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
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AARP. (December 31, 2019). Willingness of U.S. adults aged 50+ to share health-related data collected by wearable devices as of 2019, by entity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088642/wearable-technology-health-data-sharing-among-older-adults-us/
AARP. "Willingness of U.S. adults aged 50+ to share health-related data collected by wearable devices as of 2019, by entity." Chart. December 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088642/wearable-technology-health-data-sharing-among-older-adults-us/
AARP. (2019). Willingness of U.S. adults aged 50+ to share health-related data collected by wearable devices as of 2019, by entity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088642/wearable-technology-health-data-sharing-among-older-adults-us/
AARP. "Willingness of U.S. Adults Aged 50+ to Share Health-related Data Collected by Wearable Devices as of 2019, by Entity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088642/wearable-technology-health-data-sharing-among-older-adults-us/
AARP, Willingness of U.S. adults aged 50+ to share health-related data collected by wearable devices as of 2019, by entity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088642/wearable-technology-health-data-sharing-among-older-adults-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Willingness of U.S. adults aged 50+ to share health-related data collected by wearable devices as of 2019, by entity [Graph], AARP, December 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088642/wearable-technology-health-data-sharing-among-older-adults-us/
