Arthritis-attributable activity limitations in US adults by education 2013-2015

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*

Education Level	Percentage of respondents
Less than high school diploma	52.1%
High school diploma	43.1%
At least some college	43.6%
Completed college or greater	32.1%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2013 to 2015

Number of respondents

around 35,000 households annually

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

age-adjusted

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* 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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