SEAD Platform Survey

The SEAD Platform Survey is conducted by the SEAD (Sustainable Employment in the Age of Digitalization) Consortium consisting of partners from VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), KU Leuven, ULiège (University of Liège) and ULB (Université libre de Bruxelles) - funded by Belspo. The SEAD Platform Survey is a cross-sectional internet survey, designed to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics, work- and employment conditions, health and well-being, social protection, income (security) and career prospects of workers in the Belgian platform economy. The target population of the survey was made up of platform workers living in Belgium, regardless of age or type of platform activity. The SEAD Platform Survey surveyed a gross total of 918 platform workers between February 2022 until February 2023. After considering inclusion criteria, duplicate entries, completeness, missing data, minimum valid information on job quality variables, and unrealistic values, the sample was limited to 368 platform workers. Further information about the recruitment process and data quality can be found in the following publication: Gevaert, J., Doms, J., Vandevenne, E. et al. Strategies for surveying platform workers: lessons from a Belgian case study. Qual Quant (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-024-01935-5 Only metadata is deposited because of restricted exploitation specified in the informed consent information sheet for participants. (2025-02-26)