I’ll bet the number of trick-or-treaters one gets on\u00a0Halloween is worthy of scientific study.\u00a0 The number of youngsters says a lot about the age and maturity level of a neighborhood and about socioeconomic conditions in a community.<\/p>\n
I moved into an eight to ten-year old neighborhood in the county.\u00a0 At that time we received about 80 to 90 trick-or-treaters.\u00a0 This shows there were many families with little kids in the neighborhood.\u00a0 But also at that time, this was one of the bigger neighborhoods in the surrounding area.\u00a0 I noticed many cars dropping off their children to trick-or-treat in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Over the years the number of trick-or-treaters has dropped by about half.\u00a0 Obviously children grow up and eventually stop going out to trick-or-treat.\u00a0 At the same time, the growth in new housing in the area has increased dramatically.\u00a0 No more do parents “bus” their children to our neighborhood.\u00a0 There are plenty of houses to get candy from now.\u00a0 After September 11, 2001, the number of trick-or-treaters fell dramatically, showing just how much our country was affected.<\/p>\n
I suppose the number of trick-or-treaters may rise again.\u00a0\u00a0Empty-nesters will sell their homes for smaller (or bigger) ones.\u00a0 New families with young children will move in and the cycle\u00a0will continue.\u00a0 Trick-or-treaters may well provide clues about the growth and decline of housing markets, the birth rate, the composition of families (e.g., single parent families), and even national security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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