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Query Results for New Mexico Childhood Lead Poisoning: Single Years, Ages 0-5, Data - Percentage of Children Tested Before Age 6

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Query Criteria

Measure Description:Childhood Lead Tests Percentage of Population Tested
Year of Test Filter: 2019
Data Grouped By:County

  • #This count or rate is statistically unstable (RSE >0.30), and may fluctuate widely across time periods due to random variation (chance). Please use caution in interpreting this value, or combine years, areas, or age groups to increase the population size.
  • ##The estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and does not meet standards for reliability. A count or rate such as this should not be used to inform decisions. Try combining years, areas, or age groups to increase the population size.

Data Notes

  • Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance data are not randomly sampled or representative of the population. Complete residential addresses are not available for all children tested. Sometimes the address of the clinic is incorrectly listed as the child's address. Vital Statistics Birth Data does not include children who have moved in or out of the area since birth. Therefore, as a denominator, it may under or over estimate the number of children eligible for lead testing in the area.

  • For the complete metadata file, please see theNew Mexico Annual Childhood Lead Poisoning 2018metadata file.

Data Sources

  • Birth Certificate Data, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health.
    (https://www.nmhealth.org/about/erd/bvrhs/vrp/)
  • New Mexico Lead Poisoning Surveillance and Prevention Program, New Mexico Department of Health

Data Issue

Birth certificate information is submitted electronically by hospital medical records staff who use standard mother and facility worksheets and medical charts to collect the needed information. Training of hospital staff is provided by the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS). The birth certificate information is reviewed by BVRHS for completeness and consistency with state law and NMDOH and national guidelines. BVRHS will contact hospital staff for clarification of missing, inconsistent or incorrect entries. CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides feedback to BVRHS on data quality and the NMDOH provides feedback to the hospitals to improve data quality and training.
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