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Platform-mediated work in Poland: Worker characteristics and prevalence in society Cover

Platform-mediated work in Poland: Worker characteristics and prevalence in society

By: Izabela Ostoj  
Open Access
|Feb 2024

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Mechanism for selecting platform-mediated workers. PMW, platform-mediated work.
Mechanism for selecting platform-mediated workers. PMW, platform-mediated work.

Figure 2.

Do you intend to look for paid income-earning work coordinated via a digital platform in the future? (N = 2,099—respondents who have heard about income-earning opportunities of PMW).
Source: The author’s calculations. PMW, platform-mediated work.
Do you intend to look for paid income-earning work coordinated via a digital platform in the future? (N = 2,099—respondents who have heard about income-earning opportunities of PMW). Source: The author’s calculations. PMW, platform-mediated work.

Do you sometimes look for paid work coordinated via a digital platform? (N = 2,099—respondents who have heard about the possibility of earning income from PMW)

Response/socio-demographic characteristicTotalGenderAge (years)Place of residence
  WomanMan18–2425–3435–5455–70Urb. above 50,000Urb. up to 50,000Rural
N = In total (%)2,0991001,0701001,029100319100537100783100460100855100504100740100
Yes, very often1306%606%707%227%5610%446%82%526%337%456%
Yes, often (a few times a month)21710%938%12412%3611%8917%7510%174%9611%5611%659%
Yes, but seldom (no more than once a month)27113%12912%14214%5517%7314%10914%347%11313%7715%8111%
Yes, very seldom (sporadically, less than once a month)33616%18117%15515%6219%8516%11815%7115%13616%8517%11516%
No, never1,14555%60757%53852%14445%23444%43755%33072%45854%25350%43459%

What type of PMW do you perform? (N = 523—respondents who have performed PMW at the latest within the last year)

Response/socio-demographic characteristicTotalGenderAge (years)Place of residence
  WomanMan18–2425–3435–5455–70Urban above 50,000Urban up to 50,000Rural
N =5232582659617519755222129172
Online (microtasks, crowdworking)24246%12147%12146%5153%9253%7840%2138%9945%5140%9253%
Online – projects14728%7529%7227%2526%5833%5025%1425%6931%3729%4124%
Offline – driving10220%2911%7328%1920%3822%4020%59%4721%3527%2012%
Offline – other than driving5310%166%3714%99%1810%2211%47%2511%1512%138%
Online and offline6813%3614%3212%1111%2615%2010%1120%3214%1411%2213%
Other499%2911%208%88%85%2714%611%188%1411%1710%

Do you intend to look for income-earning work via a digital platform in the future? (N = 2,099—respondents who have heard about income-earning opportunities of PMW)

Response/socio-demographic characteristicTotalGenderAge (years)Place of residence
  WomanMan18–2425–3435–5455–70Urb. above 50,000Urb. up to 50,000Rural
N = In total (%)2,0991001,0701001,029100319100537100783100460100855100504100740100
Definitely yes35517%17416%18118%5517%10720%15720%368%14016%9619%11916%
Rather yes72835%37135%35735%13542%20137%26233%13028%30736%17334%24834%
Difficult to say70634%37935%32732%9429%16030%28136%17137%27532%17134%26035%
Rather not21610%10510%11111%299%499%557%8318%9511%449%7710%
Definitely not943%414%535%62%204%284%409%384%204%365%

Have you performed income-earning work online or offline coordinated via digital platform? (N = 2,099—respondents who have heard about income-earning opportunities of PMW)

Response/socio-demographic characteristicTotalGenderAge (years)Place of residence
  WomanMan18–2425–3435–5455–70Urban above 50,000Urban up to 50,000Rural
N = In total (%)2,0991001,0701001,029100319100537100783100460100855100504100740100
Yes, within the last month26112%13413%12712%4313%9418%10413%204%11413%6112%8612%
Yes, but it was over a month ago26212%12412%13813%5317%8115%9312%358%10813%6813%8612%
Yes, but it was over a year ago21810%10910%10911%3310%6712%699%4911%8310%6914%669%
No1,35865%70366%65564%19060%29555%51766%35677%55064%30661%50268%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 132 - 146
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2022
Accepted on: Jan 11, 2024
Published on: Feb 22, 2024
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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