This statistic displays the share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017. Respondents taking part in this survey considered themselves Christian and saw the Bible as relevant. Between 1996 and 2017, the share of Christians who read the Bible at least once a week in the Netherlands declined. In 1996, just over half of the Christians stated to read the Bible weekly. By 2017, this had decreased to just one-third.
Share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017
respondents who consider themselves as Christian and do not consider the Bible as irrelevant
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey. The source does not specify the date of the survey or number of respondents in 1996.
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Het Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap, & Centrum voor Contextuele Bijbelinterpretatie, & Blauw Research. (September 6, 2017). Share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944065/share-of-christians-reading-the-bible-weekly-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap, und Centrum voor Contextuele Bijbelinterpretatie, und Blauw Research. "Share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017." Chart. September 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944065/share-of-christians-reading-the-bible-weekly-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap, Centrum voor Contextuele Bijbelinterpretatie, Blauw Research. (2017). Share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944065/share-of-christians-reading-the-bible-weekly-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap, and Centrum voor Contextuele Bijbelinterpretatie, and Blauw Research. "Share of Christians Reading The Bible Every Week in The Netherlands in 1996 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944065/share-of-christians-reading-the-bible-weekly-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap & Centrum voor Contextuele Bijbelinterpretatie & Blauw Research, Share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944065/share-of-christians-reading-the-bible-weekly-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited June 07, 2020)
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