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012 .. <br /> and marine use and can sometimes end up being used in homes. The <br /> risk of lead based paint contamination is highest in homes built <br /> before 1979, for children under 6, and for pregnant women. <br /> HUD estimates that there are approximately 11,253 very low- <br /> and low- income housing units in Orange County, the majority built <br /> between 1960 and 1979, that are contaminated with lead based paint <br /> ( 6,897 rental units, 4, 356 owner-occupied units) . There is a <br /> county-wide demand for approximately 2 ,437 lead safe units .2 <br /> In Chapel Hill, there are an estimated 4 , 026 very low- and <br /> low-income units contaminated with lead based paint (5,054 renter <br /> occupied and 813 owner occupied units). As in Orange County, the <br /> majority were built between 1960 and 1979 . Chapel Hill has a demand <br /> for 737 lead safe units. <br /> According to the Orange County Health Department, one case of <br /> lead based paint poisoning has been reported in Orange County in <br /> 1993, and there are 10 other children that have tested for <br /> borderline to low lead based paint poisoning. All children who <br /> receive medical treatment from the Well Child Clinic between ages <br /> 1 and 6 are tested for exposure to the health threatening <br /> substance. <br /> ii. Assisted Housing Inventory. <br /> A. Public Housing Currently, there are 312 units of assisted <br /> housing in Chapel Hill. These are the only conventional public <br /> housing units in Orange County. As of June 30, 1993, 11 of these <br /> units were vacant, 10 of which are due to rehabilitation. <br /> The majority of Chapel Hill ' s 312 assisted housing units are <br /> two bedroom units. The various locations of units throughout Town <br /> eliminates isolation of public housing residents from the remainder <br /> of the community. The 3% vacancy rate in Chapel Hill ' s public <br /> housing units is equal to HUD' s acceptability rate. The number of <br /> units, bedroom distribution, and vacancy is given in the table <br /> below. <br /> 2 The formula for the demand for lead based paint: Number of households with <br /> children under 6 + number of homes licensed for child care = demand for lead safe <br /> units. <br /> 9 <br />