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Housing Units Built Before 1950 by County, New Mexico, 2011-2015

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Housing Units Built Before 1950 by County, New Mexico, 2011-2015

Why Is This Important?

The risk factors for childhood lead poisoning include living in housing built before 1950, being African American, and living in a family with a poverty-level income. Studies have documented low blood-lead testing rates among children living in households with these risk factors. This measure identifies counties with higher percentages of children who may be at increased risk for lead poisoning. When compared with lead-testing rates by county, populations with inadequate lead testing of young at-risk children may be identified in order to improve testing in these regions.

Definition

The percent of housing units built before 1950 is the number of housing units built before 1950, divided by the total number of housing units in a geographic region.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
(http://data.census.gov)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    The number of housing units built before 1950
  • Denominator:

    The total number of housing units

Health Topic Pages Related to: Population Demographic Characteristics - Homes Built Before 1950

Indicator Data Last Updated On 01/19/2018, Published on 03/11/2022
New Mexico Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau, Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health, 1190 St. Francis Drive, Suite 1300, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Srikanth Paladugu, Bureau Chief, Srikanth.Paladugu@doh.nm.gov