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Mean annual rate by state of adults with blood lead levels 25 µg/dL or higher in 25 states, 1998-2001

Mean annual rate by state of adults with blood lead levels 25 µg/dL or higher reported by 25 Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Program states, 1998-2001.

Note: Nebraska 2 years of data; South Carolina 3 years of data.

(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2001. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adult blood lead epidemiology and surveillance--United States, 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2004;53[26]:578-82.)