Table 1.4

Characteristics of Waiting List Patients at End of Year, 1997 to 2006

Ethnicity/Race Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 53,375 59,845 65,231 71,591 76,845 78,419 81,820 85,345 88,961 93,820
White 30,039 33,777 36,495 39,616 41,802 41,394 42,177 43,088 44,029 45,536
African American 14,430 15,987 17,294 18,842 20,247 21,088 22,219 23,280 24,505 26,217
Hispanic/Latino 5,788 6,569 7,537 8,735 9,946 10,632 11,730 12,784 13,777 15,032
Asian 2,542 2,883 3,274 3,709 4,105 4,456 4,810 5,168 5,531 5,864
Other/Multi-race 564 619 622 681 737 843 881 1,022 1,116 1,168
Unknown 12 10 9 8 8 6 3 3 3 3
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 56.3% 56.4% 55.9% 55.3% 54.4% 52.8% 51.5% 50.5% 49.5% 48.5%
African American 27.0% 26.7% 26.5% 26.3% 26.3% 26.9% 27.2% 27.3% 27.5% 27.9%
Hispanic/Latino 10.8% 11.0% 11.6% 12.2% 12.9% 13.6% 14.3% 15.0% 15.5% 16.0%
Asian 4.8% 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 5.3% 5.7% 5.9% 6.1% 6.2% 6.3%
Other/Multi-race 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.