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Vampires among most popular Halloween costumes

By Andrea ChangStaff Writer 
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Thanks to ‘Twilight’ and other series about the undead, vampires will be among the most popular costumes this Halloween, according to a survey released today by the National Retail Federation.

The group -- which estimates that 47 million adults and 58 million children will dress up for Halloween -- also found that witches and pirates would be top choices, while nurses and political figures would be less popular.

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Here are the group’s lists of top costume choices.

For adults:

  1. Witch
  2. Vampire
  3. Pirate
  4. Clown
  5. Wench/tart/vixen
  6. Cat
  7. Devil
  8. Scary costume/mask
  9. Athlete
  10. Police officer

For children:

  1. Princess
  2. Witch
  3. Spider-Man
  4. Pirate
  5. Pumpkin
  6. Vampire
  7. Disney princess
  8. Star Wars character
  9. Tinker Bell
  10. Batman

For pets:

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Devil
  3. Bow ties/fancy collars
  4. Witch
  5. Superdog/supercat
  6. Princess
  7. Bat
  8. Dog
  9. Angel
  10. Bee

-- Andrea Chang

Money & Company
Andrea Chang

Andrea Chang is a wealth reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a Column One editor, the deputy Food editor and an assistant Business editor, and has covered beats including technology and retail. Chang joined the paper in 2007 after graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She grew up in Cupertino, Calif.

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