Platform Worker Precarity
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.883 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of perceived precarity among platform workers — income volatility, lack of benefits, and dependence on the platform.
Sample item(s)
“My income from this platform is unpredictable from week to week”
“I worry about losing access to this platform”
“I lack basic employment benefits as a platform worker”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.88. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Increasingly relevant in 2020s gig-work research.
Source & citation
Vallas, S., & Schor, J. B. (2020): What do platforms do? Understanding the gig economy. Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 46, pp. 273–294.
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