ALSO SEE:
Ranks of Volunteers Swell to a Record but Donations Dip, Survey Finds
Household Giving to Charity
Comparisons of People Who Itemize Tax Deductions and Those Who Do Not
Views on Charitable Organizations
WHO DONATED TIME AND MONEY, 1993-98
|
1993 |
1995 |
1998 |
|
Percentage who gave to charity |
Average contribution |
Percentage of income donated |
Volunteers |
Percentage who gave to charity |
Average contribution |
Percentage of income donated |
Volunteers |
Percentage who gave to charity |
Average contribution |
Percentage of income donated |
Volunteers |
| All |
73.4% |
$880 |
2.1% |
48% |
68.5% |
$1,017 |
2.2% |
49% |
70.1% |
$1,075 |
2.1% |
56% |
| Sex |
| Male |
70.3% |
$996 |
2.2% |
44% |
65.3% |
$1,057 |
2.1% |
45% |
67.5% |
$1,154 |
2.1% |
50% |
| Female |
76.2% |
$781 |
2.0% |
51% |
71.4% |
$983 |
2.3% |
52% |
72.7% |
$1,002 |
2.1% |
62% |
| Race |
| White |
76.6% |
$907 |
2.1% |
51% |
72.6% |
$1,083 |
2.3% |
52% |
74.5% |
$1,174 |
2.2% |
59% |
| Non-white |
54.2% |
$659 |
2.0% |
28% |
51.8% |
$651 |
1.6% |
36% |
53.6% |
$639 |
1.5% |
38% |
| Black |
51.0% |
$663 |
1.8% |
29% |
52.8% |
$668 |
1.6% |
35% |
51.9% |
$658 |
1.8% |
47% |
| Hispanic* |
65.4% |
$353 |
1.3% |
32% |
56.9% |
$547 |
1.4% |
40% |
62.9% |
$504 |
1.1% |
46% |
| Age |
| 18-24 |
57.8% |
$514 |
1.2% |
45% |
57.1% |
$287 |
0.6% |
38% |
49.2% |
$478 |
1.2% |
46% |
| 25-34 |
66.0% |
$520 |
1.4% |
46% |
66.9% |
$743 |
1.6% |
51% |
66.9% |
$768 |
1.5% |
55% |
| 35-44 |
80.4% |
$978 |
1.8% |
55% |
68.5% |
$1,342 |
2.6% |
55% |
74.4% |
$1,071 |
1.9% |
67% |
| 45-54 |
80.8% |
$1,241 |
2.5% |
54% |
78.5% |
$955 |
1.8% |
55% |
77.2% |
$1,375 |
2.2% |
63% |
| 55-64 |
82.0% |
$1,037 |
2.4% |
47% |
71.7% |
$1,791 |
3.6% |
48% |
69.3% |
$1,345 |
2.5% |
50% |
| 65-74 |
76.8% |
$1,135 |
3.9% |
43% |
73.0% |
$980 |
2.8% |
45% |
78.0% |
$897 |
2.5% |
47% |
75 and
over |
70.7% |
$666 |
3.2% |
36% |
61.5% |
$839 |
3.7% |
34% |
74.1% |
$1,242 |
4.6% |
43% |
| Income |
Under
$10,000 |
47.9% |
$207 |
2.7% |
34% |
47.3% |
$295 |
4.3 |
35% |
48.2% |
$329 |
5.2% |
42% |
$10,000-
$19,999 |
66.9% |
$332 |
2.3% |
37% |
51.1% |
$425 |
2.8% |
34% |
56.1% |
$495 |
3.3% |
42% |
$20,000-
$29,999 |
68.1% |
$668 |
2.7% |
53% |
64.9% |
$578 |
2.3% |
45% |
61.4% |
$552 |
2.2% |
44% |
$30,000-
$39,999 |
81.4% |
$715 |
2.0% |
56% |
71.8% |
$722 |
2.1% |
46% |
71.8% |
$734 |
2.1% |
54% |
$40,000-
$49,999 |
83.5% |
$572 |
1.3% |
55% |
75.3% |
$576 |
1.3% |
53% |
78.8% |
$951 |
2.1% |
67% |
$50,000-
$74,999 |
94.0% |
$1,042 |
1.7% |
61% |
81.5% |
$1,170 |
1.9% |
60% |
78.4% |
$1,379 |
2.2% |
64% |
$75,000-
$99,999 |
86.8% |
$1,720 |
2.0% |
58% |
79.7% |
$1,582 |
1.8% |
65% |
83.1% |
$1,394 |
1.6% |
64% |
$100,000
and above |
92.3% |
$3,213 |
3.2% |
68% |
88.6% |
$3,379 |
3.4% |
69% |
89.1% |
$2,550 |
2.2% |
70% |
| Marital status |
| Married |
80.5% |
$1,031 |
2.2% |
52% |
78.0% |
$1,248 |
2.4% |
