Table 2.11

Living Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Lung Lobe Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 38 53 58 36 49 25 29 28 2 5
White 33 48 52 31 44 24 26 26 2 3
African American 1 - 2 - - - - - - -
Hispanic/Latino 4 5 3 5 5 1 3 2 - 2
Asian - - 1 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 86.8% 90.6% 89.7% 86.1% 89.8% 96.0% 89.7% 92.9% 100.0% 60.0%
African American 2.6% - 3.4% - - - - - - -
Hispanic/Latino 10.5% 9.4% 5.2% 13.9% 10.2% 4.0% 10.3% 7.1% - 40.0%
Asian - - 1.7% - - - - - - -


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Living donor ages reported as 10 years or less are included in Unknown, accounting for about 0.02 percent of the data.