This is information gathered from a recent survey NCA did:
93% of children go trick-or-treating.
Bite-sized chocolate candies are the most popular type of candy to be included in Halloween activities (76%), followed by bite-sized non-chocolate candies (30%).26% of households will include full-size candy (chocolate and non-chocolate) in their Halloween activities.Kids tell us that their favorite treats to receive when trick-or-treating are candy and gum. 84% of kids said candy and gum are their favorites.
- Chocolate preferred by 50%
- Non-chocolate candy, 24%
- Gum, 10%
Kids' least favorite items to get in their trick-or-treat bags were fruit and salty snacks like chips and pretzels.
- Fruit, 1%
- Salty snacks, 1%
- Toys, 2%
- Baked goods such as cookies/granola bars, 2%
- Other, 2%
- Don't know, 5%
- Don't trick-or-treat, 3%
90% of parents admit to sneaking goodies from their kids' Halloween trick-or-treat bags.
Parents' favorite treats to sneak from their kids’ trick-or-treat bags are snack-size chocolate bars (70% sneak these), candy-coated chocolate pieces (40%), caramels (37%) and gum (26%).
Parents' least favorite goodie to take from their kids’ trick-or-treat bags is licorice (18%).
When kids ages 6-11 years old eat candy, they prefer chocolate candy two-to-one over candy that doesn't contain any chocolate.
Kids ages 6-11 years old say if they were given lots of candy, they would
- Share some with their family, 66%
- Share the candy with their friends, 64%
- Give some to their teacher, 26%
- Keep it all for themselves, 7%
- Don't know what they would do, 2%
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