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Collaborative economy: evidence analysis
Analysis of responses to the call for evidence issued by the Scottish Expert Advisory Panel on the Collaborative Economy in April 2017.
Annex 2: Tabular Results
Question 3: Are contributors (consumers, providers and businesses) to the collaborative economy suitably protected by existing legislation?
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | No response | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 53 |
| 6% | 13% | 13% | 19% | 13% | 36% | 100% | |
| Providers | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 53 |
| 4% | 11% | 13% | 26% | 11% | 34% | 100% | |
| Businesses | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 53 |
| 6% | 13% | 25% | 11% | 9% | 36% | 100% |
| CONSUMERS | Agree | Neither/Nor | Disagree | No response | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Transport/logistics | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Collaborative finance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Online marketplace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Business representative bodies | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Business/employers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Public sector | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Transport | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Other organisation respondents | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Higher education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Third sector | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Workers' rights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Group respondents (total) | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 42 |
| Individual | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Overall Total | 10 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 53 |
| Overall Percentage | 19% | 13% | 32% | 36% | 100% |
| PROVIDERS | Agree | Neither/Nor | Disagree | No response | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Transport/logistics | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Collaborative finance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Online marketplace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Business representative bodies | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Business/employers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Public sector | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Transport | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Other organisation respondents | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Higher education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Third sector | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Workers' rights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Group respondents (total) | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| Individual | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Overall Total | 8 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 53 |
| Overall Percentage | 15% | 13% | 38% | 34% | 100% |
| BUSINESSES | Agree | Neither/Nor | Disagree | No response | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Transport/logistics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Collaborative finance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Online marketplace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Business representative bodies | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Business/employers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Public sector | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Local authorities | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Transport | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Other organisation respondents | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Higher education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Third sector | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Workers' rights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Group respondents (total) | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 42 |
| Individual | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Overall Total | 10 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 53 |
| Overall Percentage | 19% | 25% | 21% | 36% | 100% |
Question 4: Do you think that the collaborative economy is suitably regulated whilst still allowing competition and innovation to flourish? If not, what are the gaps?
| Respondent type | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither/ Nor | Disagree | Strongly disagree | No response | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Transport/logistics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Collaborative finance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Online marketplace | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Business representative bodies | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Accommodation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Business/employers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Public sector | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Local authorities | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Transport | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Other organisation respondents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Higher education | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Third sector | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Workers' rights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Group respondents (total) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 42 |
| Individual | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Overall Total | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 53 |
| Overall Percentage | 4% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 34% | 100% |
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