Trick-or-treating during COVID: Most parents think kids will be safe this year

Most parents think children who go trick-or-treating this year will be safe from coronavirus, according to a recent CBS News poll. More than six in 10 parents of school-aged children feel that way, while just over a third think children who go trick-or-treating will be at risk for the virus.  

Views on this are related to how one perceives the risk of contracting the coronavirus more broadly. 

Parents who express the most concern about someone in their family getting the virus are the least likely to feel kids will be safe from COVID-19 while trick-or-treating.