Survey: Weak Economy Means Seniors Give Less

The survey, which was conducted in late July, generated a pool of 495 respondents who made a financial contribution to a charity other than a house of worship in the past 12 months. Of those respondents, 10 percent were between the ages of 25 and 34, 15 percent were 35 to 44, 24 percent were 45 to 54, 26 percent were 55 to 64, and 17 percent were over the age of 65.