The Quantified self

“One in four adult internet users track their own health data online”

Carol Torgan  (health science strategist)

• Anyone who makes note of their blood pressure, weight, or menstrual cycle could be categorized as a “self-tracker.”
• Add an online component, and you have the ingredients for a social health application or an electronic health record.

Survey Results represent:

•  15% of internet users have tracked their weight, diet, or exercise routine online.
•  17% of internet users have tracked any other health indicators or symptoms online.
•  Fully 27% of adult internet users say yes to either question.

Tracking Health data

Wireless users are more likely than other internet users to track health data online.

• 18% of wireless users have tracked their weight, diet, or exercise routine online

Compared with

• 9% of internet users who do not have a wireless-enabled laptop or other device.
• 19% percent of wireless users have tracked any other health indicators or symptoms online, compared with 11% of non-wireless internet users.

85% of adults who own a cell phone >  9% say they have software applications or “apps” on their phones that help them track or manage their health.

Sarah