This survey displays the consumer concerns among U.S. adults on digital medical records in 2014, sorted by age group. Among those between 35 and 44 years of age, 25 percent listed strongly agreed or agreed that they had concerns regarding their medical records being stored in the cloud. Medical data has begun its transfer into the electronic world and into cloud storage. Younger generations tend to be more willing to share their data, likely due to their familiarity with online culture.
Concerns about medical records among U.S. consumers as of 2014, by age*
Age group
18-24 years
25-34 years
35-44 years
45-54 years
55 years and older
Total
I have concerns about my medical records being stored in the cloud
16%
30%
25%
28%
24%
25%
I have concerns about how my digital medical records will be used beyond the scope of my health
12%
22%
27%
27%
26%
24%
I would be willing to forgo privacy and share my anonymous medical records for the sake of medical research such as evaluating health trends on a larger scale
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Consumer Technology Association. (October 2, 2014). Concerns about medical records among U.S. consumers as of 2014, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376505/us-consumer-concerns-on-digital-medical-records-by-age/
Consumer Technology Association. "Concerns about medical records among U.S. consumers as of 2014, by age*." Chart. October 2, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376505/us-consumer-concerns-on-digital-medical-records-by-age/
Consumer Technology Association. (2014). Concerns about medical records among U.S. consumers as of 2014, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376505/us-consumer-concerns-on-digital-medical-records-by-age/
Consumer Technology Association. "Concerns about Medical Records among U.S. Consumers as of 2014, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376505/us-consumer-concerns-on-digital-medical-records-by-age/
Consumer Technology Association, Concerns about medical records among U.S. consumers as of 2014, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376505/us-consumer-concerns-on-digital-medical-records-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Concerns about medical records among U.S. consumers as of 2014, by age* [Graph], Consumer Technology Association, October 2, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376505/us-consumer-concerns-on-digital-medical-records-by-age/
