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April 5, 2013

Strange But True!

Q. Who gives more money to charity? Men or women? The rich or the poor? The old or the young? The religious or the non-religious?

A. Religious people tend to be the most giving because of their values and also their church attendance, which puts them in close social contact with many other givers, says researcher Pamala Wiepking at Rotterdam's Erasmus University, the Netherlands, as told to Michael Bond in New Scientist magazine. In fact, social interaction triggers most of the giving people do, with about 85 percent made in response to direct requests through a friend or the media, etc. People get to feeling obligated when asked and later want to live up to their word and reputation.


 
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