As of December 2021, 71 percent of survey respondents in the United States said they would be willing to share health data if it was to improve their own health, with fewer than 14 percent reporting to be unwilling to do so for this reason. Furthermore, around 62 percent reported they would share their own health data for clinical research.
Distribution of opinions regarding the sharing of health care data for the following reasons in the U.S. in 2021
Characteristic
Yes
No
Unsure
To improve my own healthcare
70.8%
13.7%
15.5%
For clinical research
61.7%
17.8%
20.5%
To improve hospital services
59.6%
18.9%
21.5%
To improve other patients' health care
56.7%
21.5%
21.8%
To advance health care equity and identify disparities
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Q-Centrix. (May 12, 2022). Distribution of opinions regarding the sharing of health care data for the following reasons in the U.S. in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314731/opinion-about-health-care-data-being-shared-in-the-us/
Q-Centrix. "Distribution of opinions regarding the sharing of health care data for the following reasons in the U.S. in 2021." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314731/opinion-about-health-care-data-being-shared-in-the-us/
Q-Centrix. (2022). Distribution of opinions regarding the sharing of health care data for the following reasons in the U.S. in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314731/opinion-about-health-care-data-being-shared-in-the-us/
Q-Centrix. "Distribution of Opinions regarding The Sharing of Health Care Data for The following Reasons in The U.S. in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314731/opinion-about-health-care-data-being-shared-in-the-us/
Q-Centrix, Distribution of opinions regarding the sharing of health care data for the following reasons in the U.S. in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314731/opinion-about-health-care-data-being-shared-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of opinions regarding the sharing of health care data for the following reasons in the U.S. in 2021 [Graph], Q-Centrix, May 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314731/opinion-about-health-care-data-being-shared-in-the-us/
