This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who would prefer to die at select locations if they had a choice, as of 2016. It was found that 71 percent of respondents preferred to die at home given the choice.
Percentage of U.S. adults who would prefer to die at select locations 2016
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 27, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who would prefer to die at select locations 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/725632/preferred-places-to-die-adults-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults who would prefer to die at select locations 2016." Chart. April 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725632/preferred-places-to-die-adults-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who would prefer to die at select locations 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725632/preferred-places-to-die-adults-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Would Prefer to Die at Select Locations 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725632/preferred-places-to-die-adults-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults who would prefer to die at select locations 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725632/preferred-places-to-die-adults-united-states/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Percentage of U.S. adults who would prefer to die at select locations 2016 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/725632/preferred-places-to-die-adults-united-states/