Beginning to Understand Health Information Privacy Health Informatics New Zealand Connected Health – Privacy and Security February 2008 Marie Shroff – Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand

A high, continuing, level of public concern. Concern for privacy is now sixth out of nine major issues surveyed. Seventy-eight percent of all people surveyed were concerned or very concerned about the confidentiality of medical records (up from 74% in the 2001 survey). Concern about the confidentiality of medical records was slightly higher amongst women and Maori, lowest amongst students and the retired and highest among homemakers and self-employed. The only thing to rank higher was concern about the security of personal details on the Internet with 84% concerned or very concerned. The general level of concern about privacy rose from 47% in 2001 to 56% in 2006. UMR survey results

A high, continuing, level of public concern.

Concern for privacy is now sixth out of nine major issues surveyed.

Seventy-eight percent of all people surveyed were concerned or very concerned about the confidentiality of medical records (up from 74% in the 2001 survey).

Concern about the confidentiality of medical records was slightly higher amongst women and Maori, lowest amongst students and the retired and highest among homemakers and self-employed.

The only thing to rank higher was concern about the security of personal details on the Internet with 84% concerned or very concerned.

The general level of concern about privacy rose from 47% in 2001 to 56% in 2006.