This statistic illustrates the type of online purchases of individuals in the Netherlands in 2019, by employment status. As of 2019, roughly 30 percent of Dutch individuals who are employed bought telecommunication services on the internet.
Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months?
not including people in institutions, facilities and shelters
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "Could you indicate for the following goods or services if you have ordered or purchased them in the previous 12 months for private use?"
Multiple answers were possible.
The source explains: "Online purchases are goods that have been purchased via an internet browser or an app. Goods that were bought via SMS, MMS or e-mail are not included as online purchases."
Working population defined by source as: "respondents of 15 years and older with paid employment of at least one hour." Non-working population is defined as: "respondents of 15 years and older without paid employment". Moreover, the source adds 12 to 15 year olds are not included in the questions about employment.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 8, 2019). Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/562045/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-employment-status/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months?." Chart. October 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562045/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-employment-status/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2019). Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562045/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-employment-status/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Which Goods or Services Have You Ordered Online in The Previous 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562045/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-employment-status/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562045/type-of-online-purchases-by-individuals-in-the-netherlands-by-employment-status/ (last visited June 29, 2022)
