Health data sharing from wearable technology adults 50+ U.S. 2019

Among those aged 50 years and older who own wearable technology, 66 percent indicated that they would share health data collected by their device with health care providers such as doctors, whereas 30 percent of users reported that they would not share any health data at all. This graph shows the willingness of olders adult to share health-related data collected by their wearable device in the U.S. in 2019, by entity.

Willingness of U.S. adults aged 50+ to share health-related data collected by wearable devices as of 2019, by entity

Characteristic	Percentage of users
Health care providers	66%
Health insurance company	35%
Health technology retailers	17%
Social media	12%
Businesses exploring health care products	12%
Employers	12%
Would not share health data at all	30%

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 25 to July 9, 2019

Number of respondents

438 respondents

Age group

50 years and older

Special properties

wearable users

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Would you be willing to share the health information collected through personal health and wellness technology devices. (such as smart scales, Fitbits, health monitors and other tracking devices, etc.) with…."

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