The given bar chart shows the number of British citizens per
age
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who donate money to a charitable organization during two years: 1990 and 2010.
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Overall
, we can see that people between the Linking Words
age
of 36 and 50 made a higher contribution, Use synonyms
whereas
the 18-25 Linking Words
age
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donate less money to charity. It is Use synonyms
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clear that across the two years, the patterns changed before and after the Linking Words
age
of 50.
In 1990, 42% of the 36-50 Use synonyms
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made charitable donations, and Use synonyms
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figure is the highest on the chart. The 18-25s contributed the least at just 17%. By 2010, these figures had fallen significantly to 35% and 7% respectively. The levels of donations from the 26-35 Linking Words
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experienced a decrease in 2010 from 31% to 24%.
Even though donations made by individuals up to 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 Linking Words
age
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from 35% to almost 40%, which was the highest percentage for 2010. The figure for those over 65s was lower, at 35%, but it was still a little higher than the 1990 figure of 32%.Use synonyms