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Nextdoor.com has released the findings of a survey that examines Halloween habits this year. When determining what makes a good neighborhood for Halloween, safety (95%) and good neighbors (92%) were top responses reported as being very important or important. Surprisingly, Halloween candy was only reported to be very important or important by 73% of Americans. Decorations and parties fell even further down the list, with 54% and 32% reported respectively. Other findings:
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60% take their children trick-or-treating, 60% give out candy and 53% decorate their home for this holiday.
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The average American who will spend money on Halloween will spend $85 this year, on candy, costumes, decorations, etc.
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Surprisingly, men aged 18-34 who will spend any money on Halloween are the ones that anticipate spending the most, on average $200, significantly higher than any age group.
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25% of parents who take their children age 17 and younger trick-or-treating have met new neighbors for the first time on Halloween
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32% of Americans socialize with neighbors on Halloween.
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29% of parents who take their children trick-or-treating feel safe allowing their neighbors to take their children trick-or-treating.
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50% of parents are willing to venture out to other neighborhoods to take their children trick-or-treating.
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30% of parents dress up in costume for Halloween and 24% of people believe you are never too old for trick-or-treating.
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32% of parents have dressed their child(ren) in homemade costumes.
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19% of Americans say 13 is the magic age when a child becomes too old to trick-or-treat.
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The average age when parents believed it was most appropriate to begin taking a child trick-or-treating was around 3-years-old.
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A mere 5% of Americans believe it’s never appropriate to let a child partake in Halloween.
