Poorest people give highest proportion of income to charity, says study

Poorest people give highest proportion of income to charity, says study: The percentage of people who donate has fallen in the downturn, but the average amount given has increased slightly, according to analysis by Professor Yaojun Li

The average amount given by donors to charity has increased during the downturn, but the proportion of those giving fell by seven percentage points, according to a new study.

Professor Yaojun Li, from the Institute for Social Change at the University of Manchester, analysed 105,731 replies to the government's annual Citizenship Survey over the 10 years to 2011.