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Baseline: 67 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years with arthritis were employed in the past week in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).

Adults Aged 18 to 64 Years With Arthritis, 1997	Employed in Past Week
Adults Aged 18 to 64 Years With Arthritis, 1997	Percent
TOTAL	67
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	46
Asian or Pacific Islander	56
Asian	54
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DSU
Black or African American	52
White	69

Hispanic or Latino	60
Not Hispanic or Latino	67
Black or African American	53
White	70
Gender
Female	60
Male	74
Family income level
Poor	39
Near Poor	54
Middle/high income	77
Education level (aged 25 to 64 years)
Less than high school	47
High school graduate	65
At least some college	78

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.


2-5.		Increase the employment rate among adults with arthritis in the working-aged population.