Minorities Less Likely to Trick or Treat
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WA****NGTON - Two-thirds of parents say their children will trick-or-treat
this Halloween, but fewer minorities will let their kids go door to door,
with some citing safety worries, a poll shows.
The survey found that 73 percent of whites versus 56 percent of minorities
said their children will trick-or-treat.
That disparity in the survey is similar to the difference in how people
view the safety of their neighborhoods, according to the poll by The
Associated Press and Ipsos. Lower-income people and minorities are more
likely to worry that it might not be safe to send their children out on
Halloween night.
Overall, 86 percent of those questioned in the survey said their
neighborhoods are safe for trick-or-treating. Ninety-one percent of
whites, compared with 75 percent of minorities, said they felt their kids
would be secure when they went out seeking candy in their area.
Similarly, 93 percent of people earning $50,000 or more said their
communities are safe for trick-or-treating, compared with 76 percent of
those making less than $25,000.
Even many people who view their neighborhoods as safe take precautions.
Nearly two-thirds of the people in the survey said their households will
distribute Halloween treats to children who come to call. Seventy percent
of people in the poll who consider themselves liberals and 67 percent of
the moderates questioned said they would hand out treats, compared with 55
percent of conservatives.
Of those adults whose children will not trick-or-treat this year,
one-quarter cited safety worries and about one-half said they do not
celebrate Halloween.
"It's demonic," said Donna Stitt, 37, a nursing aide fro Barto, PA., with
four young children. "People are celebrating the dead. I'm not into that."
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