The bar chart illustrates the proportion of individuals across five
age
brackets in the United Kingdom who made charitable donations in 1990 and 2010.
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Overall
, giving behaviour varied considerably by Linking Words
age
in both years. Use synonyms
While
younger and middle-aged adults demonstrated a noticeable decline in philanthropic participation over the period, charitable engagement among older Linking Words
age
groups strengthened, with those aged 51 to 65 becoming the most generous cohort by 2010.
In 1990, donation rates increased progressively with Use synonyms
age
, beginning at roughly 17% among 18–25-year-olds before rising sharply to around 42% in the 36–50 bracket, the most charitable group at that time. Contributions Use synonyms
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dipped slightly to approximately 35% among the 51–65 demographic, before falling Linking Words
further
to just over 30% for those over 65.
Two decades later, a marked shift had occurred. Philanthropic involvement among the youngest adults fell dramatically, more than halving to around 7%. Linking Words
Similarly
, the 26–35 and 36–50 categories experienced noticeable declines, dropping to nearly 24% and 35% respectively. Linking Words
In contrast
, donation levels among individuals aged 51 to 65 surged to roughly 39%, surpassing all other Linking Words
age
groups. A modest but meaningful increase was Use synonyms
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recorded among the over-65 population, whose contribution rate climbed to about 36%.Linking Words