Netherlands: opinion on Black Pete debate 2016-2018

The statistic displays the results of survey concerning opinions on public debate on Black Pete in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2018. The survey results suggest that as of 2018, public opinion in the Netherlands was divided with regard to the discussion concerning Black Pete. Just over 50 percent of survey respondents indicated that they considered the ongoing social discussion about Black Pete to be entirely unjust, while 30 percent of people surveyed considered the discussion to be entirely or somewhat warranted. This is a shift from 2016, where most of the respondents thought the public debate was unjust.

Do you consider it just or unjust that there is a social discussion about the look of Zwarte Piet (Black Pete)?*

Characteristic	2016	2018
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Release date

December 2018

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

November 22, 2018 to November 27, 2018

Number of respondents

3,145 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

results have been weighted to respresent the population's voting behavior for the National Elections in March, 2017

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Wat vindt u ervan dat er een maatschappelijke discussie is over het uiterlijk van Zwarte Piet? Vindt u dat terecht of onterecht?" (English: "Do you consider it just or unjust that there is a social discussion about the look of Zwarte Piet (Black Pete)?")

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