Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2000 to 2004

Ethnicity/Race Active Inactive All
2000-2004 2004 2000-2004 2004 2000-2004 2004
Total 217,915 45,676 36,590 12,234 254,505 57,910
White 86,579 17,570 15,568 4,872 102,147 22,442
African American 78,187 15,975 14,429 4,831 92,616 20,806
Hispanic/Latino 33,886 7,784 4,566 1,784 38,452 9,568
Asian 16,098 3,649 1,457 568 17,555 4,217
Other/Multi-race 2,849 674 555 174 3,404 848
Unknown 316 24 15 5 331 29
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 39.7% 38.5% 42.5% 39.8% 40.1% 38.8%
African American 35.9% 35.0% 39.4% 39.5% 36.4% 35.9%
Hispanic/Latino 15.6% 17.0% 12.5% 14.6% 15.1% 16.5%
Asian 7.4% 8.0% 4.0% 4.6% 6.9% 7.3%
Other/Multi-race 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.5%
Unknown 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

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

(-) = None in category.