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Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Ethnicity/Race Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 2,485 2,419 2,281 2,315 2,165 1,054 1,033 1,006 1,091 1,198
White 2,101 2,025 1,899 1,938 1,803 902 883 839 892 968
African American 241 240 222 217 213 78 84 92 111 127
Other/Multi-race 5 6 8 12 12 10 6 6 6 10
Asian 35 35 41 32 23 14 12 15 15 21
Hispanic/Latino 103 113 108 116 114 50 48 54 67 72
Unknown - - 3 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 84.5% 83.7% 83.3% 83.7% 83.3% 85.6% 85.5% 83.4% 81.8% 80.8%
African American 9.7% 9.9% 9.7% 9.4% 9.8% 7.4% 8.1% 9.1% 10.2% 10.6%
Other/Multi-race 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.8%
Asian 1.4% 1.4% 1.8% 1.4% 1.1% 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 1.4% 1.8%
Hispanic/Latino 4.1% 4.7% 4.7% 5.0% 5.3% 4.7% 4.6% 5.4% 6.1% 6.0%
Unknown - - 0.1% - - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.