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Patterns in Household Giving: Evidence From U.K. Data

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The Family Expenditure Survey provides a long time series of household-level data on U.K. charitable giving, which previously has not been exploited. Data analyzed for the period 1978–93 reveal a long-term decline in the proportion of households giving to charity, which persists once we control for changes in other characteristics that affect giving, such as income and wealth. The biggest declines in the number of givers are among younger and poorer households. We also draw out generation-specific trends in a way that is crucial to thinking about future trends in funding for the voluntary sector.

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    James Banks & Sarah Tanner

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Banks, J., Tanner, S. Patterns in Household Giving: Evidence From U.K. Data. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 10, 167–178 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021477922789

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