The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data.

• The number of Franklin County children aged 0–72 months determined to have elevated blood levels of lead decreased nearly 90% from 1997 (635 children, or 5.6% of the 11,408 children screened that year) to 2007 (93 children, or 0.6% of the 16,811 children screened).  
  
• Statewide in 2007, about 1.8% of children screened were found to have elevated blood lead levels. Of Ohio's three largest cities, Columbus had the lowest rate of screened children with elevated blood lead levels at 0.7%. At 1.8%, the rate in Cincinnati was equal to the state rate. Cleveland's rate of 6.4%, while significantly higher than Columbus' or Cincinnati's, nevertheless represents a dramatic decline from the city’s 2001 rate of 18.9%.

For a printable PDF of the Analysis, Data, and Sources and Notes for this indicator, click here.