“Beter een autochtone buur dan…”: de motieven achter de buurtkeuzes van autochtone Nederlanders nader onderzocht.

Abstract

Because of the persistent existence of ethnic segregation in the Netherlands and its negative effects, it is important to study how ethnic segregation arises. We contribute to prior research by studying the motives of native Dutch people who do not want to live in ethnically mixed neighborhoods. And we study whether there are substantial differences between different types of people. By use of the survey “Sociaal Culturele Ontwikkelingen in Nederland 2005”, we found that Dutch natives motivate their choice for a neighbourhood by preferring to live with their own group. We found no substantial differences in the motives between different types of people.