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Share of Christians reading the Bible weekly in the Netherlands 1996-2017
Share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017
by Brigitte van de Pas,
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Nov 27, 2018
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.
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by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Nov 27, 2018
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.
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- Netherlands
- Survey time period
- 1996 and 2017
- Number of respondents
- 756 (2017)
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- respondents who consider themselves as Christian and do not consider the Bible as irrelevant
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- 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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- Region
- Netherlands
- Survey time period
- 1996 and 2017
- Number of respondents
- 756 (2017)
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- 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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