The chart examines the levels of donation among people of different ages in Britain.
Overall, a greater percentage of British people gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010. However, across the two years, the pattern differs before and after the age of 50.
In 1990, 42% of the 36-50 age-group made charitable donations, and this figure is the highest on the chart. The 18-25s contributed the least at only 17%. By 2010, these figures had fallen significantly to 35% and 7% respectively. The level of donations from the 26-35 age-group also experienced a decrease in 2010 from 31% to 24%
While donations up to the age of 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 age-group from 35 to nearly 40. which was the highest percentage for 2010. The figure for the over 65s was lower than this, at 35%, but it was still a little higher than the 1990 figure of 32The chart examines the levels of donation among people of different ages in Britain.
Overall, a greater percentage of British people gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010. However, across the two years, the pattern differs before and after the age of 50.
In 1990, 42% of the 36-50 age-group made charitable donations, and this figure is the highest on the chart. The 18-25s contributed the least at only 17%. By 2010, these figures had fallen significantly to 35% and 7% respectively. The level of donations from the 26-35 age-group also experienced a decrease in 2010 from 31% to 24%
While donations up to the age of 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 age-group from 35 to nearly 40. which was the highest percentage for 2010. The figure for the over 65s was lower than this, at 35%, but it was still a little higher than the 1990 figure of 32
The  
chart
 examines the  
levels
 of  
donation
 among  
people
 of  
different
  ages
 in Britain. 
Overall
, a greater  
percentage
 of British  
people
 gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010.  
However
, across the two years, the pattern differs  
before
 and after the  
age
 of 50.
In 1990, 42% of the 36-50 age-group made charitable  
donations
, and this  
figure
 is the highest on the  
chart
. The 18-25s contributed the least at  
only
 17%. By 2010, these  
figures
 had fallen  
significantly
 to 35% and 7%  
respectively
. The  
level
 of  
donations
 from the 26-35 age-group  
also
 experienced a decrease in 2010 from 31% to 24%
While  
donations
 up to the  
age
 of 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 age-group from 35 to  
nearly
 40.  
which
 was the highest  
percentage
 for 2010. The  
figure
 for the over 65s was lower than this, at 35%,  
but
 it was  
still
 a  
little
 higher than the 1990  
figure
 of 32The  
chart
 examines the  
levels
 of  
donation
 among  
people
 of  
different
  ages
 in Britain. 
Overall
, a greater  
percentage
 of British  
people
 gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010.  
However
, across the two years, the pattern differs  
before
 and after the  
age
 of 50.
In 1990, 42% of the 36-50 age-group made charitable  
donations
, and this  
figure
 is the highest on the  
chart
. The 18-25s contributed the least at  
only
 17%. By 2010, these  
figures
 had fallen  
significantly
 to 35% and 7%  
respectively
. The  
level
 of  
donations
 from the 26-35 age-group  
also
 experienced a decrease in 2010 from 31% to 24%
While  
donations
 up to the  
age
 of 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 age-group from 35 to  
nearly
 40.  
which
 was the highest  
percentage
 for 2010. The  
figure
 for the over 65s was lower than this, at 35%,  
but
 it was  
still
 a  
little
 higher than the 1990  
figure
 of 32