Table 12.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2001 to 2005

Ethnicity/Race Active Inactive All
2001-2005 2005 2001-2005 2005 2001-2005 2005
Total 10,230 1,053 7,922 2,086 18,152 3,139
White 8,553 899 6,499 1,704 15,052 2,603
African American 978 79 855 217 1,833 296
Hispanic/Latino 504 51 389 112 893 163
Asian 143 13 158 45 301 58
Other/Multi-race 47 10 21 8 68 18
Unknown 5 1 0 0 5 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 83.6% 85.4% 82.0% 81.7% 82.9% 82.9%
African American 9.6% 7.5% 10.8% 10.4% 10.1% 9.4%
Hispanic/Latino 4.9% 4.8% 4.9% 5.4% 4.9% 5.2%
Asian 1.4% 1.2% 2.0% 2.2% 1.7% 1.8%
Other/Multi-race 0.5% 0.9% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.6%
Unknown 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


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

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

(-) = None in category.