Online information and entertainment activities in the Netherlands 2012-2019

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Ani Petrosyan,
Aug 25, 2023
For this report, the Dutch respondents replied this following question : "Which online information and entertainment activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?" The figure illustrates the share of individuals who used the internet for online information and entertainment activities in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2019. As of 2019, 72 percent of the individuals in the Netherlands said they used the internet to play or download music and games.

Which online information and entertainment activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?

Characteristic20122013201420152016201720182019
Information about goods and services 76.3% 76.5% 79.8% 79% 78.6% 83.3% 83.7% 84.2%
Playing or downloading music or games 53.5% 57.6% 58.3% 57.2% 57.5% 64.6% 62% 72.3%
Reading or downloading newspapers or news magazines 50% 50.1% 51.8% 50.3% 63.8% 70.1% 65.9% 70%
Information about health 49.2% 51.8% 56% 56.7% 57.9% 66.4% 67.1% 69%
Watching television 39% 42.4% 45.8% 45.2% 44.5% 60% 55.9% 63.3%
Uploading pictures, music, tekst, etc 44.8% - 47.2% 45.4% 43.1% 48.9% 43.1% 50%
Searching for a job or job application 17.3% 18.2% 23.1% 21.2% 21% 22.3% 22.2% 22.5%
Listening to the radio 34.5% 35.5% 34.8% 34.2% 34.9% 42.7% - -
Usage of travel agency services 45.7% 44.7% 45.6% 44.5% 45.4% 50.7% - -
Downloading software (other than games) 28.6% 32.1% 30% 26.2% 24.9% 29.7% - -
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Release date

October 2019

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; internet for private usage

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Did you use the internet in the past three months for one of the following activities: to find information about goods or services; to use services in the travel branch; to look for a job or apply for a job; to find information concerning health; to listen to the radio; to watch television; to read or download newspapers or news magazines; to play or download games, images, movies or music; to upload self made pictures, music, videos, text or software; to download software other than games?"

Multiple answers were possible.

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