Home Good Bites Lower Lead Levels in U.S. Kids Good Bites Lower Lead Levels in U.S. Kids By Good News Network - Feb 25, 2006 Levels of lead have dropped dramatically. In 1976, 88.2 percent of U.S. children had elevated blood lead levels compared to 1.6 percent today. (Feb. 25, 2006) Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.