Table 2 Relationships between EHR security perceptions and overall support for national EHRs, N = 2761
| Â | Overall, are you in favour of the development of a national electronic health records system? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | No | Undecided | Total |
| Â | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) |
Worried about security if record was part of national EHR system | ||||
 No | 86.1 (501) | 2.7 (16) | 11.2 (65) | 100 (582) |
 Yes | 55 (1,199) | 12.3 (269) | 32.6 (711) | 100 (2,179) |
Pearson chi2(2) = 188.2000 p = 0.000 | ||||
Perceptions about NHS ability to safeguard EHRs at the time | ||||
 No | 53.5 (1,053) | 13 (255) | 33.5 (660) | 100 (1,968) |
 Yes | 81.6 (647) | 3.8 (30) | 14.6 (116) | 100 (793) |
Pearson chi2(2) = 190.3913 p = 0.000 | ||||
Perceived EHR security compared with current records | ||||
 Less secure | 46.5 (603) | 17.4 (226) | 36 (467) | 100 (1,296) |
 Equally secure | 72.7 (874) | 4 (48) | 23.3 (280) | 100 (1,202) |
 More secure | 84.8 (223) | 4.2 (11) | 11 (29) | 100 (263) |
Pearson chi2(4) = 280.8978 p = 0.000 | ||||