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Table 3 Summary of building characteristics of addresses with at least one confirmed lead poisoning case 1 among resident children with blood-lead measurements collected in 2000 or later for MA and MS, and 2004 or later in OH*

From: Primary prevention of lead poisoning in children: a cross-sectional study to evaluate state specific lead-based paint risk reduction laws in preventing lead poisoning in children

 

Number of addresses with children with lead poisoning (% with available responses)2

P-value3

 

MA

OH

MS

 

Number of addresses

184

216

282

 
 

Year building built

 

Pre-1950

28 (47.5%)

121 (87.7%)

74 (57.3%)

Pre-1950 versus 1950 and newer:

1950 and newer

3 (5.1%)

1 (0.7%)

2 (1.6%)

1950 to 1977

4 (6.8%)

13(9.4%)

46 (35.7%)

<0.000 (all states)

Pre-1978

20 (33.9%)

--

--

0.134 (MA vs. MS)

1978 and newer

4 (6.8%)

3 (2.2%)

7 (5.4%)

<0.000 (OH vs. MS)

Unknown

125

78

153

 

Building type

 

Single-family, detached or attached

58 (43.3%)

97 (70.3%)

121 (74.2%)

< 0.000 (all states)

Multi-unit building

75 (56.0%)

37 (26.8%)

13 (8.0%)

<0.000 (MA vs. MS)

Mobile home

1 (0.8%)

3 (2.2%)

26 (16.0%)

<0.000 (OH vs. MS)

Mix (different categories)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.7%)

3 (1.9%)

Unknown

50

78

119

 

Building ownership

 

Private, owner-occupied

73 (53.3%)

33 (26.0%)

66 (44.3%)

< 0.000 (all states)

Rental, privately-owned

57 (41.6%)

86 (67.7%)

70 (47.0%)

0.098 (MA vs. MS)

Rental, publicly-owned

1 (0.7%)

0 (0.0%)

7 (4.7%)

0.000 (OH vs. MS)

Rental, Section 8 or subsidized

6 (4.4%)

7 (5.5%)

4 (2.7%)

Mix-both owner-occupied and rental

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.8%)

2 (1.3%)

Unknown

47

89

133

 

Building condition

 

Excellent

3 (3.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

< 0.000 (all states)

Good

29 (35.8%)

9 (8.1%)

53 (32.3%)

<0.000 (MA vs. MS)

Fair

37 (45.7%)

73 (65.8%)

107 (65.2%)

<0.000 (OH vs. MS)

Poor

10 (12.4%)

29 (26.1%)

1 (0.6%)

Mix

2 (2.4%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (1.8%)

Unknown

103

105

118

 

Prior remodeling or renovation

 

Yes

0 (0.0%)

33 (53.2%)

3 (42.9%)

0.702 (OH vs. MS)

No

0 (0.0%)

29 (46.8%)

4 (57.1%)

Unknown

184

154

275

 

Recently repaired or disturbed painted surfaces

 

Yes

43 (65.2%)

36 (52.9%)

1 (100.0%)

0.166 (MA vs. OH)

No

22 (33.3%)

32 (47.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Both yes and no specified

1 (1.5%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Unknown

118

148

281

 

Intact paint in children’s play areas

 

Yes

24 (42.1%)

13 (46.4%)

17 (73.9%)

0.044 (all states)

No

33 (57.9%)

15 (53.6%)

6 (26.1%)

0.013 (MA vs. MS)

Unknown

127

188

259

0.086 (OH vs. MS)

  1. *Reflects results of the 682 distinct addresses for which at least one confirmed lead poisoning case was identified in which the cohort year was 2000 or later for MA and MS, and 2004 or later for OH.
  2. 1Defined according to state’s definition as described above.
  3. 2Percentage reflects the proportion of addresses, among all selected addresses in which at least one confirmed case of lead poisoning was identified, for which this data was available.
  4. 3Fisher’s Exact test used to examine differences in the distribution of results between states specified in parentheses. P-value ≤0.05 implies statistical significance.