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Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1999 to 2008

Residency	Year
Residency	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	36,951	39,958	42,219	44,262	45,475	45,290	46,106	47,039	48,677	50,624
U.S. Resident	36,456	39,429	41,708	43,845	45,034	44,899	45,589	46,623	48,207	50,139
Nonresident Alien	359	424	436	368	403	366	400	405	450	471
Unknown	136	105	75	49	38	25	117	11	20	14
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
U.S. Resident	98.7%	98.7%	98.8%	99.1%	99.0%	99.1%	98.9%	99.1%	99.0%	99.0%
Nonresident Alien	1.0%	1.1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%
Unknown	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.

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