Table KI 1.
Demographic characteristics of adults on the kidney transplant waiting list on Decem- ber 31, 2011, December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2021. Candidates waiting for transplant on Decem- ber 31 of the given year, regardless of first listing date. Distance is computed from candidate’s home zip code to the transplant center. Age is determined on December 31 of the year.
| Characteristic | 2011 |
2016 |
2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent | N | Percent | N | Percent | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18-34 years | 9464 | 9.9 | 8841 | 8.5 | 7501 | 7.8 |
| 35-49 | 26429 | 27.7 | 26079 | 25 | 22415 | 23.3 |
| 50-64 | 41372 | 43.4 | 46099 | 44.2 | 41759 | 43.4 |
| 65+ | 18107 | 19 | 23310 | 22.3 | 24455 | 25.4 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 56361 | 59.1 | 63583 | 60.9 | 59527 | 61.9 |
| Female | 39011 | 40.9 | 40746 | 39.1 | 36603 | 38.1 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 36684 | 38.5 | 38273 | 36.7 | 34399 | 35.8 |
| Black | 32538 | 34.1 | 34772 | 33.3 | 30746 | 32 |
| Asian | 7400 | 7.8 | 9404 | 9 | 9566 | 10 |
| Hispanic | 17424 | 18.3 | 20246 | 19.4 | 19757 | 20.6 |
| Other | 1326 | 1.4 | 1634 | 1.6 | 1662 | 1.7 |
| Geography | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 81820 | 85.8 | 90668 | 86.9 | 83598 | 87 |
| Non-metropolitan | 12141 | 12.7 | 12494 | 12 | 11619 | 12.1 |
| Missing | 1411 | 1.5 | 1167 | 1.1 | 913 | 0.9 |
| Miles between candidate to center | ||||||
| <50 miles | 63494 | 66.6 | 68850 | 66 | 63318 | 65.9 |
| 50-<100 | 14226 | 14.9 | 15880 | 15.2 | 15250 | 15.9 |
| 100-<150 | 6822 | 7.2 | 7565 | 7.3 | 6565 | 6.8 |
| 150-<250 | 6234 | 6.5 | 6933 | 6.6 | 5785 | 6 |
| 250+ | 3784 | 4 | 4561 | 4.4 | 4766 | 5 |
| Missing | 812 | 0.9 | 540 | 0.5 | 446 | 0.5 |
| All candidates | ||||||
| All candidates | 95372 | 100 | 104329 | 100 | 96130 | 100 |