New York State law requires healthcare providers to test children for lead exposure at ages one and two. This dataset contains the number and rate of children with elevated blood lead levels for each zip code outside New York City, starting from 2000. It is published by health.data.ny.gov and was last updated in March 2024.
Use Cases
- Analyze geographic trends in elevated lead levels using Zip, County, and Percent columns.
- Compare testing rates across counties using County, Tests, and Rate per 1,000 columns.
- Track changes in exposure severity over time using Year, 5-10 mcg/dL, and 15 + mcg/dL columns.
- Map high-risk zip codes for intervention targeting using Zip Code Location and Total Elevated Blood Levels columns.
Strengths
- Dataset includes 10+ columns detailing test counts, rates, and blood lead level categories.
- Data is geospatial, linking health outcomes to specific Zip Code and County locations.
- Time series coverage begins in 2000, allowing for longitudinal analysis.
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data excludes New York City, limiting statewide geographic completeness.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- health.data.ny.gov
- Collection Method
- Mandatory reporting by healthcare providers under New York State Public Health Law.
- Time Range
- Beginning 2000
- Freshness
- Last updated 2024-03-06 15:05:31
- Geography
- New York State zip codes, excluding New York City