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Query Builder for Query Module for Blood Lead Levels by County - Percent of Children Tested

Overview

Lead is a naturally occurring metal in the earth's crust. It was once used in paint and gasoline and is still used in batteries, solder, pipes, pottery, and roofing materials. Lead-based paint for homes, children's toys, and household furniture was banned in the U.S. in 1978, but lead-based paint is still on walls and woodwork in many older homes or apartments. Most lead poisoning in children is a result of eating chips of deteriorated lead-based paint. Young children may also be exposed to lead if they come in contact with dust or soil that contain lead due to increased time on the floor, and increased hand to mouth behavior. Children under the age of 6 absorb more lead than those over the age of 6.

Lead poisoning can be hard to detect. Signs and symptoms of lead poisoning in children include stomach or abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, fatigue, developmental delay, learning difficulties, irritability, loss of appetite, weight loss, hearing loss, and seizures. However, most lead-poisoned children are not symptomatic. Signs and symptoms do not usually present until dangerous amounts have been accumulated within the body.

The only way to diagnose lead poisoning is to test blood levels. Major risk factors for childhood lead poisoning include living in housing that was built before the year 1950 and living with a below poverty-level income family. Studies have documented low blood-lead testing rates among children living in households with these risk factors.

This query's data identifies counties where children who may be at increased risk for lead poisoning are living. This query displays the percentage of homes that are built before 1950. It can be used to help guide intervention efforts to identify areas where children may be at increased risk for lead poisoning.

Getting Started

Follow the steps to narrow your query and display your results. When you are done selecting your query, click "Submit" at the bottom of the screen to view your results.

  • Default is all ages up to 5 years old.

  • Default is both.

  • Default includes all levels (measured in micrograms per deciliter).

  • Default includes all.

  • Default includes both confirmed, uncomfirmed and unknown blood lead tests.


  • Default is all Utah counties

To display a map, you must select Geographic Area in Display By (category) and None in Group By (series)

Primary group by field

Defines the data's primary grouping dimension. The primary grouping is required and also controls the ordering of the result's data rows. In MS-Excel and other graphing packages this is typically referred to as the the "dataset's category". If viewing in a 2-d table layout then this value/dimension is associated with table's "row" values. Others will refer to this value as the first "cross by" or the first dimension.

Optional secondary group by field

Defines the 2nd field (or dimension) to be used to group and aggregate values by. MS-Excel chart users will commonly refer to this as the dataset's "series" field. If viewing in a 2-d table layout then this field is associated with data table's value columns. Series group bys are optional. Maps and some charts, like the "Pie" chart, are currently not programmed to handle datasets that have more than one group by e.g. they only work with the primary category type group by being specified.

Optional chart graph

Defines the optional chart graphic to display.

NOTE: Maps and some charts, like the "Pie" chart, are currently not programmed to handle datasets that have more than one group by e.g. they only work with the primary category type group by being specified. All other charts will only work with a maximum of 2 group bys e.g. if the fixed group by exists then the series group by can NOT be used with charting or maps.

Optional map graph

Defines the optional map graphic to display.

NOTE: Maps are only available when the category is set to a geographical area and does not have a series defined.

Available Measures

Defines the primary measure value to display in the map and graph.
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Content updated: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:03:46 MDT