Table 1.4

Characteristics of Waiting List Patients at End of Year, 1996 to 2005

Ethnicity/Race Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 47,397 53,381 59,862 65,260 71,628 76,893 78,498 81,979 85,610 89,884
White 26,936 30,031 33,770 36,496 39,625 41,802 41,394 42,154 43,155 44,457
African American 13,014 14,430 15,988 17,299 18,844 20,242 21,077 22,210 23,326 24,747
Hispanic/Latino 4,764 5,785 6,565 7,536 8,735 9,942 10,631 11,731 12,811 13,936
Asian 2,142 2,538 2,881 3,273 3,710 4,106 4,458 4,814 5,177 5,585
Other/Multi-race 510 562 617 620 679 734 839 878 1,017 1,120
Unknown 31 35 41 36 35 67 99 192 124 39
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 56.8% 56.3% 56.4% 55.9% 55.3% 54.4% 52.7% 51.4% 50.4% 49.5%
African American 27.5% 27.0% 26.7% 26.5% 26.3% 26.3% 26.9% 27.1% 27.2% 27.5%
Hispanic/Latino 10.1% 10.8% 11.0% 11.5% 12.2% 12.9% 13.5% 14.3% 15.0% 15.5%
Asian 4.5% 4.8% 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 5.3% 5.7% 5.9% 6.0% 6.2%
Other/Multi-race 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%
Unknown 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

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

(-) = None in category.