| Name |
Description of Measure |
Year(s) |
| Environmental Contaminants |
| Outdoor Air Pollutants |
| Common
Air Pollutants |
Measure E1:
Percentage of children living in counties in which air quality standards
were exceeded
|
1990-2001 |
Measure E2:
Percentage of children’s days with good, moderate, or unhealthy
air quality
|
1990-1999 |
Measure E3a:
Long-term trends in annual average concentrations of criteria pollutants
|
1990-2000 |
Measure E3b:
Number of children living in counties with high annual averages of
PM-10
|
1990-2000 |
| Hazardous Air Pollutants |
Measure E4:
Percentage of children living in counties where estimated hazardous
air pollutant concentrations were greater than health benchmarks |
1996 |
| Indoor Air Pollutants |
| Environmental Tobacco Smoke |
Measure E5:
Percentage of homes with children under 7 where someone smokes regularly
|
1994-1999 |
| Drinking Water Contaminants |
| Drinking
Water Contaminants |
Measure E6:
Percentage of children living in areas served by public water systems
that exceeded a drinking water standard or violated treatment requirements |
1993-1999 |
| Monitoring and Reporting |
Measure E7:
Percentage of children living in areas with major violations of drinking
water monitoring and reporting requirements
|
1993-1999 |
| Pesticide Residues |
Measure E8:
Percentage of fruits, vegetables, and grains with detectable residues
of organophosphate pesticides
|
1994-2001 |
| Land Contaminants |
Measure E9:
Percentage of children residing within one mile of a Superfund site
|
1990-2000 |
| Body Burdens |
| Concentrations
of Lead in Blood |
Measure B1:
Concentration of lead in blood of children ages 5 and under
|
1976-2000 |
Measure B2:
Median concentrations of lead in blood of children ages 1-5, by race/ethnicity
and family income
|
1999-2000 |
Measure B3:
Distribution of concentrations of lead in blood of children ages 1-5
|
1999-2000 |
| Concentrations of Mercury in Blood |
Measure B4:
Distribution of concentrations of mercury in blood of women of child-bearing
age
|
1999-2000 |
| Concentrations of Cotinine in Blood |
Measure B5:
Concentrations of cotinine in blood of children |
1988-2000 |
| Childhood Illnessess |
| Respiratory
Diseases |
Measure
D1: Percentage of children with asthma |
1980-2001 |
Measure
D2: Percentage of children having an asthma attack in the previous
12 months, by race/ethnicity and family income
|
1997-2000 |
| Measure
D3: Children’s emergency room visits for asthma and other
respiratory causes |
1992-1999 |
| Measure
D4: Children’s hospital admissions for asthma and other
respiratory causes |
1980-1999 |
| Childhood
Cancer |
Measure
D5: Cancer incidence and mortality for children under 20 |
1975-1998 |
Measure
D6a: Cancer incidence for children under 20 by type
|
1974-1998 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
Measure
D7: Children reported to have mental retardation, by race/ethnicity
and family income
|
1997-2000 |
| Special Features |
| Lead
in California Schools |
Measure S1:
Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead paint
and some deterioration of paint |
1994-1997 |
| Measure S2:
Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead in soils |
1994-1997 |
| Measure S3:
Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead in drinking
water |
1994-1997 |
| Pesticide Use in Minnesota Schools |
Measure S4:
Frequency of application of pesticides in Minnesota K-12 schools
|
1999 |
| Birth Defects in California |
Measure S5:
Number of birth defects in California per 1,000 live births and fetal
deaths
|
1991-1999 |
