Preventing Arthritis Pain and Disability
Percentage of Adults with Arthritis,* 2003
| Less
than 25.0% |
Between 25.0%–29.0% |
Greater
than 29.0% |
Alaska
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Illinois
Kansas
Texas
Utah |
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming |
Alabama
Arkansas
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia |
* People 18 or older with self-reported, doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003.
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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 2005
| No
Funding |
Establishment
Funding |
Core
Funding |
Comprehensive
Funding* |
Delaware
Hawaii
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
South Dakota
West Virginia
Washington
Wyoming |
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin |
Alabama
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Utah |
*Currently
no states are funded at this level |
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Page last reviewed: November 25, 2005
Page last modified: November 25, 2005
Content source: National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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