IS AMERICA GENEROUS?

According to the Science of Generosity Survey, Americans are less

generous than they say they are.
Percent of Americans who report "giving 10%
or more of their income"
20%
Percent of Americans who actually give 10%
or more of their income (reported $
given/income)
2.7%
Source: Science of Generosity Survey, 2010.
Percent of Americans Financial Generosity
by Proportion of Income Given Away
0 10 20 30 40
44.8% Give $0
41.3% Give <2% of Income
9% Give 2 - 4.99% of Income
3.1%
Give 5 - 9.99% of income
2.7% Give 10%+ of Income
Source: Science of Generosity Survey, 2010.
Read more in The Paradox of Generosity: Giving We Receive,
Grasping We Lose by Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson
(9780199394906). Available September 2014 wherever books are
sold. Also available as e-book. oup.com/us
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