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 bar graph compares the percentage of people in Britain across five

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groups who donated to charity in 1990 and 2010.

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, charitable participation differed significantly by

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in both years.

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younger and middle-aged adults contributed less in 2010 than in 1990, the opposite pattern can be observed among older individuals. Notably, those aged 51–65 became the most charitable group by the end of the period. In 1990, donation rates gradually increased with

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. Around 17% of 18- to 25-year-olds supported charitable causes.

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figure rose steadily among older groups, reaching just over 40% for those aged 36–50

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the highest level recorded in that year.

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, support dipped slightly among the 51–65 category, before declining

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to just above 30% among people over 65. Twenty years later, giving behaviour shifted considerably. The proportion of the youngest group donating to charity fell dramatically to roughly 7%.

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, participation among the 26–35 and 36–50 brackets declined to approximately 24% and 35% respectively.

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, adults aged 51–65 demonstrated a substantial rise in generosity, with nearly 40% donating

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overtaking every other

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group. A moderate increase was

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seen in the over-65 population, whose contribution rate reached nearly 36%. In summary,

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charitable giving declined among younger generations, older adults, particularly those approaching retirement, became increasingly philanthropic over time.