Netherlands: online communication activities

This statistic shows the responses to the survey question: "Which online communication activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?" The figure illustrates the share of individuals who used the Internet for online communication activities in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2019. As of 2019, 57 percent of the individuals in the Netherlands said they used the Internet to make a phone call.

Which online communication activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?*

Characteristic	Chatting	Reading or keeping a blog	Social network activities**	Sending and receiving e-mail	Making phone calls via internet	Posting societal - political opinions	Participating in societal online discussions
2019	25.2%	23.8%	86.9%	88.6%	57.9%	7.7%	8%
2018	24.7%	22.1%	84.4%	87.7%	55.2%	-	-
2017	26.5%	22.9%	83.9%	88.5%	42.8%	7.8%	8.5%
2016	23.6%	20.2%	79%	84.9%	34.8%	24.1%	7.2%
2015	23.8%	21.6%	75.1%	85%	30.7%	22.6%	6%
2014	24.1%	20.3%	71.6%	84.8%	31.1%	-	-
2013	26.4%	19.9%	62.1%	85.1%	27.7%	25.5%	6.1%
2012	25.9%	18.7%	57.4%	83.5%	23.4%	-	-

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2012 to 2019

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Special properties

individuals who are part of a private household

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Did you use the internet in the past 3 months for one of the following activities: To send or receive e-mails; To make phone calls via the internet; To chat; To read or keep up with blogs; To Exchange text messages; To participate in a social network like Facebook or Twitter; To participate in a professional network like LinkedIn."

** The latter three survey answers are grouped together as 'social network activities': exchange text messages; participate in a social network like Facebook or Twitter; participate in a professional network like LinkedIn.

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