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Increase the proportion of adults with arthritis who get counseling for physical activity — A‑04 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
54.6 percent (2023) *

National Target:
57.7 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
52.1 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with provider-diagnosed arthritis received health care provider counseling for physical activity or exercise in 2019 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Total
52.1
CI 50.7 / 53.5
SE 1.237
54.6
CI 53.3 / 55.9
SE 1.295

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Sex, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Male
43.9
CI 41.9 / 45.9
SE 1.717
48.4
CI 46.3 / 50.5
SE 2.113
Female
58.7
CI 57.0 / 60.4
SE 1.579
58.8
CI 57.2 / 60.5
SE 1.605

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
34.3
CI 22.6 / 47.6
SE 8.721
36.4
CI 23.9 / 50.5
SE 10.434
Asian only
48.7
CI 38.8 / 58.7
SE 7.406
53.6
CI 45.3 / 61.8
SE 6.779
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
56.1
CI 52.1 / 60.0
SE 3.329
59.3
CI 55.3 / 63.3
SE 3.782
White only
51.4
CI 49.9 / 53.0
SE 1.471
53.6
CI 52.1 / 55.1
SE 1.495
2 or more races
58.6
CI 48.4 / 68.3
SE 5.927
65.1
CI 54.6 / 74.6
SE 6.473
Hispanic or Latino
50.5
CI 46.0 / 55.1
SE 3.230
59.3
CI 54.7 / 63.8
SE 3.577
Not Hispanic or Latino
52.4
CI 51.0 / 53.9
SE 1.335
53.9
CI 52.5 / 55.3
SE 1.415
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
33.6
CI 21.5 / 47.6
SE 8.772
32.8
CI 20.0 / 47.9
SE 9.892
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
47.1
CI 37.2 / 57.2
SE 7.520
53.1
CI 44.8 / 61.4
SE 6.888
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
56.3
CI 52.3 / 60.2
SE 3.360
61.8
CI 57.8 / 65.6
SE 3.803
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
51.6
CI 50.0 / 53.2
SE 1.528
52.7
CI 51.2 / 54.3
SE 1.572
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
61.4
CI 50.9 / 71.3
SE 6.174
61.4
CI 50.3 / 71.7
SE 7.002

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Age group, 2019-2023 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
18-44 years
49.7
CI 45.5 / 53.9
SE 2.111
54.9
CI 50.2 / 59.5
SE 2.322
18-24 years
DSU
DSU
25-44 years
49.6
CI 45.3 / 54.0
SE 2.177
54.4
CI 49.5 / 59.2
SE 2.434
45-64 years
57.1
CI 54.7 / 59.5
SE 1.218
54.1
CI 51.8 / 56.4
SE 1.175
45-54 years
56.3
CI 52.3 / 60.2
SE 1.989
53.0
CI 48.7 / 57.3
SE 2.171
55-64 years
57.6
CI 54.6 / 60.5
SE 1.473
54.8
CI 52.0 / 57.5
SE 1.390
65 years and over
51.1
CI 49.2 / 53.0
SE 0.948
54.6
CI 52.9 / 56.2
SE 0.855
65-74 years
54.5
CI 52.0 / 56.9
SE 1.234
55.7
CI 53.3 / 58.0
SE 1.188
75-84 years
49.7
CI 46.6 / 52.7
SE 1.552
55.5
CI 52.6 / 58.3
SE 1.427
85 years and over
40.3
CI 35.8 / 45.1
SE 2.324
46.8
CI 41.8 / 51.8
SE 2.486

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Less than High school
39.3
CI 36.1 / 42.6
SE 2.651
58.0
CI 54.0 / 61.8
SE 4.195
High school
50.4
CI 47.9 / 52.9
SE 2.181
49.7
CI 47.1 / 52.3
SE 2.375
Some college or Associate degree
57.5
CI 55.0 / 60.0
SE 1.947
56.3
CI 53.8 / 58.8
SE 2.189
4-year college degree or more
55.3
CI 52.8 / 57.8
SE 1.964
56.9
CI 54.6 / 59.1
SE 1.938

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
<100
52.1
CI 48.4 / 55.8
SE 2.983
54.0
CI 50.1 / 57.9
SE 3.156
100-199
51.7
CI 48.8 / 54.5
SE 2.667
54.2
CI 51.2 / 57.2
SE 2.990
200-399
49.7
CI 47.3 / 52.1
SE 2.080
57.4
CI 55.0 / 59.7
SE 2.230
400+
55.1
CI 52.8 / 57.4
SE 2.187
51.9
CI 49.6 / 54.1
SE 2.302

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Insured
53.8
CI 51.7 / 55.9
SE 1.525
55.2
CI 53.0 / 57.3
SE 1.582
Private
52.8
CI 50.2 / 55.3
SE 1.869
54.2
CI 51.6 / 56.9
SE 1.928
Public
55.8
CI 52.1 / 59.5
SE 2.697
57.1
CI 53.3 / 60.8
SE 2.700
Uninsured
42.3
CI 35.8 / 48.9
SE 3.872
44.8
CI 34.8 / 55.1
SE 6.524

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Geographic location, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Metropolitan
53.7
CI 52.1 / 55.2
SE 1.373
55.4
CI 53.9 / 56.9
SE 1.423
Non-metropolitan
45.5
CI 42.6 / 48.5
SE 2.674
51.1
CI 47.9 / 54.3
SE 3.226

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Marital status, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
51.5
CI 49.6 / 53.3
SE 1.528
54.0
CI 52.1 / 55.8
SE 1.698
Divorced, separated, widowed
52.6
CI 50.5 / 54.6
SE 2.993
53.3
CI 51.1 / 55.6
SE 3.715
Never married
55.2
CI 50.5 / 59.8
SE 2.729
57.8
CI 53.7 / 61.8
SE 2.490

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Country of birth, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
US
52.3
CI 50.8 / 53.8
SE 1.303
54.1
CI 52.6 / 55.5
SE 1.377
Outside US
49.2
CI 44.9 / 53.6
SE 4.091
60.3
CI 56.1 / 64.5
SE 4.108

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Veteran
54.1
CI 50.8 / 57.4
SE 3.632
62.4
CI 58.9 / 65.8
SE 3.864
Non-veteran
52.3
CI 50.8 / 53.7
SE 1.258
54.6
CI 53.1 / 56.1
SE 1.347

Adults with arthritis counseled for physical activity or exercise by Sexual orientation, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2023
Straight
51.4
CI 49.9 / 52.8
SE 1.306
54.0
CI 52.6 / 55.3
SE 1.426
Straight, Male
43.4
CI 41.2 / 45.5
SE 1.827
48.8
CI 46.6 / 51.0
SE 2.225
Straight, Female
58.0
CI 56.2 / 59.7
SE 1.667
57.7
CI 56.0 / 59.4
SE 1.769
Gay/​Lesbian
54.8
CI 42.1 / 67.2
SE 7.866
63.6
CI 53.0 / 73.3
SE 7.010
Gay, Male
DSU
65.0
CI 49.6 / 78.4
SE 9.464
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
63.1
CI 48.1 / 76.5
SE 10.142
Bisexual
75.5
CI 62.3 / 85.9
SE 5.736
59.4
CI 47.4 / 70.6
SE 5.603
Bisexual, Male
DSU
DSU
Bisexual, Female
79.0
CI 63.6 / 90.0
SE 6.104
67.1
CI 54.4 / 78.2
SE 5.654

Disparity