This statistic shows the response of Dutch respondents for the Standard Eurobarometer 84 when asked: Have you read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language in the last 12 months?* A little less than 20 percent of respondents from the Netherlands in 2015 replied they have read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language once or twice in the last 12 months.
Have you read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language in the last 12 months?*
Characteristic
Netherlands
EU28**
Yes, on several occasions
41%
15%
Yes, once or twice
19%
13%
No
40%
72%
Don't know
0%
0%
0%20%40%60%80%
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27,681 interviews were conducted for the entire Standard Eurobarometer 84
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question: "QD5.2 In the last 12 months have you...? Read a book, newspaper or magazine in a language other than your mother tongue
** The 28 European Union Member States
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European Commission. (December 1, 2015). Have you read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language in the last 12 months?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549016/individuals-reading-publications-in-another-language-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "Have you read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language in the last 12 months?*." Chart. December 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549016/individuals-reading-publications-in-another-language-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. (2015). Have you read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language in the last 12 months?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549016/individuals-reading-publications-in-another-language-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "Have You Read a Book, Newspaper or Magazine in Another Language in The Last 12 Months?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549016/individuals-reading-publications-in-another-language-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission, Have you read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language in the last 12 months?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549016/individuals-reading-publications-in-another-language-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited May 22, 2025)
Have you read a book, newspaper or magazine in another language in the last 12 months?* [Graph], European Commission, December 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549016/individuals-reading-publications-in-another-language-in-the-netherlands/
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