The statistic displays the results of a survey concerning audio books listening frequency among children in the Netherlands in 2017. the survey outcomes indicate that as of 2017, audio books were not highly popular among children in the Netherlands. Approximately 70 percent of parents with at least one child under the age of 18 indicated that their child never listens to audio books, whereas just 7 percent of respondents were parents of children who listened to audio books at least once a week.
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Does your child sometimes listen to audio books?
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parents with at least once child under 18 years old
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased in Dutch as follows: "Luistert uw kind wel eens naar luisterboeken?" (English: Does your child sometimes listen to audio books?)
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Stichting Lezen, & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (November 17, 2017). Does your child sometimes listen to audio books? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882206/audio-books-listening-frequency-among-children-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Lezen, und Koninklijke Bibliotheek, und Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Does your child sometimes listen to audio books?." Chart. November 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882206/audio-books-listening-frequency-among-children-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Lezen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (2017). Does your child sometimes listen to audio books?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882206/audio-books-listening-frequency-among-children-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Lezen, and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Does Your Child Sometimes Listen to Audio Books?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882206/audio-books-listening-frequency-among-children-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Lezen & Koninklijke Bibliotheek & Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, Does your child sometimes listen to audio books? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882206/audio-books-listening-frequency-among-children-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
Does your child sometimes listen to audio books? [Graph], Stichting Lezen, & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, November 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882206/audio-books-listening-frequency-among-children-in-the-netherlands/
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