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Mean annual rate by state for adults in 20 states with blood lead levels 25 µg/dL or higher, 1998-2001 vs. 1994-2007

Mean annual rate by state for adults with blood lead levels 25 µg/dL or higher in 20 Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Program states reporting data for 2 or more years in each period.

Note: South Carolina, 3 years of data (1998-2001); Ohio, 2 years of data; Alabama, Iowa, and Minnesota, 3 years of data (1994-1997).

(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.)