Should the tree light up at Christmas or will gifts be given in the dark? A survey shows that Germans have very different intentions when it comes to dealing with festival decorations. Older people want to save more than younger people, and people in the east want to dim the lamps less than in the west.
According to a survey, more than every third person in Germany wants to save on Christmas lights because of the high energy prices. 38 percent of respondents to a recently published Civey survey commissioned by the news portal Watson made this statement. On the other hand, a little less - 36 percent - stated that they would plan for Christmas lights as usual. 18 percent generally do not use Christmas lights.
According to the survey, people over the age of 65 in particular want to use less electricity. Among the 18- to 29-year-olds, on the other hand, the willingness is lowest at 19 percent. However, this age group also has by far the largest proportion of those who stated that they did not use any Christmas lights anyway. On the other hand, it is the 40 to 49 year olds who are the least interested in saving. 43 percent of them stated that they did not want to restrict themselves. There are clear differences in the willingness to save between East and West Germany: In the East, significantly more people (45 percent) refuse to save on Christmas lights. In the West it was only 34 percent.
According to Watson, most of the people who want to save said they use less lighting to do so. Energy-saving lamps use 47 percent savers. Many also want to consume less energy in general in order to create a balance. According to Watson, the Civey Institute interviewed 5,000 people aged 18 and over online for the survey.
According to a survey commissioned by the energy company Eon, three quarters of Germans now make sure that their Christmas lights use little electricity. In a similar survey in 2020, it was only two-thirds, the company said in early December. In order to keep the power consumption of fairy lights low, Eon advises the use of timers.
