Support for sharing health data for research purposes in the EU 2017

This statistic depicts the results of a survey about support for sharing health data for research purposes in the European Union in 2017. According to data, the largest group of respondents (44.8 percent) strongly agreed with the principle that data should be available to advance health researches. By contrast, 10.7 percent of individuals did not wish their health information were used for further medical purposes.

Would you agree with the principle that personal health data should be made available for further research and in compliance with data protection legislation?

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Release date

2018

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Survey time period

July 20 to October 12, 2017

Number of respondents

1,464 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Out of 1464 responses, 1004 respondents (69%) answered in their personal capacity, while 460 respondents answered in their professional capacity or on behalf of an organisation (31%). The majority of respondents answering in their personal capacity are citizens (45% of total respondents) while 14% of total respondents identified themselves as health and care professionals (e.g. doctors, nurses, social care professionals) who nevertheless responded to the survey in their personal capacity."
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Would you agree with the principle that personal health data should be made available for further research, on a case-by-case basis, in a secure way, and in compliance with data protection legislation?"

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