This statistic displays the prevalence of arthritis-attributable activity limitations among adults in the United States from 2013 to 2015 that have a form of doctor-diagnosed arthritis, by education level. From 2013 to 2015, 52.1 percent of adult respondents with less than a high school education said that they have an activity limitation due to their arthritis, while 32.1 percent of respondents with a college education or greater indicated that they had an activity limitation due to their arthritis.
Prevalence of arthritis-attributable activity limitations among U.S. adults diagnosed with this disease as of 2013-2015, by education level*
* Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was defined as an affirmative response to the question “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?"
Age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. projected adult population, using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and ≥65 years.
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CDC. (March 7, 2017). Prevalence of arthritis-attributable activity limitations among U.S. adults diagnosed with this disease as of 2013-2015, by education level* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/690225/prevalence-of-arthritis-attributable-activity-limitations-by-education-2015/
CDC. "Prevalence of arthritis-attributable activity limitations among U.S. adults diagnosed with this disease as of 2013-2015, by education level*." Chart. March 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690225/prevalence-of-arthritis-attributable-activity-limitations-by-education-2015/
CDC. (2017). Prevalence of arthritis-attributable activity limitations among U.S. adults diagnosed with this disease as of 2013-2015, by education level*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690225/prevalence-of-arthritis-attributable-activity-limitations-by-education-2015/
CDC. "Prevalence of Arthritis-attributable Activity Limitations among U.S. Adults Diagnosed with This Disease as of 2013-2015, by Education Level*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690225/prevalence-of-arthritis-attributable-activity-limitations-by-education-2015/
CDC, Prevalence of arthritis-attributable activity limitations among U.S. adults diagnosed with this disease as of 2013-2015, by education level* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690225/prevalence-of-arthritis-attributable-activity-limitations-by-education-2015/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Prevalence of arthritis-attributable activity limitations among U.S. adults diagnosed with this disease as of 2013-2015, by education level* [Graph], CDC, March 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/690225/prevalence-of-arthritis-attributable-activity-limitations-by-education-2015/
