Levels of people donating more than £5 a year at three-year low - Third Sector

Levels of people donating more than £5 a year at three-year low - Third Sector: "Levels of people donating more than £5 a year at three-year low

By Hannah Jordan, Third Sector, 25 June 2008

The proportion of adults in Britain who donate more than £5 a year to charity has dropped to its lowest level in three years, a survey has revealed.

Statistics from the British Market Research Bureau show that the figure has fallen from 70 per cent in 2005 to 63 per cent this year."

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