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. 2016 Jan 8;124(9):1462–1470. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1510144

Table 4.

Structural equations modeling (SEM) results for soil/dust contributions (%).

Variables Model 1 (1989–2002) Model 2 (1989–1998) Model 3 (1989–2002)
0–2 years 2–9 years Valuea 0–2 years 2–9 years Valuea 0–2 years 2–9 years Valuea
Contribution of dust/soil ingestion
House dust 40 37 40 48 45 50 41 38 40
Yard 30 30 30 28 30 25 30 31 30
Neighborhood 11 11 10 9 10 10 11 11 10
Community 19 23 20 15 15 15 18 20 20
Contribution to lead in blood
House dust 17 22 16
Yard 35 34 33
Neighborhood 14 15 14
Community 34 29 37
aValues are rounded to total 100%.