Table 2 Demographics of full-time and part-time drivers on Platform W
From: Labor control and task autonomy under the sharing economy: a mixed-method study of drivers’ work
Variable | Category | Full-time drivers (%) | Part-time drivers (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 24 or below | 5 | 3.8 |
25–34 | 44.9 | 42.5 | |
35–44 | 33.3 | 39 | |
45–54 | 14.9 | 13 | |
55–64 | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
65 or above | 0 | 0 | |
Gender | Male | 97.5 | 97.4 |
Female | 2.5 | 2.6 | |
Educational attainment | Middle school or below | 24.2 | 11.8 |
High school or vocational high school | 55.1 | 43 | |
Vocational college | 15.5 | 27.7 | |
College | 4.9 | 16.3 | |
Master’s or above | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 83.6 | 85.5 |
Number of children | 0 | 6.1 | 7.8 |
1 | 55.5 | 63.3 | |
2 | 33.6 | 26 | |
3 or more | 4.9 | 2.9 | |
City | First-tier city | 59 | 48.9 |
Non-first-tier city | 41 | 51.1 | |
Hukou status | Local | 35.9 | 51.3 |
Not local | 64.1 | 48.7 |