* The source does not provide the exact survey question, the precise date of the survey and the number of respondents.
The source adds the following information regarding the definition of Dutch people with a migration background:
"In this article we used the CBS definition of Dutch people with migration backgrounds: Dutch people who were themselves (first generation) or whose parents (second generation) were born outside the Netherlands. Antillean Dutch people are from the former Dutch Antilles, which up until 2010 included the islands of Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire."
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Share of people sometimes reading romantic fiction in Netherlands 2018, by background
The statistic displays the share of people sometimes reading romantic fiction and erotic literature books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background. The survey results indicate that, as of 2018, respondents with an Antillean background were most likely to read romantic fiction books. Close to ** percent of Antillean-Dutch respondents indicated that they sometimes read romantic fiction books, while the share of Turkish-Dutch respondents who did so was lowest, at just percent.
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Bibliotheekinzicht. (October 31, 2018). Share of people sometimes reading romantic fiction and erotic literature books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/949780/share-of-people-sometimes-reading-romantic-fiction-in-the-netherlands-by-background/
Bibliotheekinzicht. "Share of people sometimes reading romantic fiction and erotic literature books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background*." Chart. October 31, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/949780/share-of-people-sometimes-reading-romantic-fiction-in-the-netherlands-by-background/
Bibliotheekinzicht. (2018). Share of people sometimes reading romantic fiction and erotic literature books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/949780/share-of-people-sometimes-reading-romantic-fiction-in-the-netherlands-by-background/
Bibliotheekinzicht. "Share of People Sometimes Reading Romantic Fiction and Erotic Literature Books in The Netherlands in 2018, by Migration Background*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Oct 2018, /statistics/949780/share-of-people-sometimes-reading-romantic-fiction-in-the-netherlands-by-background/
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Share of people sometimes reading romantic fiction and erotic literature books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background* [Graph], Bibliotheekinzicht, October 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/949780/share-of-people-sometimes-reading-romantic-fiction-in-the-netherlands-by-background/
