Table 2

Time trends in place of death (%)*

Date of deathHospitalHomeHospiceOtherTotal
*Information on 17 deaths insufficient to allow classification.
Death in hospital v elsewhere: χ2 test for trend=0.36, p=0.549.
Death at home v elsewhere: χ2 test for trend=0.21, p=0.649.
August 1985–867 (64.5)23 (22.1)6 (5.8)8 (7.7)104
August 1988–9189 (69.0)31 (24.0)5 (3.9)4 (3.1)129
August 1991–468 (58.6)32 (27.6)8 (6.9)8 (6.9)116
August 1994–770 (66.7)27 (25.7)5 (4.8)3 (2.9)105
August 1997–200066 (61.8)26 (24.3)14 (13.1)1 (0.9)107
Total360 (64.1)139 (24.8)38 (6.8)24 (4.3)561