Weekly Survey (October 6, 2020): Halloween, Thanksgiving and COVID-19

Posted on October 6th, 2020 in Surveys

DISCOVER OUR MOST RECENT RESULTS BELOW!

This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. 

HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING

  • Given the current pandemic, 48% of Canadians and 54% of Americans whose children went trick-or-treating last year say they will let their children go trick-or-treating this year.
  • Given the current situation, 52% of Canadians and 43% of Americans think governments should step in and cancel Halloween this year.
  • 40% of Canadians and 56% of Americans say they have not changed or will not change their plans for Thanksgiving this year.

THE U.S. ELECTION

  • 34% of Americans say the presidential debate gave them an extra reason to go out and vote, 7% say it has discouraged them from voting, and 58% say it will not impact their intention to go out and vote.
  • If the 2020 U.S. presidential election were held today, 43% of decided American voters who are registered to vote and intend to vote in the next election would vote for Donald Trump and 53% would vote for Joe Biden.

COVID-19

  • To respond to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, 53% of Canadians think the government should close down certain high-risk businesses and activities, but keep other lower-risk ones open.

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from October 2-4, 2020, with 1,523 Canadians and 1,001 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel.

To view the October 6, 2020 report, CLICK HERE.

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