ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRACKING

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Data Dictionary for Data Submission

Childhood Blood Lead Poisoning

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

Characteristic
Description
Data Sources
CDC Lead Program; CLPP Programs; Tracking Grantees
Purpose
This dataset allows public health professionals and researchers on the secure portal to evaluate screening practices and monitor progress towards eliminating lead poisoning among children. Also, this dataset will be used to develop indicators (with appropriate procedures to protect confidentiality) for the national public portal. This dataset can be linked to US Census data and other data sources to identify geographic areas where children are at risk for lead poisoning.


Restrictions
This is a restricted access dataset without appropriate confidentiality measures applied.











Childhood Lead Poisoning

Data Dictionary for Aggregate Data
Environmental Public Health Tracking
Field Name
Field Description
Data Type
Code Scheme
Legal Values
Field Length
Required
STATE
State FIPS code
String
nn
FIPS code
2
Required
CountyFIPS
County FIPS code
String
nnnnn                U = unknown
FIPS code, U
5
Required
BCYear
Year in which birth cohort was born
Integer
nnnn
0-9999
4
Required (Either BCYear or YearTested must be included but not both)
YearTested
Year in which tests occurred
Integer
nnnn
0-9999
4
Required
(Either BCYear or YearTested must be included but not both)
AgeGroup
Age in months of child at time of test
Integer
1 = 0-<12
2 = 12-<24
3 = 24-<36
4 = 36-<48
5 = 48-<60
6 = 60-<72
9 = unknown age
10=No Testing in county
11=County not in system

1-6, 9 – 11 
2
Required (when submitting YearTested. Not required when submitting BCYear)
BLLCategory
Categorization of blood lead test results in units of μg/dL
Integer
1 = <5
2 = 5- <10
3 = 10-<15
4 = 15-<20
5 = 20-<25
6 = 25-<45
7 = 45-<70
8 = ≥70
9 = No testing in County
10 = County not in system
1-10
2
Required
NumChildrenTested
Number of children tested
Integer

0-nnnnn
5
Required
Confirmed
Classification of test result as either confirmed or unconfirmed
Integer
0=no, unconfirmed
1=yes, confirmed
0-1
1
Required