The statistic displays the results of a survey regarding leisure time spending among youth in the Netherlands in 2018. The survey results suggest that as of 2018, youths aged between 12 and 25 years in the Netherlands spend a large share of their leisure time online and on social media. Roughly 90 percent of youths surveyed indicated that they use social media multiple times a week, whereas 20 percent of respondents stated to read digital or paper books at least a couple of times a week.
Leisure time spending among youth in the Netherlands in 2018*
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Kun je hieronder aangeven hoe vaak je de volgende dingen doet in je vrije tijd?" (English: Can you indicate below, how often you do the following things in your free time?)
Figures represent the share of youth engaging in these activities at least a couple of times a week.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen. (May 1, 2018). Leisure time spending among youth in the Netherlands in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/937942/leisure-time-spending-among-youth-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Koninklijke Bibliotheek, und Stichting Lezen. "Leisure time spending among youth in the Netherlands in 2018*." Chart. May 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937942/leisure-time-spending-among-youth-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Stichting Lezen. (2018). Leisure time spending among youth in the Netherlands in 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937942/leisure-time-spending-among-youth-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and Stichting Lezen. "Leisure Time Spending among Youth in The Netherlands in 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937942/leisure-time-spending-among-youth-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Koninklijke Bibliotheek & Stichting Lezen, Leisure time spending among youth in the Netherlands in 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937942/leisure-time-spending-among-youth-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Leisure time spending among youth in the Netherlands in 2018* [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen, May 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/937942/leisure-time-spending-among-youth-in-the-netherlands/
