Trends in Charitable Giving

The charitable giving of UK households has changed considerably over the past 20 years. In particular, the proportion of households giving to charity fell by 5 percentage points between 1974 and 1993–94. An increase in the average size of donations meant that total voluntary income increased in real...

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Published in:Fiscal studies 1997-11, Vol.18 (4), p.427-443
Main Authors: PHAROAH, CATHY, TANNER, SARAH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Charitable giving
Charitable organizations
Charities
Charity
Debits
Donations
Employment statistics
Expenditures
Family income
Financial gifts
Fiscal policy
Gifts
Households
Income
Income inequality
Life income funds
Lotteries
Middle age
Nonprofit organizations
Philanthropy
Statistical analysis
Studies
Trends
United Kingdom
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Summary:The charitable giving of UK households has changed considerably over the past 20 years. In particular, the proportion of households giving to charity fell by 5 percentage points between 1974 and 1993–94. An increase in the average size of donations meant that total voluntary income increased in real terms over the period, but, since 1988, voluntary income has stagnated. The greatest falls in the number of givers are among households in their twenties and thirties. There are clear trends in giving across households by age and income, with younger and poorer households tending to give less. But not only are today's younger households less likely to give than today's middle-aged households; they are also less likely to give than today's middle-aged households did when they were young. These generational trends in giving do not bode well for levels of voluntary income in the future.
ISSN:0143-5671
1475-5890
DOI:10.1111/j.1475-5890.1997.tb00272.x