Table 12.1

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year, 1994 to 2003

Lung Waiting List

Race Year
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 1,570 1,861 2,237 2,586 3,058 3,311 3,520 3,685 3,717 3,836
White 1,420 1,698 2,027 2,343 2,752 2,941 3,104 3,233 3,231 3,362
African American 118 138 175 201 260 317 348 375 394 386
Asian 16 13 22 19 27 33 40 42 56 50
Other/Multi-race 13 12 13 23 19 20 28 35 33 38
Unknown 3 - - - - - - - 3 -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 90.4% 91.2% 90.6% 90.6% 90.0% 88.8% 88.2% 87.7% 86.9% 87.6%
African American 7.5% 7.4% 7.8% 7.8% 8.5% 9.6% 9.9% 10.2% 10.6% 10.1%
Asian 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.5% 1.3%
Other/Multi-race 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Unknown 0.2% - - - - - - - 0.1% -

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

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

(-) = None in category.