This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who knew a lot about hospice care, as of 2016. It was found that 36 percent of respondents reported knowing a lot about hospice care, while 11 percent had never heard the term before.
Percentage of U.S. adults who knew about hospice care as of 2016
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 27, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who knew about hospice care as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/725555/knowledge-of-hospice-care-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults who knew about hospice care as of 2016." Chart. April 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725555/knowledge-of-hospice-care-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who knew about hospice care as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725555/knowledge-of-hospice-care-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Knew about Hospice Care as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725555/knowledge-of-hospice-care-united-states/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults who knew about hospice care as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725555/knowledge-of-hospice-care-united-states/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who knew about hospice care as of 2016 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/725555/knowledge-of-hospice-care-united-states/