Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney 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 228,437 47,254 61,321 19,707 289,758 66,961
White 88,534 18,148 24,667 7,660 113,201 25,808
African American 80,179 16,056 23,982 7,643 104,161 23,699
Hispanic/Latino 38,488 8,560 8,939 3,089 47,427 11,649
Asian 18,026 3,828 2,812 1,010 20,838 4,838
Other/Multi-race 3,210 662 921 305 4,131 967
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 38.8% 38.4% 40.2% 38.9% 39.1% 38.5%
African American 35.1% 34.0% 39.1% 38.8% 35.9% 35.4%
Hispanic/Latino 16.8% 18.1% 14.6% 15.7% 16.4% 17.4%
Asian 7.9% 8.1% 4.6% 5.1% 7.2% 7.2%
Other/Multi-race 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4%


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

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

(-) = None in category.