This statistic presents the means through which adults donated money to charitable causes in the last year in England as of 2015. Of respondents, 38.2 percent said they had donated money via collecting tins including those delivered door-to-door and placed in the street, a pub, at work, on a shop counter or other location.
Share of adults donating money to charity in last 12 months in England in 2015, by means
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Money in collecting tins
37.6%
Buying raffle tickets (NOT national lottery)
37.8%
Buying goods from a charity shop or catalogue
32.7%
Sponsorship
26.4%
Regular direct debit, standing order, covenant or debit from salary, payroll giving
25.2%
Donations into a collection box at a free event or attraction
24.3%
Fundraising events
22.1%
Occasional donations by cheque or credit/debit card
19.3%
Collection at church, mosque or other place of worship
19.8%
Gift aid contributions on top of an entry fee to an event or attraction
17.5%
Did not give any money
14.7%
Giving to people begging on the street
16.1%
A charity envelope for house-to-house collections
9.2%
Membership fees or supporter schemes for a charitable organisation
9.6%
Given money on an online crowdfunding platform
4.4%
Other method of giving (excluding donating goods or prizes)
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (January 5, 2017). Share of adults donating money to charity in last 12 months in England in 2015, by means [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420137/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england-by-means/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults donating money to charity in last 12 months in England in 2015, by means." Chart. January 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420137/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england-by-means/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2017). Share of adults donating money to charity in last 12 months in England in 2015, by means. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420137/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england-by-means/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Donating Money to Charity in Last 12 Months in England in 2015, by Means." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420137/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england-by-means/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults donating money to charity in last 12 months in England in 2015, by means Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420137/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england-by-means/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of adults donating money to charity in last 12 months in England in 2015, by means [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), January 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420137/charitable-donation-giving-uk-england-by-means/