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What kind of risk is my family at for lead poisoning?

In 1993 it was estimated that more than four million U.S. children under the age of five were living in homes built before 1950 that were likely to be contaminated with lead. Buffalo rates sixth in the nation for lead poisoning. In Erie County in 1993, 27,000 children were tested and 5,500 had elevated lead levels in their blood. The county's Medicaid administrator determined that most of the city's housing tested positive for lead. Yet, in 1993, only 800 property owners were required to deal with or cover dangerous flaking lead paint.