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To: jttmab who wrote (210012)	12/6/2006 4:10:23 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Just show us how you reached your conclusion. So it's more likely that a poor single black woman in the south is more generous than let's say...Rush Limbaugh. Message 23076627

To: jttmab who wrote (210012)	12/6/2006 4:21:46 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

arthurbrooks.net The working poor in America give more to charity than the middle class The American working poor are, relative to their income, some of the most generous people in America today. The nonworking poor, however—those on public assistance instead of earning low wages—give at lower levels than any other group. In other words, poverty does not discourage charity in America, but welfare does. markdaniels.blogspot.com ://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/trends/2003/a-fundraisers-newsyletter-9-19-2003.html Black households, for example, give 25% more of their discretionary income to charity than white families. And the income of black households has grown by 20% since 1993. In Detroit, where four of every five middle-income and upper-income residents is black, households give 12.5% of their discretionary income to charity, tops among 49 cities surveyed. In cities nationally, black households with incomes of $50,000 or more were more generous than white households with similar incomes. A tradition of supporting black churches is one reason; another is a sense of obligation to help the less fortunate in the community. $9 of every $10 given by blacks goes to churches or other religious institutions. Nationally, religion drives giving across regional, class, and ethnic boundaries. $3 of every $4 donated in the U.S. goes to churches or other religious causes. Moreover: Married couples and single women are far more generous than single men. High-income men living on their own give just 2% of their income to charity. Self-employed workers donate 70% more of their discretionary income than those who work for others. Better-educated people give more to charity, regardless of their income level. [Source: "How Americans Give: Chronicle Study Finds That Race is a Powerful Influence," Michael Anft and Harvy Lipman, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 1, 2003. P.O. Box 1989, Marion, OH 43305; 800-728-2819.] ..................... FASCINATING. I checked out your facts. It's amazing that there are such large differences. I wouldn't have thought education would be a variable, but it is. Maybe that's because we give to our colleges?