56% |
77.3% |
$1,336 |
2.3% |
60% |
| Single |
58.7% |
$517 |
1.3% |
41% |
54.9% |
$479 |
1.3% |
40% |
51.8% |
$581 |
1.3% |
45% |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed |
66.9% |
$648 |
2.4% |
40% |
57.9% |
$685 |
2.6% |
41% |
67.1% |
$603 |
2.0% |
52% |
| Employment status |
| Employed |
78.6% |
$968 |
2.0% |
52% |
70.3% |
$981 |
1.8% |
52% |
71.2% |
$1,072 |
1.9% |
59% |
| Full-time |
79.2% |
$956 |
2.1% |
50% |
70.7% |
$1,063 |
2.0% |
50% |
72.8% |
$1,090 |
1.9% |
58% |
| Part-time |
75.5% |
$1,020 |
1.6% |
61% |
68.6% |
$629 |
1.4% |
58% |
64.1% |
$984 |
2.0% |
66% |
| Not employed |
64.8% |
$710 |
2.4% |
41% |
61.0% |
$1,010 |
2.6% |
46% |
63.0% |
$1,258 |
2.8% |
54% |
| Retired |
73.7% |
$903 |
3.5% |
41% |
66.6% |
$1,279 |
4.1% |
40% |
73.7% |
$1,044 |
3.1% |
45% |
| Education |
| High-school graduate or less |
63.1% |
$580 |
1.5% |
37% |
59.3% |
$627 |
1.7% |
36% |
61.1% |
$584 |
1.7% |
42% |
| Technical, trade school, or some college |
80.5% |
$779 |
1.8% |
53% |
74.1% |
$977 |
2.1% |
54% |
72.3% |
$963 |
1.9% |
61% |
| College graduate |
89.6% |
$1,493 |
2.8% |
67% |
82.3% |
$1,720 |
2.8% |
71% |
82.0% |
$1,748 |
2.5% |
72% |
| * Hispanics may be of any race. |
| SOURCE: INDEPENDENT SECTOR |
HOUSEHOLD GIVING TO CHARITY
|
|
1987 |
1991 |
1995 |
1998 |
| Percentage of households that gave to charity |
71.7% |
72.2% |
68.5% |
70.1% |
Households that give to charity
|
| Contributions in current dollars |
$790 |
$899 |
$1,017 |
$1,075 |
| Contributions in inflation-adjusted dollars |
$1,134 |
$1,076 |
$1,088 |
$1,075 |
| Percentage of household income |
1.9% |
2.2% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
| SOURCE: INDEPENDENT SECTOR |
VIEWS ON CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
|
Agree |
Disagree |
| The need for charitable organizations is greater now than five years ago. |
74% |
18% |
| Charitable organizations are more effective now in providing services than five years ago. |
62% |
22% |
| Charitable organizations play an important role in speaking out on important issues. |
69% |
24% |
| Charitable organizations play a major role in making our communities better places to live. |
76% |
18% |
| Most charities are honest and ethical in their use of donations. |
62% |
28% |
| SOURCE: INDEPENDENT SECTOR |
COMPARISONS OF PEOPLE WHO ITEMIZE TAX DEDUCTIONS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT
|
Percentage of all respondents |
Average household contribution |
Average household income |
Percentage of income donated to charity |
| All itemizers |
40.5% |
$1,277 |
$61,782 |
2.1% |
| Itemizers who claim charitable deductions |
29.0% |
$1,655 |
$67,220 |
2.5% |
| Itemizers who do not claim charitable deductions |
9.9% |
$270 |
$47,186 |
0.6% |
| Non-itemizers |
51.4% |
$367 |
$33,775 |
1.1% |
| SOURCE: INDEPENDENT SECTOR |
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