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Table 3 Perception of how anonymised health data is currently used. Respondents were asked whether they believed that their health data was currently used for the seven purposes outlined

From: Perceptions of anonymised data use and awareness of the NHS data opt-out amongst patients, carers and healthcare staff

 

Own healthcare

Organising services within the hospital

Projects which improve NHS services

Research by NHS staff

Research by university researchers

Research by drug companies or medical technology companies

Research by companies who do not provide healthcare products or services

Yes

No

Unsure

Yes

No

Unsure

Yes

No

Unsure

Yes

No

Unsure

Yes

No

Unsure

Yes

No

Unsure

Yes

No

Unsure

Age (years)

 12–17

100%

0.0%

0.0%

54.2%

18.6%

27.1%

47.5%

33.9%

18.6%

57.6%

32.2%

10.2%

33.9%

47.5%

18.6%

25.4%

47.5%

27.1%

8.5%

66.1%

25.4%

 18–24

100%

0.0%

0.0%

64.7%

5.9%

29.4%

52.9%

29.4%

17.6%

70.6%

17.6%

11.8%

47.1%

41.2%

11.8%

29.4%

58.8%

11.8%

23.5%

64.7%

11.8%

 25–34

94.3%

3.8%

1.89%

80.8%

11.5%

7.7%

83.0%

9.4%

7.5%

73.6%

13.2%

13.2%

26.9%

46.2%

26.9%

25.0%

53.8%

21.2%

11.5%

61.5%

26.9%

 35–44

94.6%

2.7%

2.7%

67.6%

5.4%

27.0%

54.1%

8.1%

37.8%

48.6%

21.6%

29.7%

18.9%

51.4%

29.7%

21.6%

56.8%

21.6%

10.8%

73.0%

16.2%

 45–54

87.2%

2.6%

10.3%

73.7%

10.5%

15.8%

68.4%

10.5%

21.1%

60.5%

13.2%

26.3%

34.2%

31.6%

34.2%

26.3%

31.6%

42.1%

23.7%

52.6%

23.7%

 55–64

95.1%

0.0%

4.9%

75.0%

7.5%

17.5%

47.5%

20.0%

32.5%

57.5%

27.5%

15.0%

35.0%

40.0%

25.0%

22.5%

55.0%

22.5%

10.0%

75.0%

15.0%

 65–74

100%

0.0%

0.0%

80.0%

12.5%

7.5%

62.5%

25.0%

12.5%

43.6%

43.6%

12.8%

23.1%

64.1%

12.8%

12.8%

71.8%

15.4%

10.3%

87.2%

2.6%

 75–84

100%

0.0%

0.0%

73.3%

0.0%

26.7%

66.7%

20.0%

13.3%

53.3%

33.3%

13.3%

35.7%

42.9%

21.4%

40.0%

40.0%

20.0%

14.3%

71.4%

14.3%

 85+

100%

0.0%

0.0%

80.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

20.0%

40.0%

40.0%

40.0%

20.0%

20.0%

80.0%

0.0%

20.0%

80.0%

0.0%

25.0%

75.0%

0.0%

Gender

 Male

96.7%

1.7%

1.7%

74.8%

10.9%

14.3%

63.0%

22.7%

14.3%

61.9%

22.0%

16.1%

34.7%

48.3%

16.9%

25.4%

54.2%

20.3%

16.1%

66.9%

16.9%

 Female

96.1%

1.1%

2.8%

67.9%

10.7%

21.4%

59.2%

17.9%

22.9%

56.4%

27.9%

15.6%

27.7%

46.3%

26.0%

22.5%

52.2%

25.3%

10.7%

71.2%

18.1%

Ethnicity

 White

96.3%

1.4%

2.3%

69.6%

10.3%

20.1%

59.1%

20.0%

20.9%

60.3%

22.0%

17.8%

30.5%

44.1%

25.4%

24.4%

49.3%

26.3%

12.7%

67.9%

19.3%

 Asian/ Asian British

95.6%

0.0%

4.4%

75.6%

8.9%

15.6%

57.8%

17.8%

24.4%

51.1%

28.9%

20.0%

24.4%

55.6%

20.0%

20.0%

60.0%

20.0%

15.6%

68.9%

15.6%

 Black/ African/Caribbean/ Black British

95.8%

0.00%

4.2%

66.7%

16.7%

16.7%

66.7%

20.8%

12.5%

62.5%

33.3%

4.2%

39.1%

52.2%

8.7%

33.3%

58.3%

8.3%

13.0%

69.6%

17.4%

 Mixed/ multiple ethnic groups

100.0%

0.00%

0.0%

70.0%

10.0%

20.0%

50.0%

20.0%

30.0%

20.0%

70.0%

10.0%

10.0%

70.0%

20.0%

10.0%

70.0%

20.0%

0.0%

90.0%

10.0%

 Other

88.9%

11.1%

0.0%

88.9%

11.1%

0.0%

88.9%

11.1%

0.0%

66.7%

22.2%

11.1%

44.4%

33.3%

22.2%

22.2%

55.6%

22.2%

22.2%

55.6%

22.2%

Participant group

 Patient

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

77.9%

4.4%

17.6%

57.4%

16.2%

26.5%

48.5%

30.9%

20.6%

30.9%

50.0%

19.1%

23.5%

61.8%

14.7%

14.7%

80.9%

4.4%

 Patient carer

96.2%

0.0%

3.8%

76.9%

15.4%

7.7%

46.2%

30.8%

23.1%

42.3%

46.2%

11.5%

30.8%

57.7%

11.5%

19.2%

57.7%

23.1%

16.0%

68.0%

16.0%

 Visiting someone

93.3%

0.0%

6.7%

66.7%

13.3%

20.0%

60.0%

6.7%

33.3%

60.0%

13.3%

26.7%

26.7%

33.3%

40.0%

26.7%

40.0%

33.3%

0.0%

80.0%

20.0%

 NHS Staff

94.0%

2.4%

3.6%

78.0%

11.0%

11.0%

77.1%

12.0%

10.8%

73.5%

18.1%

8.4%

30.5%

48.8%

20.7%

20.7%

57.3%

22.0%

11.0%

69.5%

19.5%

 NHS Volunteer

92.3%

0.0%

7.7%

92.3%

7.7%

0.0%

92.3%

7.7%

0.0%

91.7%

8.3%

0.0%

45.5%

36.4%

18.2%

50.0%

33.3%

16.7%

45.5%

45.5%

9.1%

 Public member

93.3%

3.3%

3.3%

56.7%

6.7%

36.7%

43.3%

20.0%

36.7%

40.0%

20.0%

40.0%

16.7%

43.3%

40.0%

16.7%

50.0%

33.3%

13.3%

60.0%

26.7%