This statistic displays the preference of young people for sex with lights on or off in the Netherlands in 2018. When respondents taking part in this survey were asked whether they prefer to have sex with the lights on or off, roughly 12 percent of the participants said to prefer turning the lights off.
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Do you prefer having sex with the lights on, the lights off or do you not care?*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Heb jij het liefst seks met het licht aan, het licht uit of kan je dit niet schelen?" (English: Do you prefer having sex with the lights on, the lights off or do you not care?)
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population 16-34 years old.
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NPO 1 (EenVandaag). (August 30, 2018). Do you prefer having sex with the lights on, the lights off or do you not care?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910886/preference-of-young-people-for-sex-with-lights-on-or-off-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). "Do you prefer having sex with the lights on, the lights off or do you not care?*." Chart. August 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910886/preference-of-young-people-for-sex-with-lights-on-or-off-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). (2018). Do you prefer having sex with the lights on, the lights off or do you not care?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910886/preference-of-young-people-for-sex-with-lights-on-or-off-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). "Do You Prefer Having Sex with The Lights On, The Lights off or Do You Not Care?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910886/preference-of-young-people-for-sex-with-lights-on-or-off-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag), Do you prefer having sex with the lights on, the lights off or do you not care?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910886/preference-of-young-people-for-sex-with-lights-on-or-off-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 04, 2025)
Do you prefer having sex with the lights on, the lights off or do you not care?* [Graph], NPO 1 (EenVandaag), August 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910886/preference-of-young-people-for-sex-with-lights-on-or-off-in-the-netherlands/
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