New Philanthropy Survey Shows Americans Over Age 50 Most Likely To Volunteer Time And Money

The survey, conducted earlier this summer, found the following:

* As a group, 53 percent of consumers age 50+ participate in volunteer work.
* Seventy-six percent of those age 50+ provide monetary donations to causes they support.
* Causes most favored by those 50+ include Alzheimer's disease, social services, the environment and military support.
* Of the AARP members within that group, nearly 83 percent chose to give monetary donations to charitable causes.