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Baseline: 4.4 percent of children aged 1 to 6 years had blood lead levels exceeding 10 µg/dl during 1991–94.

Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS.

Children Aged 1 to 6 Years, 1991–94	Children With Blood Lead Levels Greater Than or Equal to 10 µg/dL
	8-11. Residing in All Housing	Residing in Housing Built:
	8-11. Residing in All Housing	Before 1946*	1946 to 1973*	After 1973*
	Percent
TOTAL	4.4	8.6	4.6	1.6
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Black or African American	11.5	22.7	13.2	3.3
White	2.6	6.6	1.9	1.4

Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Mexican American	4.0	13.0	2.3	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	4.2	DNA	DNA	DNA
Black or African American	11.2	21.9	13.7	3.4
White	2.3	5.6	1.4	1.5
Gender
Female	3.3	7.1	2.8	1.5
Male	5.5	9.6	6.6	1.7
Family income level^†
Low	1.9	4.1	2.0	0.4
High	1.0	0.9	2.7	0
Geographic location
Population > 1 million	5.4	11.5	5.8	0.8
Population < 1 million	3.3	5.8	3.1	2.5

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Data for “all houses” are from a separate analysis of NHANES data; data for specific periods of time provided for information purposes.
^†Income categories defined using poverty-income ratio (PIR) (the ratio of total family income to the poverty threshold for the year). Low equals PIR <1.300; middle equals PIR 1.301 – 3.500; high equals PIR >3.501.