The given bar chart illustrates the figure for individuals in five different age groups who donated to charity in Britain over the period of 20 years from 1990.
It is noticeable that while the percentage of British dwellers aged 18 to 50 witnessed a downward trend, the opposite was true for the two other groups. Another feature worth mentioning is that the lowest percentage was indicated in donors aging 18 to 25 in both 1990 and 2010. Additionally, the middle aged who were 36 to 50 years old led in the number of donors in 1990.
It is evident that in 1990 the three groups saw a significant decline, the 18-25 group gave money away the least among them, at around 17%. At the same time, the 26-35 and 36-50 groups’ percentages of donors stood at 30% and just over 40%, respectively. However, in the 20 years then, a dramatic decrease to over 5 % was recorded in the figure for the 18-25 age group, these figures showed that the young people tend to be less concerned about charity. The level of donations from 26-35 and 36-50 groups also experienced a significant drop, the former peaked at 24% and the latter at nearly 35%.
On the other hand, there was a steady increase in the percentage of donors aged 51 to 65, from 34% in 1990 to 38% in 2010. Furthermore, the figure for people aged 65 above slightly rose from 31% in 1990 to 34% in the next 20 years.