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Generosity in Canada and the United States : the 2009 generosity index

Publication Year

2009

Author(s)

  • Gainer, Alex
  • Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.)

Topic

Keywords

  • Research
  • Statistics
  • Donors
  • Canada
  • United States

Website URL

The 2009 generosity index

Description

"The Generosity Index measures private monetary generosity using two indicators: the percentage of tax filers who donated to charities (i.e., the extent of generosity), and the percentage of aggregate personal income donated to charity (i.e., the depth of generosity)." -- p. 1"Generosity index 2009"

Publisher

Fraser Institute

Issue #

2009

Series

Generosity Index

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