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Reduce the proportion of adults with arthritis whose arthritis limits their work — A‑03 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
38.5 percent (2023) *

National Target:
34.7 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
38.6 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 with provider-diagnosed arthritis were limited in their ability to work for pay due to arthritis in 2019 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Total
38.6
CI 36.7 / 40.6
SE 1.395
38.5
CI 36.4 / 40.6
SE 1.501

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Sex, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Male
33.9
CI 31.1 / 36.7
SE 1.990
36.7
CI 33.3 / 40.2
SE 2.600
Female
42.6
CI 40.0 / 45.2
SE 1.848
39.6
CI 37.0 / 42.3
SE 1.860

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
Asian only
21.5
CI 12.4 / 33.1
SE 5.650
34.3
CI 21.3 / 49.3
SE 8.681
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
44.1
CI 38.8 / 49.5
SE 3.883
46.5
CI 40.6 / 52.5
SE 4.489
White only
38.1
CI 35.9 / 40.3
SE 1.585
36.2
CI 33.9 / 38.5
SE 1.676
2 or more races
42.7
CI 30.9 / 55.2
SE 6.568
53.9
CI 40.8 / 66.7
SE 7.899
Hispanic or Latino
38.7
CI 32.1 / 45.5
SE 4.142
50.0
CI 43.3 / 56.7
SE 4.339
Not Hispanic or Latino
38.7
CI 36.7 / 40.7
SE 1.472
36.8
CI 34.6 / 39.0
SE 1.611
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.9
CI 12.6 / 34.0
SE 5.910
34.7
CI 21.7 / 49.7
SE 8.775
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
45.1
CI 39.7 / 50.6
SE 3.980
44.4
CI 38.5 / 50.4
SE 4.612
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
38.2
CI 36.0 / 40.5
SE 1.636
35.1
CI 32.8 / 37.4
SE 1.725
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
41.8
CI 29.7 / 54.6
SE 6.900
50.3
CI 36.5 / 64.1
SE 8.368

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Age group, 2019-2023 † ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
18-44 years
37.2
CI 33.1 / 41.4
SE 2.076
39.4
CI 34.9 / 43.9
SE 2.249
18-24 years
DSU
DSU
25-44 years
37.4
CI 33.4 / 41.6
SE 2.048
39.6
CI 35.1 / 44.3
SE 2.292
45-64 years
41.1
CI 38.8 / 43.3
SE 1.135
36.9
CI 34.7 / 39.2
SE 1.139
45-54 years
41.0
CI 37.0 / 45.2
SE 2.053
36.0
CI 32.1 / 40.0
SE 1.984
55-64 years
41.1
CI 38.4 / 43.9
SE 1.373
37.5
CI 34.7 / 40.4
SE 1.432

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Less than High school
48.9
CI 43.0 / 54.8
SE 3.839
54.1
CI 46.9 / 61.2
SE 5.625
High school
43.5
CI 40.0 / 47.0
SE 2.473
40.0
CI 36.1 / 43.9
SE 2.699
Some college or Associate degree
41.0
CI 37.6 / 44.5
SE 2.282
43.7
CI 40.0 / 47.5
SE 2.568
4-year college degree or more
25.0
CI 22.0 / 28.2
SE 1.974
25.6
CI 22.4 / 29.1
SE 2.195

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
<100
61.1
CI 55.9 / 66.1
SE 3.665
56.4
CI 50.9 / 61.8
SE 3.675
100-199
54.1
CI 49.4 / 58.8
SE 3.256
50.6
CI 45.6 / 55.5
SE 3.475
200-399
35.1
CI 31.3 / 39.0
SE 2.512
38.5
CI 34.4 / 42.8
SE 2.849
400+
22.0
CI 19.2 / 25.0
SE 2.241
23.0
CI 20.2 / 26.0
SE 2.331

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Health insurance status, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Insured
38.0
CI 36.0 / 40.0
SE 1.458
38.3
CI 36.2 / 40.4
SE 1.549
Private
26.9
CI 24.5 / 29.3
SE 1.739
30.6
CI 28.2 / 33.1
SE 1.804
Public
59.3
CI 55.7 / 62.8
SE 2.610
53.9
CI 50.1 / 57.7
SE 2.734
Uninsured
43.9
CI 37.3 / 50.6
SE 3.946
40.6
CI 30.5 / 51.3
SE 6.684

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Geographic location, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Metropolitan
38.1
CI 35.9 / 40.3
SE 1.582
38.0
CI 35.7 / 40.3
SE 1.671
Non-metropolitan
40.7
CI 36.7 / 44.8
SE 2.887
40.8
CI 36.2 / 45.5
SE 3.457

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Marital status, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
33.9
CI 31.5 / 36.4
SE 1.716
36.1
CI 33.5 / 38.9
SE 1.986
Divorced, separated, widowed
48.4
CI 44.6 / 52.1
SE 3.619
46.7
CI 42.4 / 50.9
SE 4.303
Never married
46.7
CI 41.1 / 52.3
SE 3.160
41.5
CI 36.4 / 46.7
SE 2.948

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Country of birth, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
US
39.5
CI 37.4 / 41.6
SE 1.468
38.6
CI 36.5 / 40.8
SE 1.565
Outside US
26.4
CI 20.7 / 32.8
SE 3.790
39.0
CI 32.4 / 45.9
SE 5.143

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Veteran
41.1
CI 35.4 / 46.9
SE 4.188
52.0
CI 45.1 / 58.7
SE 5.283
Non-veteran
38.9
CI 36.8 / 40.9
SE 1.438
37.3
CI 35.2 / 39.4
SE 1.510

Adults with arthritis limited in their ability to work for pay by Sexual orientation, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2023
Straight
37.4
CI 35.5 / 39.4
SE 1.434
38.0
CI 35.8 / 40.1
SE 1.644
Straight, Male
33.8
CI 31.0 / 36.7
SE 2.012
37.2
CI 33.6 / 40.8
SE 2.766
Straight, Female
40.5
CI 37.9 / 43.1
SE 1.916
38.5
CI 35.9 / 41.3
SE 2.054
Gay/​Lesbian
38.4
CI 25.5 / 52.6
SE 8.208
34.3
CI 21.6 / 48.8
SE 8.572
Gay, Male
DSU
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
DSU
Bisexual
45.3
CI 30.7 / 60.6
SE 7.201
43.5
CI 30.8 / 56.8
SE 6.355
Bisexual, Male
DSU
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU
43.5
CI 30.0 / 57.7
SE 6.760

Disparity