Share of veteran and nonveteran men with arthritis by ethnicity U.S. 2021

It was estimated that in the period 2017 to 2021, around 26 percent of Black veteran men in the United States had arthritis, compared to around 19 percent of nonveteran Black men. This statistic displays the percentage of veteran and nonveteran men in the United States with diagnosed arthritis in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity.

Percentage of veteran and nonveteran men in the United States with diagnosed arthritis in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2021

Number of respondents

947,180 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

"Respondents were classified as having arthritis if they answered “yes” to the question, “Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?” Respondents were classified as veterans if they answered “yes” when asked, “Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?”"

Persons of Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) origin might be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic; all racial groups are non-Hispanic. Persons self-identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, other race, or multiracial were combined into “Other.”

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