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Reduce the proportion of adults with arthritis who have moderate or severe joint pain — A‑01 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
55.7 percent (2023) *

National Target:
52.4 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
55.6 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with provider-diagnosed arthritis had severe or moderate joint pain in 2019 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Total
55.6
CI 54.3 / 56.8
SE 1.154
55.7
CI 54.4 / 57.0
SE 1.250

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Sex, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Male
51.8
CI 49.7 / 53.9
SE 1.803
51.8
CI 49.7 / 54.0
SE 2.074
Female
58.4
CI 56.8 / 60.0
SE 1.463
58.3
CI 56.7 / 59.9
SE 1.534

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
65.0
CI 51.1 / 77.3
SE 11.484
DSU
Asian only
43.9
CI 34.7 / 53.4
SE 7.103
53.8
CI 45.7 / 61.7
SE 6.488
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
58.7
CI 54.9 / 62.4
SE 3.174
53.2
CI 49.3 / 57.1
SE 3.678
White only
55.5
CI 54.0 / 57.0
SE 1.400
55.8
CI 54.4 / 57.2
SE 1.430
2 or more races
57.8
CI 48.0 / 67.3
SE 5.787
64.9
CI 54.6 / 74.3
SE 6.506
Hispanic or Latino
56.3
CI 51.4 / 61.1
SE 3.522
54.7
CI 50.5 / 58.9
SE 3.291
Not Hispanic or Latino
55.5
CI 54.2 / 56.9
SE 1.242
55.9
CI 54.6 / 57.2
SE 1.335
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
64.8
CI 50.1 / 77.7
SE 11.557
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
45.1
CI 35.6 / 54.9
SE 7.415
54.3
CI 46.3 / 62.2
SE 6.541
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
58.5
CI 54.7 / 62.3
SE 3.209
53.8
CI 49.9 / 57.8
SE 3.819
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
55.5
CI 54.0 / 57.1
SE 1.462
56.1
CI 54.6 / 57.5
SE 1.477
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
54.1
CI 44.1 / 63.9
SE 6.075
65.9
CI 56.2 / 74.7
SE 6.109

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Age group, 2019-2023 † ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
18-44 years
54.5
CI 50.4 / 58.5
SE 2.048
53.5
CI 49.0 / 58.0
SE 2.236
18-24 years
DSU
DSU
25-44 years
54.1
CI 49.9 / 58.3
SE 2.102
53.9
CI 49.3 / 58.5
SE 2.287
45-64 years
60.3
CI 58.2 / 62.4
SE 1.072
60.3
CI 58.1 / 62.5
SE 1.127
45-54 years
61.2
CI 57.4 / 64.9
SE 1.887
60.5
CI 56.4 / 64.5
SE 2.015
55-64 years
59.8
CI 57.2 / 62.3
SE 1.293
60.2
CI 57.5 / 62.9
SE 1.347
65 years and over
50.6
CI 48.8 / 52.4
SE 0.922
54.5
CI 52.9 / 56.1
SE 0.822
65-74 years
50.3
CI 47.9 / 52.7
SE 1.232
56.8
CI 54.6 / 59.0
SE 1.110
75-84 years
52.7
CI 49.7 / 55.7
SE 1.515
50.3
CI 47.4 / 53.1
SE 1.439
85 years and over
46.9
CI 42.2 / 51.6
SE 2.333
55.7
CI 50.7 / 60.5
SE 2.447

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Less than High school
63.5
CI 59.9 / 67.1
SE 3.202
54.5
CI 50.5 / 58.4
SE 4.416
High school
55.8
CI 53.4 / 58.2
SE 2.125
57.8
CI 55.4 / 60.1
SE 2.138
Some college or Associate degree
58.1
CI 55.9 / 60.3
SE 1.725
61.9
CI 59.6 / 64.2
SE 2.023
4-year college degree or more
45.9
CI 43.5 / 48.3
SE 1.892
47.6
CI 45.3 / 50.0
SE 1.958

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
<100
66.1
CI 62.5 / 69.5
SE 2.843
60.9
CI 57.0 / 64.7
SE 3.131
100-199
65.8
CI 62.9 / 68.6
SE 2.610
62.2
CI 59.4 / 64.9
SE 2.742
200-399
54.5
CI 52.1 / 56.8
SE 2.045
56.2
CI 53.9 / 58.5
SE 2.223
400+
45.2
CI 43.0 / 47.5
SE 2.128
49.0
CI 46.7 / 51.3
SE 2.293

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Insured
57.1
CI 55.1 / 59.1
SE 1.490
55.9
CI 53.9 / 58.0
SE 1.508
Private
52.5
CI 50.0 / 55.0
SE 1.824
50.8
CI 48.2 / 53.4
SE 1.884
Public
66.0
CI 62.5 / 69.4
SE 2.549
66.2
CI 62.8 / 69.6
SE 2.468
Uninsured
54.5
CI 47.4 / 61.4
SE 4.135
55.5
CI 45.4 / 65.2
SE 6.358

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Geographic location, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Metropolitan
55.1
CI 53.6 / 56.5
SE 1.302
54.7
CI 53.2 / 56.1
SE 1.424
Non-metropolitan
57.6
CI 54.8 / 60.3
SE 2.533
60.8
CI 58.1 / 63.5
SE 2.709

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Marital status, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
55.6
CI 53.8 / 57.5
SE 1.517
56.3
CI 54.5 / 58.1
SE 1.649
Divorced, separated, widowed
66.8
CI 64.9 / 68.7
SE 2.664
66.7
CI 64.6 / 68.7
SE 3.304
Never married
55.6
CI 51.1 / 60.0
SE 2.649
55.4
CI 51.4 / 59.4
SE 2.456

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Country of birth, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
US
58.2
CI 56.9 / 59.6
SE 1.214
58.6
CI 57.2 / 60.0
SE 1.364
Outside US
45.6
CI 41.2 / 50.0
SE 4.053
53.1
CI 48.7 / 57.4
SE 4.267

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Veteran
59.2
CI 55.7 / 62.6
SE 3.714
69.0
CI 65.4 / 72.3
SE 4.107
Non-veteran
57.4
CI 56.0 / 58.8
SE 1.173
57.3
CI 55.9 / 58.7
SE 1.286

Adults with arthritis who have severe or moderate joint pain by Sexual orientation, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Straight
56.3
CI 55.0 / 57.6
SE 1.204
57.3
CI 56.0 / 58.7
SE 1.365
Straight, Male
53.3
CI 51.1 / 55.4
SE 1.897
53.7
CI 51.5 / 55.8
SE 2.212
Straight, Female
58.7
CI 57.1 / 60.3
SE 1.523
60.0
CI 58.3 / 61.6
SE 1.704
Gay/​Lesbian
53.4
CI 40.5 / 65.9
SE 8.004
53.6
CI 42.6 / 64.3
SE 7.429
Gay, Male
36.2
CI 22.7 / 51.4
SE 8.785
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
78.9
CI 64.6 / 89.5
SE 6.555
58.4
CI 43.5 / 72.2
SE 9.959
Bisexual
70.6
CI 54.9 / 83.4
SE 6.067
64.0
CI 52.2 / 74.7
SE 5.635
Bisexual, Male
DSU
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU
66.6
CI 53.7 / 77.9
SE 5.949

Disparity