This statistic is based on a survey conducted in January 2018. It displays the share of U.S. adults and their willingness to share personal health information for the purpose of research and health care. Some 69 percent were willing to share their personal data so that health care providers can improve patient care. New legislation has been announced that would help improve the state of health care and medical research, especially as citizens believe that research is important for development of the economy.
Percentage of patients willing to share health information by select reason as of 2018
Original question: "Please indicate your willingness to share your personal health information, assuming that appropriate privacy
protections are in place." - Answer: "Yes"
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Research!America. (March 5, 2018). Percentage of patients willing to share health information by select reason as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417693/share-of-us-adults-willing-to-share-personal-health-data-for-research-and-health-care/
Research!America. "Percentage of patients willing to share health information by select reason as of 2018." Chart. March 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417693/share-of-us-adults-willing-to-share-personal-health-data-for-research-and-health-care/
Research!America. (2018). Percentage of patients willing to share health information by select reason as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417693/share-of-us-adults-willing-to-share-personal-health-data-for-research-and-health-care/
Research!America. "Percentage of Patients Willing to Share Health Information by Select Reason as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417693/share-of-us-adults-willing-to-share-personal-health-data-for-research-and-health-care/
Research!America, Percentage of patients willing to share health information by select reason as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417693/share-of-us-adults-willing-to-share-personal-health-data-for-research-and-health-care/ (last visited March 31, 2020)
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