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Reduce the proportion of adults with arthritis whose arthritis limits their activities — A‑02 Data Methodology and Measurement

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About the National Data

Data

Data Source:  National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

Baseline: 49.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with provider-diagnosed arthritis experienced a limitation in activity due to arthritis or joint symptoms in 2019

Target: 46.8 percent

Numerator
Number of adults aged 18 years and over with provider-diagnosed arthritis who experience a limitation in activity due to arthritis or joint pain.
Denominator
Number of adults aged 18 years and over with provider-diagnosed arthritis.
Target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
Target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were evaluated for this objective, but it was not possible to project a target because the trend was moving away from the desired direction. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because the Healthy People 2030 Workgroup Subject Matter Experts expected minimal improvement in the next decade.

Methodology

Questions used to obtain the national baseline data

(For additional information, please visit the data source page linked above.)
Numerator:
Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?
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?
  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Refused
  4. 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

Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.
Revision History
  • Revised. 

    In 2022, due to the 2019 NHIS redisgn, the baseline was revised from 41.9% in 2016 to 49.9% in 2019. The target was revised from 38.7% to 46.8% 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.