According to the survey on donors who give to charities or not-for-profit organizations conducted in 2021, about 45 percent of respondents said they were most likely to donate to medical and cancer research. Additionally, about 43 percent of the respondents said they were most likely to donate to children's charities.
Adult charity givers on selected areas of need they are most likely to give charity for in Australia as of January 2021
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Australian Communities. (February 25, 2021). Adult charity givers on selected areas of need they are most likely to give charity for in Australia as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045617/australia-donors-on-selected-areas-of-need-they-are-most-likely-to-donate-for/
Australian Communities. "Adult charity givers on selected areas of need they are most likely to give charity for in Australia as of January 2021." Chart. February 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045617/australia-donors-on-selected-areas-of-need-they-are-most-likely-to-donate-for/
Australian Communities. (2021). Adult charity givers on selected areas of need they are most likely to give charity for in Australia as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045617/australia-donors-on-selected-areas-of-need-they-are-most-likely-to-donate-for/
Australian Communities. "Adult Charity Givers on Selected Areas of Need They Are Most Likely to Give Charity for in Australia as of January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045617/australia-donors-on-selected-areas-of-need-they-are-most-likely-to-donate-for/
Australian Communities, Adult charity givers on selected areas of need they are most likely to give charity for in Australia as of January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045617/australia-donors-on-selected-areas-of-need-they-are-most-likely-to-donate-for/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Adult charity givers on selected areas of need they are most likely to give charity for in Australia as of January 2021 [Graph], Australian Communities, February 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045617/australia-donors-on-selected-areas-of-need-they-are-most-likely-to-donate-for/