Only 1% of passengers always tip their Uber drivers, a new study of 40 million rides found
Only about 16% of Uber rides receive tips, and only 1% of riders leave a tip for every single ride, the study found.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, highly rated drivers made more in tips than those with fewer stars, but those amounts began to slide even with averages that many would likely consider to still be premium. "In terms of magnitudes, drivers with a 5-star rating are tipped close to 50% more often than those with a 4.75 rating," the authors said, "and when they do receive tips they are nearly 5% higher.""Rider ratings represent a key demand-side explanatory variable," researchers said. "We find that, for example, riders who have a 5-star rating tip more than twice as often as those with a 4.75 rating, and when they do tip they tip nearly 14% more.
The researchers found data to back up her theory, too, saying that "tips tend to be highest for airport and business trips."
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