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The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State Perspectives 2004

Section V

The Burden of Arthritis, United States

NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only.

  




The Burden of Arthritis as a Cause of Disability

Percentage of Adults Who Reported Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis,* 2001

< 21.0 21.0-25.0 > 25.0
Alaska
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming		 Arizona
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin		 Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
West Virginia

Source: CDC., Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Note: Unlike the previous report, this report focuses on adults with self-reported, doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Previously, adults with either doctor-diagnosed arthritis or chronic joint symptoms were included under the heading of arthritis.

  



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