In 2019, 53 percent of respondents said their primary reason for doing gig work in Canada in the past five years was for earning extra savings and spending money. In comparison, six percent of respondents said it was to network and meet new people.
What are the primary reasons you're currently doing "gig work" or have done in the past five years?
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Angus Reid Institute. (November 26, 2019). What are the primary reasons you're currently doing "gig work" or have done in the past five years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090568/primary-reasons-currently-doing-gig-work-past-five-years-canada/
Angus Reid Institute. "What are the primary reasons you're currently doing "gig work" or have done in the past five years?." Chart. November 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090568/primary-reasons-currently-doing-gig-work-past-five-years-canada/
Angus Reid Institute. (2019). What are the primary reasons you're currently doing "gig work" or have done in the past five years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090568/primary-reasons-currently-doing-gig-work-past-five-years-canada/
Angus Reid Institute. "What Are The Primary Reasons You're Currently Doing "Gig Work" or Have Done in The past Five Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090568/primary-reasons-currently-doing-gig-work-past-five-years-canada/
Angus Reid Institute, What are the primary reasons you're currently doing "gig work" or have done in the past five years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090568/primary-reasons-currently-doing-gig-work-past-five-years-canada/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
What are the primary reasons you're currently doing "gig work" or have done in the past five years? [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, November 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090568/primary-reasons-currently-doing-gig-work-past-five-years-canada/