By Armita Rohani
From goblins and ghouls to candy and diabetes, Halloween is a favorite for many of East’s students. This year, the East Side News took a survey to determine how this economically driven holiday is enjoyed by our student population. Disclaimer: this survey may not totally reflect the practices and/or opinions of all of East’s students.
Trick-or-treating is one of the most infamous activities of Halloween, it is the thing that people think of when the holiday comes to mind. Millions of children partake in this holiday across the world. When we asked East’s students whether they went trick or treating this year, the results were very split. 50% of participants said they did go trick-or-treating this year, and 50% said they didn’t. That begs the question–when is the ideal age to stop trick-or-treating? 18.8% of responders reported between the ages of 13-15 (which in my opinion, is too low), and another 18.8% of responders reported between 15-17 years old. An overwhelming 43.3% responded with 18-21, and one respondent (bless your soul) said never.
Next we asked the infamous question: did school work or college applications disrupt your Halloween plans? To our surprise, 75% of respondents reported no, with only a mere 25% saying yes. Of these plans, 31.3% reported that their favorite activity was “watching scary movies/t.v. shows”, and another 37.6% reported “going to a Halloween party.” Only 12.5% said “trick-or-treating,” with 18.8% saying “indifferent.”
Halloween wouldn’t be complete without candy. With thousands of options lying around, it is hard to have a favorite. It wouldn’t do justice to your second choice, or even your third. So, for our final question, we asked what “Your favorite Halloween candy must have.” An overwhelming 50% said “just chocolate,” so that would include M&M’s, 25% said wafers, so think Kit Kat, 12.5% reported peanut butter, like Reese’s, and the remaining 12.5% said caramel, like Milky Way.
And that is a wrap on our survey! We hope everyone had a fun Halloween, until next year!