Percent of children age 1–5 with lead-in-blood levels ≥ 5 micrograms per deciliter, 1999–2002 and 2007–2010

1999–2002 2007–2010
Race
Black 19% 6%
White 7 2
Family income (relative to poverty line)
< 1.3 13% 4%
≥ 1.3 5 1
Age of housing
Pre-1950 18% 5%
1950–1977 5 1
1978 or later 2 0
Medicaid enrollment
Yes 15% 4%
No 6 2

Source: Wheeler and Brown (2013)[99]

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