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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Baseline: 52.1 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with provider-diagnosed arthritis received health care provider counseling for physical activity or exercise in 2019
Target: 57.7 percent
Methodology
Questions used to obtain the national baseline data
Numerator:
Has a doctor or other health professional ever suggested physical activity or exercise to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?- Yes
- No
- Refused
- Don't know
Denominator:
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?- Yes
- No
- Refused
- Don't know
Age-adjustment notes
This Indicator uses Age-Adjustment Groups:
- Total: 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Sex: 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Race/Ethnicity: 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Educational Attainment (25 years and over): 25-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Family Income (percent poverty threshold): 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Geographic Location: 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Marital Status: 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Country of Birth: 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Veteran status (20 years and over): 20-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
- Sexual orientation: 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+
History
- Revised.
In 2022, due to the 2019 NHIS redesign, the baseline was revised from 61.0% in 2014 to 52.1% in 2019. The target was revised from 68.8% to 57.7% using the original target setting method.
- Revised.
In 2024, the following categories were recalculated with the use of a newer variable: Never married, American Indian or Alaska Native only, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, 2 or more races only, Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native only, Not Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, Not Hispanic or Latino 2 or more races only. Estimates from data year 2022 or earlier may vary slightly from estimates previously reported. The baseline, baseline year and target were not affected.
1. Because Healthy People 2030 objectives have a desired direction (e.g., increase or decrease), the confidence level of a one-sided prediction interval can be used as an indication of how likely a target will be to achieve based on the historical data and fitted trend.