Table 1.
Summary statistics for the curated dataset used in this analysis
| Variable | n (%) | Arithmetic mean blood lead, µg/dL |
| Total | 59,483 (100) | 1.73 |
| Water source | ||
| Private well | 7,709 (14.9) | 1.75 |
| Regulated water utility | 43,982 (85.1) | 1.59 |
| Age (mo) | ||
| 0–8 | 478 (0.8) | 1.71 |
| 9–14 | 39,688 (66.7) | 1.63 |
| 15–19 | 3,844 (6.5) | 1.99 |
| 20–29 | 8,603 (14.5) | 1.80 |
| ≥30 | 6,870 (11.6) | 2.07 |
| Biological sex | ||
| Female | 28,752 (49.3) | 1.72 |
| Male | 29,578 (50.7) | 1.74 |
| Year tested | ||
| 2002–2006 | 15,307 (25.7) | 2.46 |
| 2007–2012 | 24,149 (40.6) | 1.70 |
| 2013–2017 | 20,027 (33.7) | 1.20 |
| Year house was built | ||
| Before 1950 | 3,401 (5.9) | 2.14 |
| 1950–1977 | 12,102 (20.8) | 1.89 |
| 1978–1987 | 7,874 (13.6) | 1.79 |
| 1988–1997 | 9,908 (17.1) | 1.74 |
| 1998–2002 | 10,003 (17.2) | 1.71 |
| 2003–2007 | 10,330 (17.8) | 1.48 |
| 2008 or later | 4,473 (7.7) | 1.30 |
| Home value | ||
| Quartile 1 (<$132,880) | 13,854 (25.0) | 2.00 |
| Quartile 2 ($132,881–188,281) | 13,855 (25.0) | 1.73 |
| Quartile 3 ($188,282–292,135) | 13,853 (25.0) | 1.56 |
| Quartile 4 (>$292,135) | 13,854 (25.0) | 1.52 |
| Black population proportion in census block group | ||
| Quartile 1 (<0.095) | 14,927 (25.0) | 1.58 |
| Quartile 2 (0.095–0.211) | 14,827 (25.2) | 1.64 |
| Quartile 3 (0.212–0.370) | 14,918 (25.0) | 1.78 |
| Quartile 4 (>0.370) | 14,794 (24.9) | 1.91 |
| Median income in census block group | ||
| Quartile 1 (<$49,012) | 14,867 (25.0) | 1.96 |
| Quartile 2 ($49,012–62,925) | 14,905 (25.1) | 1.78 |
| Quartile 3 ($62,926–83,985) | 15,291 (25.7) | 1.64 |
| Quartile 4 (>$83,985) | 14,398 (24.2) | 1.53 |
| Blood draw type | ||
| Capillary | 5,446 (9.7) | 1.76 |
| Venous | 50,876 (90.3) | 1.70 |
| Season | ||
| Winter | 13,658 (23.0) | 1.73 |
| Spring | 14,942 (25.1) | 1.70 |
| Summer | 15,473 (26.0) | 1.77 |
| Fall | 15,410 (25.9) | 1.73 |