Adulthood can wait for just one more year
If the Census Bureau issued an annual Index of Permanent Adolescence, one key component would be the percentage of adults who dress up for Halloween. That is, after all, one of the more conspicuous indications of people’s refusal to become full-fledged adults even as they move through their 20s and beyond. A poll by Rasmussen Reports finds “only” 18 percent of adults planning to be in costume on Wednesday, down a shade from last year’s 20 percent. A Gallup survey, meanwhile, finds 27 percent of adult-only households planning to spend money on costumes this year. And in a BIGresearch poll fielded last month for the National Retail Federation, 34 percent of adults said they intended to dress up. Among these merry-makers, the most popular costume choices were witch, pirate, vampire, cat and princess. The once-popular “French maid” look has dropped into a tie for 18th place. Too grown-up, presumably.
—Posted by Mark Dolliver
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October 30, 2007 | Permalink
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Comments
I'd love to see a daring soul wear this as a costume this year: http://www.adrants.com/2007/07/yellow-stickies-got-our-intern-a-job-in-a.php
Posted by: Steve Hall | Oct 30, 2007 12:23:08 PM
I spent about $120 on my costume. Halloween rocks for both the creative and/or the sexy...which I suppose really is only 18% of the population (down slightly from 20% last year).
Posted by: Jayce | Oct 30, 2007 1:50:14 PM
I saw about 20 women in Griffendor schoolgirl getups at a party the other night. Kinda icky.
They were soundly outnumbered by Dick In a Boxes, though.
Posted by: DavidGriner | Oct 30, 2007 4:21:25 PM
bah ill keep my homemade Fourth Dr. Who costume myself rather than spend ;)
Posted by: glenn | Oct 31, 2007 5:56:56 PM
God Bless Halloween!
Posted by: Commercial Guy | Nov 2, 2007 1:28:54 AM
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