The chart examines levels of donations by different age groups in Great Britain.
Overall
, a greater percentage of Britons gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010. Linking Words
However
, between the two years, the trend varies among those that are younger or older than 50 years old.
In 1990, 42% of people aged between 35, and 50 donated to charity, which is the highest in the graph. Linking Words
On the contrary
, the 18-25 year-olds were the least generous, at just 17% in the same year. By 2010, these numbers had dropped considerably, with 35% for the age of 35 and more and 7% for the under-25 donors respectively. The level of donations from 26-35-year-olds Linking Words
also
fell in 2010, from 31% to 24%.
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While
donations by people under 50 dropped in both years but they rose among those aged between 51 and 65, from 35% to almost 40%. They made Linking Words
this
age group the highest one. The figure for the over-65s is lower, at 35%, but still higher than the 1990 statistic of 32%.Linking Words
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