Rate: Adults workers with elevated blood lead >= 25 ug/dL, rate of incidence per 100,000 employed adults.

Definition: Workers per 100,000 with lead exposure causing blood lead level concentrations to be greater than or equal to 25 ug/dL of whole blood.

Data Source: Occupational Health Surveillance Unit, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL

Definition: Percentage of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter)

Data Source: LeadTrax; Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Sum of blood lead levels in each child aged 1-5 years over total number of children aged 1-5 years

Definition: Mean (average) blood lead levels in children aged 1-5 years

Data Sources: LeadTrax Database, Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL

Definition: Percentage of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter)

Data Source: LeadTrax; Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Sum of blood lead levels in each child aged 1-5 years over total number of children aged 1-5 years

Definition: Mean (average) blood lead levels in children aged 1-5 years

Data Sources: LeadTrax Database, Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health