Canadians split on handing out Halloween candy this year: poll

A caller canvass suggests much than a 4th of Canadians volition walk $100 oregon much connected Halloween, with astir 70 per cent of respondents saying they’ll fork implicit arsenic overmuch wealth arsenic they did past twelvemonth connected candy and costumes.

That’s according to polling steadfast Leger, which surveyed 1,520 adults this period connected their Halloween habits.

The canvass besides suggests Canadians volition walk an mean of $67.65 connected Halloween-related expenses – an magnitude that rises to $121.57 among parents.

The survey says 27 per cent of respondents indicated their household volition walk $100 oregon much this twelvemonth connected Halloween costumes, events, candy and decor.

More than fractional of those households person children, which Leger says makes Halloween celebrations much likely.

But different 27 per cent of respondents accidental they volition not walk a azygous dollar connected the spooky day.

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The canvass besides suggested that Canadians are divided connected handing retired Halloween candy this year. Forty-seven per cent of respondents said they’ll beryllium doling retired treats, portion the aforesaid percent said they’ll skip the tradition.

More than a 3rd said they’ll support their candy fund nether $20.

The bulk of respondents with children aged capable to spell trick-or-treating said their kids volition beryllium knocking connected doors Thursday, but conscionable a 4th of adults said they would observe Halloween themselves.

The Halloween tone seemed to beryllium higher among parents and those aged 18 to 34, the survey found.

The canvass was conducted online from Oct. 25 to 27. It cannot beryllium assigned a borderline of mistake due to the fact that online surveys are not considered genuinely random samples.