This statistic shows the responses to the survey question: "Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past three months?" This figure illustrates the share of individuals using mobile internet with different devices in 2019, by employment. As of 2019, 93 percent of the individuals with a paid job in the Netherlands said they used mobile internet on a mobile phone or smartphone.
Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?*
Characteristic
Total
Mobile phone or smartphone
Laptop
Tablet
Other mobile device
Employed
94%
92.9%
43.1%
31.4%
13%
Not employed
69.9%
65.4%
21.8%
21.1%
7.4%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of individuals94%94%69.9%69.9%92.9%92.9%65.4%65.4%43.1%43.1%21.8%21.8%31.4%31.4%21.1%21.1%13%13%7.4%7.4%TotalMobile phone or smartphoneLaptopTabletOther mobile deviceEmployedNot employed
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* Original survey question: "In the past three months, have you used mobile internet at home or at work on one of the following devices: - Mobile phone or smartphone? - Laptop or netbook? - Tablet? - Other device?"
The source states that 12- to 15-year-olds have not been included and defines employed and unemployed as follows:
Employed: "respondents of 15 years and older with a paid job of at least one hour"
Full-time: Not employed: "respondents of 15 years and older without a paid job"
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 8, 2019). Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/575377/mobile-internet-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-device-and-employment/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?*." Chart. October 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/575377/mobile-internet-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-device-and-employment/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2019). Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/575377/mobile-internet-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-device-and-employment/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Did You Use Mobile Internet on a Device in The past 3 Months?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/575377/mobile-internet-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-device-and-employment/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/575377/mobile-internet-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-device-and-employment/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
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