Table 11.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2002 to 2006

Ethnicity/Race Active Inactive All
2002-2006 2006 2002-2006 2006 2002-2006 2006
Total 8,110 1,327 7,962 1,487 16,072 2,814
White 6,038 981 5,862 1,070 11,900 2,051
African American 1,305 234 1,153 223 2,458 457
Hispanic/Latino 578 81 684 140 1,262 221
Asian 140 24 212 41 352 65
Other/Multi-race 49 7 46 12 95 19
Unknown 0 0 5 1 5 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 74.5% 73.9% 73.6% 72.0% 74.0% 72.9%
African American 16.1% 17.6% 14.5% 15.0% 15.3% 16.2%
Hispanic/Latino 7.1% 6.1% 8.6% 9.4% 7.9% 7.9%
Asian 1.7% 1.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2.2% 2.3%
Other/Multi-race 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 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.