Table KI 14. Demographic characteristics of pediatric candidates on the kidney transplant waiting list on December 31, 2006, December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2016.
Candidates aged younger than 18 years waiting for transplant on December 31 of given year, regardless of first listing date; multiple listings are collapsed. Age calculated at snapshot.
| Characteristic | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent | N | Percent | N | Percent | |
| Age | ||||||
| < 1 year | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1–5 years | 109 | 14.9% | 181 | 21.8% | 241 | 24.6% |
| 6–10 years | 133 | 18.2% | 151 | 18.2% | 206 | 21.0% |
| 11–17 years | 484 | 66.3% | 497 | 60.0% | 533 | 54.3% |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 290 | 39.7% | 329 | 39.7% | 384 | 39.1% |
| Male | 440 | 60.3% | 500 | 60.3% | 597 | 60.9% |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 287 | 39.3% | 344 | 41.5% | 410 | 41.8% |
| Black | 179 | 24.5% | 180 | 21.7% | 201 | 20.5% |
| Hispanic | 232 | 31.8% | 263 | 31.7% | 291 | 29.7% |
| Asian | 22 | 3.0% | 30 | 3.6% | 56 | 5.7% |
| Other/unknown | 10 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.4% | 23 | 2.3% |
| All candidates | 730 | 100.0% | 829 | 100.0% | 981 | 100.0% |