VOICE OF THE DRIVER California App-Based Driver Survey
ABOUT THE SURVEY
With the current classification status of California app-based drivers up for debate, Edelman Intelligence wanted to bring to life the voice of the driver, uncovering how drivers approach this type of work, what they value in this work, and how they feel about Prop 22 scheduled to appear on the November ballot that would maintain their independent contractor status.
DRIVER VOICES
FACTS
What CA app-based drivers say
SUPPORT PROP 22 TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHT TO BE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
WOULD STOP DRIVING IF THE FLEXIBILITY OF THEIR SCHEDULES WAS COMPROMISED
HAVE ANOTHER JOB. THIS IS PART-TIME WORK, NOT A FULL-TIME JOB
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Flexibility is critical for California app-based drivers. Two thirds of drivers wouldn’t drive without it. Learn what CA app-based drivers value most and why at www.CADriverSurvey.com #CADriverSurvey
7 in 10 California app-based drivers support Prop 22 which protects their right to be independent contractors (72%). Learn why at www.CADriverSurvey.com #CADriverSurvey
App-based driving is part-time work, not a full-time job—5 in 6 CA drivers have another job, and 3 in 4 drivers say the income they make from driving is supplemental, not primary income. Learn more at www.CADriverSurvey.com #CADriverSurvey
App-based driving has been a lifeboat to many who have lost work. 2 in 3 CA app-based drivers agree it gave them an opportunity to earn money after losing a job or hours. Learn more at www.CADriverSurvey.com #CADriverSurvey
RELEVANT NEWS
JUNE 12, 2020
As a retired, disabled Vietnam veteran and caretaker… I needed to earn a living that kept the stress down but the flexibility up so I could meet my family obligations. Driving rideshare has allowed me to do that, especially now during these tough economic times.
MAY 06, 2020
Driver survey finds 71% of Uber and Lyft Drivers Still Want to be Independent Contractors
APRIL 30, 2020
This entire issue…affects everyone who loves the independence of being their own boss, setting their own rates on the value of their work, and working when they want, and for whom they want.
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Driver survey finds 71% of Uber and Lyft Drivers Still Want to be Independent Contractors
JANUARY 24, 2020
Should the government decide how many stories a freelance journalist can write? Of course not. But a California law known as Assembly Bill 5 that went into effect earlier this month does exactly that — and more.