Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney 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 223,732 46,351 47,606 15,943 271,338 62,294
White 87,419 17,741 19,722 6,440 107,141 24,181
African American 79,436 15,975 18,694 6,147 98,130 22,122
Hispanic/Latino 36,234 8,084 6,466 2,408 42,700 10,492
Asian 17,177 3,830 1,990 713 19,167 4,543
Other/Multi-race 3,058 694 706 233 3,764 927
Unknown 408 27 28 2 436 29
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 39.1% 38.3% 41.4% 40.4% 39.5% 38.8%
African American 35.5% 34.5% 39.3% 38.6% 36.2% 35.5%
Hispanic/Latino 16.2% 17.4% 13.6% 15.1% 15.7% 16.8%
Asian 7.7% 8.3% 4.2% 4.5% 7.1% 7.3%
Other/Multi-race 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5%
Unknown 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%


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

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

(-) = None in category.