Posted June 15, 2006
Young adults give little, but most goes to church
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Young adults don't give much money to their church or
other philanthropies, but most of what they give goes to the church, said a
report by Empty Tomb, an Illinois church stewardship research and consulting
company.
In its report, released June 7, Empty Tomb analyzed the findings of
the 2004 Consumer Expenditures Survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
-- a study of American spending habits based on interviews with more than
30,000 Americans.
It found that adults under 25 give only 0.8 percent of
their after-tax income to their church, religious organizations or other
charitable or philanthropic causes.
The national average across all adult
age brackets is nearly double that, 1.5 percent. Among people ages 65-74,
the average amount of philanthropic giving is 3.6 percent of after-tax
income.
The report came out the week before the U.S. Catholic bishops were
to decide, at a national meeting in Los Angeles, on a proposal to prepare a
statement encouraging young people to exercise responsible stewardship of
their time, talent and treasure for the church.
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