Table 2.
Demographic Information (Donor-level information in 2007)
| Number of Unique Donors (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 715,311 (100%) | ||
| Blood Center | ||
| A | 98,104 (13.7) | |
| B | 69,350 (9.7) | |
| C | 178,747 (25.0) | |
| D | 51,204 (7.2) | |
| E | 87,777 (12.3) | |
| F | 230,129 (32.2) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 338,045 (47.3) | |
| Female | 377,266 (52.7) | |
| Age (in years) | Male | Female |
| <18 yrs | 29,423 (8.7) | 38,015 (10.1) |
| 18–20 | 35,780 (10.6) | 42,239 (11.2) |
| 21–30 | 43,418 (12.8) | 58,027 (15.4) |
| 31–40 | 47,783 (14.1) | 56,407 (15.0) |
| 41–50 | 73,760 (21.8) | 82,391 (21.8) |
| 51–60 | 67,887 (20.1) | 67,356 (17.8) |
| 61–70 | 29,914 (8.8) | 25,319 (6.7) |
| 71–80 | 8,982 (2.7) | 6,721 (1.8) |
| 81+ | 1,098 (0.3) | 791 (0.2) |
| Race/Ethnicity | Male | Female |
| White | 293,000 (86.7) | 318,561 (84.4) |
| Asian | 8,364 (2.5) | 7,795 (2.1) |
| Black | 15,709 (4.6) | 24,934 (6.6) |
| Hispanic | 11,474 (3.4) | 14,660 (3.9) |
| Other | 5,653 (1.7) | 6,704 (1.8) |
| Missing | 3,845 (1.1) | 4,612 (1.2) |
| Education (among 21+ yr olds) | ||
| < High School | 10,208 (1.8) | |
| ≥ High School | 539,839 (94.7) | |
| Missing | 19,807 (3.5) | |
| Individual Donor Activity | ||
| Donors with no low hemoglobin deferrals | 618,818 (86.5) | |
| •Whole Blood Donation(s) only | 605,998 (84.7) | |
| •Platelet Donation(s) only | 9,813 (1.4) | |
| •Whole Blood & Platelet Donation(s) | 3,007 (0.4) | |
| Donors with low hemoglobin deferrals | 96,493 (13.5) | |
| •with other Donation(s)* in 2007 | 47,956 (6.7) | |
| •no donations in previous 12 months and no other donations in 2007 | 38,210 (5.4) | |
| •some donations in previous 12 months but no other donations in 2007 | 10,327 (1.4) | |
*
"with other Donation(s)" includes donors who had at least one successful platelet and/or whole blood donation in 2007.