Charitable giving by individuals
Table 7 Reasons for donating to charitable and non-profit organizations, 2013

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Table 7
Reasons for donating to charitable and non-profit organizations, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Reasons for donating to charitable and non-profit organizations Type of donor, Sex of donor, Age group of donor, All donors, Primary donors (ref.), Other donors, Men (ref.), Women, 15 to 34 years (ref.), 35 to 54 years and 55 years and older, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Type of donor Sex of donor Age group of donor
All donors Primary donorsNote 1 (ref.) Other donors Men (ref.) Women 15 to 34 years (ref.) 35 to 54 years 55 years and older
percentage
Reasons for donating  
You or someone you know has been personally affected by the cause the organization supports 67 74 66Note  63 72Note  59 71Note  70Note 
The government will give you a credit on your income taxes 26 44 23Note  26 26 16 27Note  32Note 
To fulfill religious obligations or other beliefs 29 62 26Note  27 31Note  24 27 36Note 
To help a cause in which you personally believed 88 97 87Note  85 90Note  84 90Note  89Note 
You felt compassion towards people in need 91 98 91Note  89 94Note  89 92Note  93Note 
You wanted to make a contribution to the community 82 90 81Note  80 84Note  82 84 80
A family member, friend, neighbour or colleague requested that you make a donation 45 50 44Note  43 47Note  44 52Note  39Note 
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