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Pew Research CenterJuly 8, 2016
Research in the Crowdsourcing Age, a Case Study

Slightly more academics than businesses used Mechanical Turk

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Research in the Crowdsourcing Age, a Case Study
How Mechanical Turk Works
Many Mechanical Turk workers report making less than $5 an hour
Most Mechanical Turk tasks paid 10 cents or less
An 18th century engraving by Joseph Racknitz showing how he believed the original Mechanical Turk machine was constructed.
How Mechanical Turk Works
Extracting information from pictures and transcription made up almost two-thirds of Mechanical Turk requests
Slightly more academics than businesses used Mechanical Turk
Transcription service tasks especially popular among a small number of highly active firms
Surveys represent majority of tasks from academics on Mechanical Turk
How Turkers in the Pew Research Center study compare with all working adults
Most Turkers perform tasks every day
Time per week that Turkers spend on the site varies greatly
Most Turker activity occurs during evening hours
Roughly half of Mechanical Turk workers make less than $5 an hour
Mechanical Turk is a primary income source for 25% of Turkers
Turkers who earn all or most of their incomes from MTurk, differ from those who use it to supplement other incomes
Male Turkers have slightly higher hourly earnings than women
Younger Turkers have higher hourly earnings than older Turkers

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