Canadians split down the middle on handing out Halloween candy: survey
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Forty-eight per cent of the 1,521 adults who completed the online Leger survey said they would be handing out candy, while 46 per cent said they would opt out and six per cent were undecided.
A new poll suggests Canadians are roughly split down the middle when it comes to handing out Halloween candy this year.
Forty-eight per cent of the 1,521 adults who completed the online Leger survey said they would be handing out candy, while 46 per cent said they would opt out and six per cent were undecided.
For those with kids in their household, the proportion of those dishing out treats jumps to 63 per cent.
But an even greater proportion of families with kids plan to take advantage of the night's spoils.
Of the 350 respondents with kids old enough to go trick-or-treating, 79 per cent said they would do so.
The poll from Leger and The Canadian Press, which was conducted between Oct. 20 and 22, also indicates 71 per cent of Canadians expect to spend about the same amount of money on Halloween this year as last.
Roughly 15 per cent of respondents said they were cutting back on spending, while 11 per cent said they were throwing more cash at the holiday.
