4-5

Baseline: 20 percent of newly diagnosed treated chronic kidney failure patients under age 70 years were registered on the waiting list in 1994–96.

Dialysis Patients Under Age 70 Years, 1994–96	Transplant Waiting List
Dialysis Patients Under Age 70 Years, 1994–96	Percent
TOTAL	20
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	2
Asian or Pacific Islander	4
Asian	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC
Black or African American	29
White	65

Hispanic or Latino	12
Not Hispanic or Latino	DNA
Black or African American	DNA
White	DNA
Gender
Female	40
Male	60
Family income level
Poor	DNC
Near Poor	DNC
Middle/high income	DNC
Select populations
Age groups
Under 20 years	3
20 to 39 years	31
40 to 59 years	51
60 to 69 years	15

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.


4-5.		Increase the proportion of dialysis patients registered on the waiting list for transplantation.