The Daily Lives of Crowdsourced US Respondents: A Time Use Comparison of MTurk, Prolific, and ATUS

Authors: RG Rinderknecht, L Doan

Published: 2025

Publication: Sociological ..., 2025 - journals.sagepub.com

Time use patterns of MTurk and Prolific respondents differ significantly from the general U.S. population (ATUS), including less housework and care work, more time at home and alone, even after accounting for demographic differences.

Methods: Time diaries were collected and analyzed for 136 MTurk and 156 Prolific respondents, then compared with 468 ATUS responses.

Key Findings: Daily time use patterns including work, housework, travel, leisure, and time spent alone or at home.

Limitations: The study is limited to comparing self-reported time diaries, which may not fully capture all time use behaviors or account for cultural and contextual factors.

Institution: RAND

Research Area: Crowdsourcing Research Methods, Time Use Studies, Social Science

Discipline: Artificial Intelligence

Sample Size: 760 participants

Citations: 6