According to this survey cooking and travel books were among the most frequently read non-fiction and information books in the Netherlands in 2019. Close to 30 percent of readers surveyed in 2019 indicated that they read travel books and guides at least once every three months. Meanwhile, this figure rose to approximately 40 percent for books about cooking.
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readers who read these genres at least once every three months
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hieronder staan non-fictie genres/informatieve boeken. Kunt u aangeven hoe vaak u boeken leest/inkijkt in deze genres?" (English: Below is a list of non-fiction/information book genres. Could you indicate how often you read/browse through books in these genres?)
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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). Share of people reading non-fiction and information books in the Netherlands in 2019, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076560/frequency-of-reading-non-fiction-and-information-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Koninklijke Bibliotheek, und Stichting Lezen. "Share of people reading non-fiction and information books in the Netherlands in 2019, by genre." Chart. June 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076560/frequency-of-reading-non-fiction-and-information-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and Stichting Lezen. "Share of People Reading Non-fiction and Information Books in The Netherlands in 2019, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076560/frequency-of-reading-non-fiction-and-information-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Koninklijke Bibliotheek & Stichting Lezen, Share of people reading non-fiction and information books in the Netherlands in 2019, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076560/frequency-of-reading-non-fiction-and-information-books-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
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