This statistic depicts the access to employer-based benefits among gig economy workers in the United States in 2018, by generation. During the survey, 26 percent of Millennial gig workers reported having access to employer-based medical insurance, compared to 36 percent of Generation X gig workers, and 55 percent of Baby Boomer gig workers.
Access to employer-based benefits among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by generation*
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Prudential Financial. (April 11, 2018). Access to employer-based benefits among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by generation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917653/gig-economy-access-employer-based-benefits-us-generation/
Prudential Financial. "Access to employer-based benefits among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by generation*." Chart. April 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917653/gig-economy-access-employer-based-benefits-us-generation/
Prudential Financial. (2018). Access to employer-based benefits among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by generation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917653/gig-economy-access-employer-based-benefits-us-generation/
Prudential Financial. "Access to Employer-based Benefits among Gig Economy Workers in The U.S. in 2018, by Generation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917653/gig-economy-access-employer-based-benefits-us-generation/
Prudential Financial, Access to employer-based benefits among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by generation* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917653/gig-economy-access-employer-based-benefits-us-generation/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Access to employer-based benefits among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by generation* [Graph], Prudential Financial, April 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917653/gig-economy-access-employer-based-benefits-us-generation/