As of 2019, the majority of non-fiction readers surveyed in the Netherlands indicated that they read non-fiction books for relaxation purposes. 80 percent of survey respondents said that they read non-fiction books to relax, while around 30 percent of non-fiction readers chose books from this genre to improve their language and reading skills.
What are your reasons for reading non-fiction books?
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The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vanuit welke reden(en) leest u non-fictieboeken?" (English: What are your reasons for reading non-fiction books?)
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen. (June 3, 2019). What are your reasons for reading non-fiction books? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076483/reasons-for-reading-non-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Koninklijke Bibliotheek, und Stichting Lezen. "What are your reasons for reading non-fiction books?." Chart. June 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076483/reasons-for-reading-non-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Stichting Lezen. (2019). What are your reasons for reading non-fiction books?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076483/reasons-for-reading-non-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and Stichting Lezen. "What Are Your Reasons for Reading Non-fiction Books?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076483/reasons-for-reading-non-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Koninklijke Bibliotheek & Stichting Lezen, What are your reasons for reading non-fiction books? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076483/reasons-for-reading-non-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
What are your reasons for reading non-fiction books? [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen, June 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076483/reasons-for-reading-non-fiction-books-in-the-netherlands/
