The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by age range for the years 1990 and 2010.
The chart examines the levels of donation among people of different ages in Britain.
Overall
, a greater percentage of British people gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010. However
, across the two years, the pattern differs before and after the age of 50.
In 1990, 42% of the 36-50 age-group
made charitable donations, and Correct your spelling
age group
this
figure is the highest on the chart. The 18-25s contributed the least at only 17%. By 2010, these figures had fallen significantly to 35% and 7% respectively. The level of donations from the 26-35 age-group
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age group
also
experienced a decrease in 2010 from 31% to 24%.
While
donations up to the age of 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 age-group
from 35% to nearly 40, which was the highest percentage for 2010. The figure for the over 65s was lower than Correct your spelling
age group
this
, at 35%, but it was still a little higher than the 1990 figure of 32%.Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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