The Ultimate Selfie: Your Health

Americans are ready to take their healthcare to the next level—self monitoring. A Harris Interactive survey finds nearly half of the public to be very or extremely interested in monitoring their blood pressure (48 percent), heartbeat (47 percent), or physical activity (43 percent) via smartphone or tablet. Young adults are especially interested in these services. Here are the percentages who are very or extremely interested in tracking their physical activity (such as steps and sleep) via smartphone or tablet by generation...

Very-extremely interested in tracking physical activity 

Millennials: 57%

Gen Xers: 45%

Boomers: 35%

Matures: 25%

Source: Harris Interactive, Americans May Be Ready for a Brave New World of Healthcare