This statistic presents the proportion of adults who have donated money in the last year in England, as of surveys conducted between 2010 and 2017. In 2016/17, around 86.7 percent of respondents had given money to charity.
Share of adults donating money to charity in the last 12 months in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17*
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Topics

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 28, 2017). Share of adults donating money to charity in the last 12 months in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420111/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults donating money to charity in the last 12 months in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17*." Chart. September 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420111/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2017). Share of adults donating money to charity in the last 12 months in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420111/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Donating Money to Charity in The Last 12 Months in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420111/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults donating money to charity in the last 12 months in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420111/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Share of adults donating money to charity in the last 12 months in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420111/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england/