This statistic shows the results of a survey asking UK consumers for their opinion on trick or treating at Halloween. While over a third of respondents see trick or treating as a fun tradition, an almost equal proportion think it is dangerous for children.
What is your view on trick or treating?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
It's a nuisance for people to have to provide trick or treaters with sweets
32.4%
It's intimidating and makes people feel unsafe in their own homes
29.8%
It's dangerous for children
29.7%
It's a fun tradition for children
28.5%
I don't mind it
16.2%
It's a fun tradition but I wouldn't take my children out trick or treating
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Webloyalty. (October 16, 2014). What is your view on trick or treating? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/330566/opinion-on-halloween-trick-or-treating-united-kingdom-uk/
Webloyalty. "What is your view on trick or treating?." Chart. October 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330566/opinion-on-halloween-trick-or-treating-united-kingdom-uk/
Webloyalty. (2014). What is your view on trick or treating?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330566/opinion-on-halloween-trick-or-treating-united-kingdom-uk/
Webloyalty. "What Is Your View on Trick or Treating?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330566/opinion-on-halloween-trick-or-treating-united-kingdom-uk/
Webloyalty, What is your view on trick or treating? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330566/opinion-on-halloween-trick-or-treating-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
What is your view on trick or treating? [Graph], Webloyalty, October 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/330566/opinion-on-halloween-trick-or-treating-united-kingdom-uk/
