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Preventing Arthritis Pain and Disability

Percentage of Adults with Arthritis,* 2007

Less than 26.0% Between 26.0%–30.0% Greater than 30.0%
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Louisiana
Minnesota
Nevada
Puerto Rico
Texas
Utah
 		 Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
 		 Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia
 

* People 18 or older with self-reported, doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007.

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Most Common Causes of Disability Among Americans Aged 18 Years or Older, 1999

Arthritis or rheumatism: 17.5%

Spine or back problems: 16.5

Heart trouble/hardening of the arteries: 7.8%

Lung or respiratory problem: 4.7%

Deafness or hearing problem: 4.4%

Limb/extremity stiffness: 4.2%

Mental or emotional problem: 3.7%

Diabetes: 3.4%

Blindness or vision problem: 3.3%

Stroke: 2.8%

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CDC Funding for State Arthritis Programs,
Fiscal Year 2008

California
Florida
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Mexico
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Wisconsin
 

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Page last reviewed: September 22, 2008
Page last modified: September 22, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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