Working conditions gig workers > Main study
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Main study
Project Number
428.2
Abstract
The goal of this study is to gain insight into the working conditions of gig workers.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-05-2021
End date
29-06-2021
Researcher
Hardy van de Ven (TNO)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2026 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/ydz4-nv40
Funding Organization
ODISSEI,
OCW (Domeinplan SSH),
TNO
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted |
| yr21a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| yr21a001 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Any Jobby |
| yr21a002 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Bezorgland |
| yr21a003 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Brenger |
| yr21a004 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Bsit |
| yr21a005 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Care.com |
| yr21a006 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. CareIbu |
| yr21a007 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Casius |
| yr21a008 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. CharlyCares |
| yr21a009 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Clickworker |
| yr21a010 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Crogger |
| yr21a011 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Deliveroo |
| yr21a012 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Dropper |
| yr21a013 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Duobus |
| yr21a014 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Elanza |
| yr21a015 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Eten.com |
| yr21a016 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Fiverr |
| yr21a017 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Food-drop |
| yr21a018 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Freelance.nl |
| yr21a019 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Freelancer.nl |
| yr21a020 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Gengo |
| yr21a021 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Gignow (EY) |
| yr21a022 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Handige helden |
| yr21a023 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Helpling |
| yr21a024 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Hihi Guide |
| yr21a025 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Hlprs |
| yr21a026 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. HolidaySitters |
| yr21a027 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Hondenoppas.nl |
| yr21a028 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Hulp.nl |
| yr21a029 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Italki |
| yr21a030 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. JAM Werkt |
| yr21a031 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Jellow (Care) |
| yr21a032 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Jobner |
| yr21a033 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Just cargo |
| yr21a034 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Klusup |
| yr21a035 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Kolibri Next |
| yr21a036 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Kraamzorg 1op1 |
| yr21a037 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Legal Dutch |
| yr21a038 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Oppasland |
| yr21a039 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. MatchAB |
| yr21a040 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Mechanical Turk |
| yr21a041 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Nanny Nina |
| yr21a042 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. NowJobs |
| yr21a043 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Packaly |
| yr21a044 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Pawshake |
| yr21a045 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. PeoplePerHour |
| yr21a046 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. PetBnB |
| yr21a047 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Petbacker |
| yr21a048 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Pick This Up |
| yr21a049 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Planet Interim |
| yr21a050 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Ploy |
| yr21a051 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Prolific |
| yr21a052 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Randstad Go |
| yr21a053 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Rapidworkers |
| yr21a054 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Roamler Retail |
| yr21a055 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Roamler Tech |
| yr21a056 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Roamler Care |
| yr21a057 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Sitly |
| yr21a058 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Sjauf |
| yr21a059 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Smartspotter |
| yr21a060 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Staffyou |
| yr21a061 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Temper |
| yr21a062 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Thuisbezorgd/Just Eat |
| yr21a063 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Tisser |
| yr21a064 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Top sitters |
| yr21a065 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Tours by Locals |
| yr21a066 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Tring Tring |
| yr21a067 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Uber |
| yr21a068 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Uber Eats |
| yr21a069 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Uber Freight |
| yr21a070 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Upwork |
| yr21a071 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. ViaVan Amsterdam |
| yr21a072 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Werkspot |
| yr21a073 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. YouBahn |
| yr21a074 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. YoungOnes |
| yr21a075 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Zoofy |
| yr21a076 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Other |
| yr21a077 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. None, I never perform work via an online platform |
| yr21a078 | Last month you reported doing paid work via the platforms below. Other, namely: |
| yr21a079 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? I am a student |
| yr21a080 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? I am an employee (besides performing work via the [platforms / platform] [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]) |
| yr21a081 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? I am an independent entrepreneur (besides performing work via the [platforms / platform] [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]) |
| yr21a082 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? I am looking for a job |
