The perceived impact of location privacy: A web-based survey of public health perspectives and requirements in the UK and Canada

Table 1 Sections of the survey

Section	Title	Description
I	A little about you...	Participant scope, roles, use of GIS, etc
II	Current access to data	Asks participants with current access to PID to score 15 kinds of PID* on various dimensions, such as ease and frequency of access, usefulness and importance, etc.
III	No current access to data	Asks participants without current access to PID to score same as above
IV	Privacy issues	Collects participant opinions on the overall impact of restricted access to PID on public health practice (research, surveillance, health service delivery, etc)
V	Current data holdings and provision to others...	Collects information on the sharing of PID within and between participant organisations
VI	Solutions and research	Presents two distinct solutions to overcome barriers posed by privacy to public health research, and gather participant views on usefulness, usability and preference for each
VII	Qualitative component	Allows participants to provide views and opinions on knowledge of privacy and confidentiality issues/legislation, impact of privacy, proposed research and solutions, and additional thoughts or comments
VIII	Further participation and contact	Allows participants to provide contact information if they choose, for follow-up, updates, or piloting of potential solution(s)

* For all participants: first name; last name; initials; sex; date of birth; date of death; registered GP or family physician; street address; postal code; community name; city/town/village; region/geographic area; latitude/longitude.
For Canadian participants: provincial health insurance plan number; hospital ID.
For UK participants: old NHS number; new NHS number

ISSN: 1471-2458