Archived - Labour Market Indicators – December 2023

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In December 2023, questions measuring the Labour Market Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market Indicators

ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

Now, we would like to ask [you/respondent name/this person] a few questions about work that can be carried out or received through an Internet platform or app.

We are referring to work done for income or profit, provided through or mediated by online platforms, such as Uber, SkipTheDishes, or Upwork.

This does not include remote work or the use of software to make phone or video calls (e.g., Zoom or MS Teams).

In addition, this does not include using the platforms as a customer.

Please answer to the following questions even if they refer to:

  • a job already described (in previous questions), or
  • a job done sporadically.

DPE_Q01 / EQ 2 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or an app to provide paid taxi or ride services in order to earn income?

DPE_Q02 / EQ 3 - What platforms or apps did [you/respondent name/this person] use to provide taxi or ride services in the last 12 months?

DPE_Q03 / EQ 4 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or app to carry out the delivery of food or other goods, in order to earn income?

DPE_Q04 / EQ 5 - What platforms or apps did [you/respondent name/this person] use to carry out the delivery of food or other goods in the last 12 months?

DPE_Q05 / EQ 6 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or an app to sell or advertise for sale any goods in order to earn income?

DPE_Q06 / EQ 7 - What platforms or apps did [you/respondent name/this person] use to sell goods or advertise them for sale in the last 12 months?

DPE_Q07 / EQ 8 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or app to carry out any of the following activities in order to earn income?

The next few questions are about some of the functionalities of the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to earn income.

DPE_Q08 / EQ 9 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide taxi or ride services in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q09 / EQ 10 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to carry out the delivery of food or other goods in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q10 / EQ 11 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to sell goods or advertise them for sale in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q11 / EQ 12 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide medical, mental health or other health care services in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q12 / EQ 13 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide tutoring, teaching or training in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q13 / EQ 14 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to post content such as videos, blogs or podcasts in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q14 / EQ 15 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide professional services in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q15 / EQ 16 - In the last 12 months, how [was/were] [you/respondent name/this person] paid for the work [you/he/she/respondent's name] carried out through these Internet platforms or apps?

DPE_Q16 / EQ 17 - Did [you/respondent name/this person] work for income or profit using any of these Internet platforms or apps last week?