Summary List of Measures
Name |
Description of Measure |
Year(s) |
Environmental ContaminantsOutdoor Air Pollution |
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Common Air Pollutants | Percentage of children living in areas in which air quality
standards were
exceeded Percentage of children's days with good, moderate, or unhealthy air quality |
1990 to 1998 1990 to 1998 |
Hazardous Air Pollutants | Percentage of children living in counties where at least one hazardous air pollutant concentration was greater than a health benchmark in 1990 | 1990 |
Indoor Air Pollution |
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke | Percentage of homes with children under 7 where someone smokes regularly | 1994 to 1999 |
Drinking Water Contaminants |
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Drinking Water Standards | Percentage of children living in areas served by public water
systems that
exceeded a drinking water
standard or violated treatment requirements |
1993 to 1998 |
Nitrates and Nitrites | Percentage of children living in areas served by public water
systems in
which th nitrate/nitrite drinking
water standard was exceeded |
1993 to 1998 |
Monitoring and Reporting | Percentage of children living in areas with major violations of
drinking
water monitoring and reporting
requirements |
1993 to 1998 |
Pesticide Residues in Foods |
Percentage of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and processed foods with detectable pesticide residues | 1994 to 1998 |
Land Contaminants |
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Hazardous Waste Sites | Percentage of children living in counties with Superfund sites
Percentage of children living in counties that had Superfund sites in 1990 |
1990 to 2000 1990 to 2000 |
Biomonitoring |
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Concentrations of Lead in Blood |
Average concentrations of lead in blood for children 5 and
under Percentage of children aged 1-5 with concentrations of lead in blood greater than 10 µg/dl |
1976 to 1994 1992 to 1994 |
Childhood Diseases |
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Respiratory Diseases |
Percentage of children under 18 with asthma and chronic
bronchitis Percentage of children under 18 with asthma, 1997-98 Asthma hospitalization rate for children 0-14 |
1990 to 1996 1997 to 1998 1997 to 1998 |
Childhood Cancer |
Cancer incidence and mortality for children under 20 Cancer incidence for children under 20 by type |
1975 to 1995 1973 to 1996 |