Frequency of choices for a substitute decision maker
| Substitute decision maker | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Father | Mother | Sister | Brother | Other | Eldest child | Other children | Close friend | |||
| Patient | Female | Single | – | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – |
| – | 5.5% | 27.8 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% | – | – | – | |||
| Married | 41 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | – | ||
| 54.7% | 1.3% | 8% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 8% | – | |||
| Male | Single | – | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 3 | |
| – | 36% | 12% | 8% | 28% | 4% | – | – | 12% | |||
| Married | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 46.7% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 15.6% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 3.9% | 1.3% | |||
| Over 65 years old | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | ||
| 8.3% | – | – | – | 16.7% | 16.7% | 25% | 33.3% | – | |||
| Total | 77 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 38.5% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 6% | 14.5% | 9.5% | 8% | 4.5% | 2% | |||