Description: Oct. 12, 2007 -- The CDC reports that roughly a quarter to a half of U.S. adults of working age with arthritis say their arthritis affects their work.

For the first time, the CDC has state-by-state statistics on the percentage of adults of working age (18-64) with arthritis-related work limitations.

Data came from a 2003 CDC survey of about 350,000 U.S. adults.

Among all adults of working age, the prevalence of those reporting arthritis-related work limitations ranged from 3.4% in Hawaii to 15% in Kentucky.

Participants were asked if they had ever been diagnosed by a doctor or other health professional with some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia.

Among those who answered yes to that question, the prevalence of those reporting arthritis-related work limitations ranged from 25.1% in Nevada to 51.3% in Kentucky.

Nearly 46 million U.S. adults have arthritis, according to background information from the CDC.

Here's how the states, territories, and