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Reduce the proportion of adults with arthritis whose arthritis limits their activities — A‑02 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
47.9 percent (2023) *

National Target:
46.8 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
49.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with provider-diagnosed arthritis experienced a limitation in activity due to arthritis or joint symptoms in 2019 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Total
49.9
CI 48.6 / 51.1
SE 1.117
47.9
CI 46.5 / 49.3
SE 1.315

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Sex, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Male
44.9
CI 43.0 / 46.9
SE 1.682
42.0
CI 39.9 / 44.2
SE 2.075
Female
53.7
CI 52.0 / 55.3
SE 1.537
51.8
CI 50.1 / 53.4
SE 1.607

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
60.1
CI 44.9 / 73.9
SE 12.847
34.4
CI 22.4 / 48.0
SE 7.850
Asian only
37.5
CI 29.0 / 46.7
SE 6.539
42.8
CI 34.4 / 51.5
SE 7.044
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
49.8
CI 45.8 / 53.8
SE 3.357
50.9
CI 47.0 / 54.8
SE 3.705
White only
50.4
CI 49.0 / 51.8
SE 1.310
47.6
CI 46.1 / 49.2
SE 1.520
2 or more races
49.4
CI 39.8 / 59.0
SE 5.614
68.3
CI 59.0 / 76.7
SE 5.744
Hispanic or Latino
48.9
CI 43.6 / 54.1
SE 3.709
49.8
CI 45.1 / 54.6
SE 3.758
Not Hispanic or Latino
50.1
CI 48.8 / 51.4
SE 1.177
47.7
CI 46.2 / 49.1
SE 1.415
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
28.3
CI 16.2 / 43.1
SE 6.853
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
38.5
CI 29.6 / 47.9
SE 6.859
43.2
CI 34.8 / 51.9
SE 7.141
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
50.6
CI 46.5 / 54.7
SE 3.426
49.4
CI 45.5 / 53.4
SE 3.826
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
50.8
CI 49.4 / 52.2
SE 1.347
47.4
CI 45.9 / 49.0
SE 1.571
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
48.3
CI 38.6 / 58.1
SE 5.806
64.7
CI 54.7 / 73.8
SE 6.313

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Age group, 2019-2023 † ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
18-44 years
47.9
CI 43.8 / 51.9
SE 2.023
48.1
CI 43.4 / 52.9
SE 2.365
18-24 years
DSU
DSU
25-44 years
48.3
CI 44.2 / 52.4
SE 2.056
49.3
CI 44.4 / 54.3
SE 2.474
45-64 years
53.7
CI 51.5 / 55.8
SE 1.099
49.1
CI 46.8 / 51.3
SE 1.141
45-54 years
52.6
CI 48.7 / 56.6
SE 1.993
45.4
CI 41.3 / 49.6
SE 2.079
55-64 years
54.3
CI 51.6 / 56.9
SE 1.348
51.2
CI 48.5 / 54.0
SE 1.390
65 years and over
49.2
CI 47.4 / 51.0
SE 0.906
45.0
CI 43.4 / 46.7
SE 0.855
65-74 years
47.0
CI 44.6 / 49.4
SE 1.208
44.8
CI 42.5 / 47.0
SE 1.123
75-84 years
49.8
CI 46.7 / 52.9
SE 1.557
42.0
CI 39.2 / 44.9
SE 1.434
85 years and over
56.7
CI 51.8 / 61.4
SE 2.399
54.8
CI 50.1 / 59.5
SE 2.332

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Less than High school
58.0
CI 54.4 / 61.6
SE 3.162
52.6
CI 48.5 / 56.7
SE 4.597
High school
50.6
CI 48.3 / 52.9
SE 2.021
47.8
CI 45.3 / 50.3
SE 2.287
Some college or Associate degree
51.0
CI 48.7 / 53.3
SE 1.795
53.3
CI 50.9 / 55.8
SE 2.118
4-year college degree or more
44.0
CI 41.7 / 46.4
SE 1.869
41.0
CI 38.7 / 43.4
SE 1.974

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
<100
66.7
CI 63.0 / 70.3
SE 2.997
64.5
CI 60.5 / 68.3
SE 3.162
100-199
58.2
CI 55.2 / 61.1
SE 2.724
54.5
CI 51.4 / 57.5
SE 3.035
200-399
46.4
CI 43.9 / 48.9
SE 2.137
45.7
CI 43.3 / 48.1
SE 2.344
400+
41.1
CI 38.9 / 43.3
SE 2.097
39.1
CI 36.9 / 41.3
SE 2.255

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Insured
51.0
CI 49.0 / 52.9
SE 1.433
48.8
CI 46.6 / 50.9
SE 1.598
Private
42.2
CI 39.9 / 44.6
SE 1.738
41.3
CI 38.8 / 43.8
SE 1.864
Public
67.8
CI 64.4 / 71.1
SE 2.505
63.8
CI 59.9 / 67.6
SE 2.787
Uninsured
44.2
CI 37.9 / 50.7
SE 3.736
44.6
CI 34.7 / 54.9
SE 6.552

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Geographic location, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Metropolitan
49.8
CI 48.4 / 51.3
SE 1.260
47.9
CI 46.4 / 49.4
SE 1.459
Non-metropolitan
49.9
CI 47.1 / 52.7
SE 2.523
47.9
CI 45.1 / 50.8
SE 2.934

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Marital status, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
45.9
CI 44.1 / 47.6
SE 1.446
46.5
CI 44.7 / 48.3
SE 1.654
Divorced, separated, widowed
57.0
CI 55.0 / 58.9
SE 2.855
55.2
CI 52.9 / 57.5
SE 3.718
Never married
55.2
CI 50.6 / 59.8
SE 2.726
48.3
CI 44.1 / 52.5
SE 2.559

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Country of birth, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
US
50.4
CI 49.1 / 51.7
SE 1.186
48.4
CI 47.0 / 49.8
SE 1.371
Outside US
43.2
CI 39.0 / 47.5
SE 3.853
45.5
CI 41.1 / 49.9
SE 4.339

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Veteran
56.3
CI 53.1 / 59.4
SE 3.429
61.1
CI 57.6 / 64.6
SE 4.055
Non-veteran
49.6
CI 48.3 / 51.0
SE 1.137
47.0
CI 45.5 / 48.4
SE 1.330

Adults with activity limitations due to arthritis by Sexual orientation, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Straight
49.1
CI 47.8 / 50.4
SE 1.196
47.7
CI 46.3 / 49.1
SE 1.420
Straight, Male
45.1
CI 43.1 / 47.1
SE 1.737
43.1
CI 40.9 / 45.2
SE 2.201
Straight, Female
52.2
CI 50.5 / 53.9
SE 1.637
51.1
CI 49.4 / 52.8
SE 1.767
Gay/​Lesbian
42.7
CI 31.6 / 54.3
SE 7.038
37.5
CI 28.3 / 47.4
SE 5.870
Gay, Male
25.1
CI 13.9 / 39.4
SE 6.890
31.1
CI 18.1 / 46.7
SE 8.651
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
45.2
CI 32.7 / 58.2
SE 7.781
Bisexual
62.6
CI 48.7 / 75.1
SE 6.392
54.9
CI 43.5 / 65.9
SE 5.459
Bisexual, Male
DSU
DSU
Bisexual, Female
67.5
CI 51.3 / 81.2
SE 6.938
58.6
CI 46.1 / 70.3
SE 5.766

Disparity