This statistic shows the response of Dutch respondents for the Standard Eurobarometer 84 to the question: Where do you get news on national European matters?* Roughly 10 percent of respondents from the Netherlands in 2015 replied they get news on European political matters from online social networks.
When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?*
Characteristic
the Netherlands
EU28**
Television
44%
49%
Daily newspapers
35%
25%
Information website (websites from newspapers, news magazines)
37%
24%
Radio
18%
23%
Discussions with relatives, friends, colleagues
23%
20%
Institutional and official websites (governmental websites, etc.)
41%
17%
Other newspapers, magazines
17%
11%
Online social networks
9%
10%
Books, brochures, information leaflets
10%
6%
Blogs
3%
4%
Video hosting websites
1%
3%
Attending conferences, talks, meetings
3%
3%
Telephone (Info lines, Europe Direct, etc.)
0%
0%
Other (SP.)
1%
1%
Never look for such information, not interested (SP.)
27,681 nterviews were conducted for the entire Standard Eurobarometer 84; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question: QE6 "When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use? (Multiple answers possible) Television; daily newspapers; information websites; radio; dicussions with relatives, friends, colleagues; institutional and official websites (governmental websites, etc.); other newspapers, magazines; online social networks; books, brochures, information leaflets; blogs; video hosting websites; attending conferences, talks, meetings; telephone (info lines, europe direct, etc.); other; neverl ook foor such information, not interested; don't know."
** The 28 European Union Member States
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European Commission. (December 1, 2015). When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547166/information-sources-used-to-research-the-european-untion-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?*." Chart. December 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547166/information-sources-used-to-research-the-european-untion-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. (2015). When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547166/information-sources-used-to-research-the-european-untion-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "When You Are Looking for Information about The Eu, Its Policies, Its Institutions, Which of The following Sources Do You Use?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547166/information-sources-used-to-research-the-european-untion-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission, When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547166/information-sources-used-to-research-the-european-untion-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
When you are looking for information about the EU, its policies, its institutions, which of the following sources do you use?* [Graph], European Commission, December 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547166/information-sources-used-to-research-the-european-untion-in-the-netherlands/
