A survey conducted in 2021, found that 58 percent of Americans who had earned money from online gig platforms said that the money was important or essential for meeting their basic needs. Of those, 23 percent said it was essential.
Share of Americans who say money from gig platform work is important for meeting their basic needs 2021
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Gig platform workers who have earned money in the past 12 months on these online platforms
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The source defines gig platform work as earning money by using a mobile app or website to find jobs that directly connect workers with people who want to hire them, or by using a personal vehicle to deliver packages to others.
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Pew Research Center. (December 8, 2021). Share of Americans who say money from gig platform work is important for meeting their basic needs 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346877/gig-platform-work-basic-needs/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans who say money from gig platform work is important for meeting their basic needs 2021." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346877/gig-platform-work-basic-needs/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of Americans who say money from gig platform work is important for meeting their basic needs 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346877/gig-platform-work-basic-needs/
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