Are Mechanical Turk worker samples representative of health status and health behaviors in the U.S.?

2018250 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Kelly Walters · Seattle Children's Hospital

Dimitri Christakis · Seattle Children's Hospital

Davene R. Wright · University of Washington

Abstract

MTurk workers are not a generalizable population with regards to health status and behaviors; deviations did not follow a trend. Appropriate health-related uses for MTurk and ways to improve upon the generalizability of MTurk health studies are proposed.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational Health and Safety Research Workplace Health and Well-being Infection Control and Ventilation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 13, Issue 6, pp. e0198835-e0198835

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198835

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