| yr21a083 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? I am retired |
| yr21a084 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? I look after the household |
| yr21a085 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? I am a pupil |
| yr21a086 | What else do you do, besides working via [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)]? None of the above |
| yr21a087 | How many hours a week do you work, on average? |
| yr21a088 | You indicated to work [yr21a087] of hours per week, on average. How many of these hours do you spend working via the following [platforms / platform]: [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)] |
| yr21a089 | You indicated to work [yr21a087] of hours per week, on average. How many of these hours do you spend working via the following [platforms / platform]: [NAME(S) PLATFORM(S)] - Otherwise, namely … hours |
| yr21a090 | For which platform do you work most hours? |
| yr21a091 | How many hours a week do you work via [NAME PLATFORM], on average? |
| yr21a092 | In an average month, what proportion of your income do you obtain through work performed via the [platforms/platform] that you marked previously? |
| yr21a093 | In an average month, what proportion of your income do you get through work performed via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a094 | How many euros per hour do you earn on average (approximately) via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a095 | Is this gross or net? |
| yr21a096 | Who depends on your income? |
| yr21a097 | Since when do you work via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a098 | How happy are you with your work via [NAME PLATFORM] |
| yr21a099 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. It provides the flexibility that I seek |
| yr21a100 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. I am unable (so far) to find work elsewhere |
| yr21a101 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. I like it |
| yr21a102 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. I want to earn something extra |
| yr21a103 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. I don’t need any diplomas for it |
| yr21a104 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. I don’t need to go through an application procedure for it (letter and CV) |
| yr21a105 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. It’s an easy way of getting (additional) assignments |
| yr21a106 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. Other |
| yr21a107 | Why do you perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]? Please indicate the three most important reasons only. Other, namely |
| yr21a108 | Are you free to choose your working times via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a109 | Are you free to choose how much you work via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a110 | Are you free to choose which assignments to accept via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a111 | Are you free to choose how to perform the work obtained via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a112 | I learn new things through my work via [NAME PLATFORM]. |
| yr21a113 | Did you follow an education program or training course for your work, in the past 2 years? This concerns the work you perform via [NAME PLATFORM]. |
| yr21a114 | How do your knowledge and skills relate to the work you perform via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a115 | I have personal contact with the organisation behind [NAME PLATFORM]. |
| yr21a116 | I have personal contact with colleagues who also perform work via [NAME PLATFORM]. |
| yr21a117 | I receive feedback from [NAME PLATFORM] about how well I perform my work. |
| yr21a118 | I receive feedback/ratings/assessments from customers via [NAME PLATFORM]. |
| yr21a119 | How important are ratings/assessments via [NAME PLATFORM] with regard to your chances of landing an assignment? |
| yr21a120 | I can give feedback/ratings/assessments about customers via [NAME PLATFORM]. |
| yr21a121 | I can give [NAME PLATFORM] feedback about how I experience working via [NAME PLATFORM]. |
| yr21a122 | Do you need to perform hazardous work via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a123 | The work I perform via [NAME PLATFORM] is physically demanding. |
| yr21a124 | The work I perform via [NAME PLATFORM] is difficult. |
| yr21a125 | I receive information from [NAME PLATFORM] on how to work in a safe and healthy manner. |
| yr21a126 | Does [NAME PLATFORM] provide you with protective equipment (for instance a helmet, safety shoes, gloves, face mask)? |
| yr21a127 | In the past 12 months, did you suffer any accidents while working via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a128 | Do you ever perform work at night (between 24.00 and 06.00) via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a129 | Do you ever perform work in the weekend (Saturday and/or Sunday) via [NAME PLATFORM]? |
| yr21a130 | How long do you need to wait on average for a new order/assignment via [NAME PLATFORM] when seeking a new order/assignment? You can choose to give your answer in minutes, hours or days. |
| yr21a131 | Number of minutes you need to wait on average for a new order/assignment |
| yr21a132 | Number of hours you need to wait on average for a new order/assignment |
| yr21a133 | Number of days you need to wait on average for a new order/assignment |
| yr21a134 | Now, some general questions. What is your nationality? Dutch |
| yr21a135 | Now, some general questions. What is your nationality? Other |
| yr21a136 | What is your nationality? Other, namely - Encoded |
| yr21a137 | How healthy are you? |
| yr21a138 | How fit do you feel? |
| yr21a139 | Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statement. I feel good. |
| yr21a140 | In the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work due to sickness? |
| yr21a141 | Are you worried, generally speaking, about remaining employed? |
| yr21a142 | Until what age do you want to continue working? |
| yr21a143 | Until what age are you able to continue working (physically and mentally)? |
| yr21a144 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| yr21a145 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| yr21a146 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| yr21a147 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| yr21a148 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| yr21a149 | Starting date questionnaire |
| yr21a150 | Starting time questionnaire |
| yr21a151 | End date questionnaire |
| yr21a152 | End time questionnaire |
| yr21a153 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 261 (100.0%)Non-response: 27 (10.3%)
Response: 234 (89.7%)
Complete, in target group: 88 (33.7%)
Complete, not in target group: 140 (53.6%)
Incomplete: 6 (2.3%)
Collection Events
Period
03-05-2021 to 25-05-2021
Sample
Panel members who selected at least one platform in the selection survey.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Period
07-06-2021 to 29-06-2021
Sample
Non-respondents of the first measurement.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.