Share of adults who experienced upper limb pain in the past 3 months by age U.S. 2019

As of 2019, around 38 percent of adults aged 45 to 64 years in the United States reported experiencing pain in the head, arms, or shoulders in the past three months, while only around 16 percent of adults aged 18 to 29 years reported the same. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who experienced pain in their upper limbs in the past 3 months as of 2019, by age.

Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced pain in the hands, arms, or shoulders in the past 3 months as of 2019, by age

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Overall	30.7%
18–29 years	16.2%
30–44 years	24.1%
45–64 years	37.9%
65 years and over	42%

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Release date

July 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

31,997 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population

Supplementary notes

Any pain is based on responses of “some days,” “most days,” or “every day” to a question asking how often the respondent had pain in the past 3 months. Pain at specific locations is based on responses of “a little,” “a lot,” or “somewhere between a little and a lot” to a question asking how much pain they had at these locations: 1) back; 2) hips, knees, or feet; 3) hands, arms, or shoulders; 4) headache or migraine; 5) abdomen, genitals, or pelvis; and 6) tooth or jaw. Respondents could indicate pain at more than one location.

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