As of 2018, people in the Netherlands appeared to follow national political news more closely than local or European political news. Close to 80 percent of people surveyed indicated that they closely followed news about national politics, while the share of respondents who paid close attention to European political news was just over 50 percent in the same year.
Share of people closely following political news in the Netherlands in 2018, by type
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (May 17, 2019). Share of people closely following political news in the Netherlands in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062165/share-of-people-following-political-news-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of people closely following political news in the Netherlands in 2018, by type." Chart. May 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062165/share-of-people-following-political-news-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2019). Share of people closely following political news in the Netherlands in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062165/share-of-people-following-political-news-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of People Closely following Political News in The Netherlands in 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062165/share-of-people-following-political-news-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of people closely following political news in the Netherlands in 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062165/share-of-people-following-political-news-in-the-netherlands-by-type/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Share of people closely following political news in the Netherlands in 2018, by type [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , May 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062165/share-of-people-following-political-news-in-the-netherlands-by-type/