Do US Ambient Air Lead Levels Have a Significant Impact on Childhood Blood Lead Levels: Results of a National Study

Table 1

Percentage of children with BLL ≥ 10 μg/dL by state and year, 2000–2006.*

State	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	Universal testing
US	1.55	1.39	1.32	1.07	0.97	0.75	0.70
AZ	2.29	2.13	4.95	1.25	0.47	—	—	Targeted
CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Mandatory
CT	4.50	4.20	3.95	3.90	3.27	2.99	2.45	Mandatory
FL	0.96	0.86	0.50	0.36	0.30	—	—	Targeted
GA	0.76	0.62	0.53	0.31	0.22	0.18	—	Targeted
IA	2.21	1.98	1.87	1.69	1.53	1.12	0.89	Mandatory
IL	8.89	6.75	5.00	4.26	3.52	—	—	Targeted
KS	2.50	1.64	1.10	1.03	1.21	0.62	0.46	Mandatory
KY	0.42	0.57	0.59	0.39	0.41	0.30	0.53	Targeted
LA	—	—	1.09	0.78	0.46	0.37	0.42	Mandatory
MD	1.98	1.20	0.98	0.77	0.54	0.32	0.23	Targeted
ME	2.13	1.91	1.74	1.62	1.80	1.30	—	Targeted
MA	—	—	1.13	1.05	0.92	0.83	0.66	Mandatory
MI	4.06	2.91	2.27	1.89	1.65	1.16	0.98	Targeted
MS	1.88	1.21	0.93	0.78	0.67	0.59	0.54	Targeted
MO	2.27	1.92	1.64	1.40	1.08	0.92	0.89	Targeted
NH	2.10	2.27	2.18	1.91	1.38	1.45	—	Targeted
NJ	0.90	1.25	1.59	1.47	1.19	1.03	0.84	Mandatory
OH	3.53	2.72	2.21	1.98	1.65	1.37	1.21	Targeted
OK	1.13	0.94	0.96	0.75	0.80	0.73	—	Targeted
PA	7.04	6.52	4.99	3.38	2.63	2.52	1.95	Targeted
RI	5.27	3.56	3.07	2.71	2.14	—	—	Mandatory
UT	0.36	0.23	0.19	0.66	0.61	0.58	0.76	Targeted
VA	1.06	0.73	0.71	0.83	0.77	0.64	0.44	Targeted
WA	0.42	0.49	0.41	0.49	0.29	0.23	0.17	Targeted
WI	2.64	2.47	2.12	1.91	1.60	1.25	1.20	Targeted

—: Data not available.
*Data provided by CDC Tracking (2/2011).