with end-of-life planning 338 (34) 184 (18) 487 (48) 415 (41) 166 (16) 424 (42)
