1. Support for Donation Increasing
39.4%
Strongly Support
Donation
48.8%
Strongly Support
Donation
2005
2012
‘strong support’ is highest among women, whites and Native Americans; lowest among 66+ and those with high school or less education

2. Increase in number of non-registered people willing to join state registry
38.9%
Willing to Join
60.1%
Willing to Join
2005
2012

3. U.S. transplant system uses a fair approach to distribute organs
64.6%
Agree or Strongly Agree
Respondents age 66+ were least likely to agree

4. Life expectancy should be considered in the matching process
52.2%
Support

5. of non-registered donors would prefer
Organs should go to most medically urgent patients (regardless of geography)
81.7%
of non-registered donors would prefer

6. Majority willing to donate hands and face
80.3%
58.2%
HANDS
FACE

7. Willing to donate hands and face (by age)
VERY
WILLILNG
SOMEWHAT
WILLING
TOTAL
18–34
25.1%
25.8%
50.9%
35–54
34.3%
26.2%
60.5%
55–65
35.6%
29.0%
64.6%
66+
34.4%
26.4%
60.8%

8. Other Key Findings
51% would support presumed consent (10% increase from 2005)
25% said they would be more likely to donate with financial incentive (8% increase from 2005)
64% said financial incentive would not affect their decision to donate

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