People that were aged between 65 and 74 were the most likely age group to give to charity in England and Wales in 2021/22. By contrast, those aged between 16 and 24, the youngest age group surveyed, were the least likely to give to charity, at 48 percent.
Percentage of the population in England who gave to charity from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group
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Charities in the UKDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (February 28, 2023). Percentage of the population in England who gave to charity from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292936/giving-to-charity-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Percentage of the population in England who gave to charity from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292936/giving-to-charity-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2023). Percentage of the population in England who gave to charity from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292936/giving-to-charity-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Percentage of The Population in England Who Gave to Charity from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292936/giving-to-charity-in-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Percentage of the population in England who gave to charity from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292936/giving-to-charity-in-england-by-age/ (last visited May 27, 2024)
Percentage of the population in England who gave to charity from 2013/14 to 2021/22, by age group [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292936/giving-to-charity-in-england-by-age/