Opinions of racist nature of Zwarte Piet among Surinamese & Antillean Dutch 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 14, 2025
As of 2021, over 65 percent of the Surinamese-Dutch and Antillean-Dutch people in the Netherlands stated they see Zwarte Piet as a racist phenomenon. This was significantly higher than the overall score among all Dutch survey participants. Zwarte Piet or "Black Pete" is the fictional aid of Sinterklaas, a local variation of Santa Claus in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Do you think Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) is a racist phenomenon or not?

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Release date

November 2021

Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

November 8 to 11, 2021

Number of respondents

525 respondents

Special properties

Dutch respondents with a Surinamese or Antillean background

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vindt u Zwarte Piet wel of geen racistisch fenomeen?"

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