There was no significant relationship between the number of physician contacts in the last year and wanting to be told all details. There was a statistically significant relationship (p=.0001) between wanting family members to know one's exact condition and patient age. Of those over 60 years old, 94% want family to know details, compared to only 68% of those aged 18 to 30. Intermediate ages had intermediate results ranging from 73% to 88%. Logistic regression analysis confirmed that neither education nor income were related (not significant at p