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Some 14 050 respondents from different social and demographic groups were interviewed via

telephone in their mother tongue. Respondents were given this description before the questions:
A collaborative platform is an internet-based tool that enables transactions between people
providing and using a service. They can be used for a wide range of services, from renting
accommodation and car sharing to small household jobs.

Based on this statistic men use collaboration platforms more often (21% vs. 15%) and less often
say they have never heard of these platforms (43% vs. 48%). Respondents aged 25-39 used
these platforms most often. Respondents over 55 have the least awareness of these services.
Self-employed (26%) and employees (25%) are more likely than manual workers (14%) to use
the services of collaborative platforms. Respondents who have offered services on a collaborative
platform at least once are more likely than those who have not done so to say that they use the

services of these platforms regularly (35% vs. 20%).
Table 1: Which of the following matches your experience regarding this type of
platform? (% - EU)

You have You have You use the You use the
heard of been on one services of services of
You have
these or more of these these
never heard
platforms but these platforms platforms
of these
you have platforms and occasionally regularly (at
platforms
never visited paid for a (once every least every
them service once few months) month)

EU 28 average 46 35 4 9 4
Sex

Male 43 35 5 11 5

Female 48 36 3 8 4
Age

15 - 24 44 36 6 8 4
25 - 39 38 34 7 15 5

40 - 54 39 38 4 11 7

55 + 55 33 2 6 2
Respondent occupation scale

Self-employed 43 31 6 12 8
Employee 34 41 5 14 6

Manual workers 56 30 3 7 4

Not working 54 32 3 6 2

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