Percentages of Discretionary Income Given to Charity

May 1, 2003 | Read Time: 1 minute

Percentage of discretionary income given to charity, by race and ethnicity

	Discretionary income	Religious giving as a percentage of discretionary income	Other giving as a percentage of discretionary income	All giving as a percentage of discretionary income
All	$9,103	5.0%	1.4%	6.4%
White	$10,171	4.8%	1.6%	6.4%
Black	$5,652	7.7%	0.9%	8.6%
Hispanic	$4,370	4.9%	0.8%	5.7%
Asian	$11,148	3.1%	0.8%	3.9%

Percentage of discretionary income given to charity, by region

	Discretionary income	Religious giving as a percentage of discretionary income	Other giving as a percentage of discretionary income	All giving as a percentage of discretionary income
All	$9,103	5.0%	1.4%	6.4%
East	$10,622	2.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Midwest	$9,189	5.0%	1.4%	6.4%
South	$9,333	5.9%	1.1%	7.0%
West	$7,385	5.7%	2.0%	7.8%

Percentage of discretionary income given to charity, by type of employer

	Discretionary income	Religious giving as a percentage of discretionary income	Other giving as a percentage of discretionary income	All giving as a percentage of discretionary income
All	$9,103	5.0%	1.4%	6.4%
Private company	$12,234	3.4%	0.9%	4.3%
Government	$11,191	5.4%	1.2%	6.6%
Self-employed	$12,580	5.3%	1.9%	7.3%

Percentage of discretionary income given to charity, by income

	Discretionary income	Religious giving as a percentage of discretionary income	Other giving as a percentage of discretionary income	All giving as a percentage of discretionary income
All	$9,103	5.0%	1.4%	6.4%
Less than $15,000	$7,232	*	*	*
$15,000-$29,999	$1,886	*	*	*
$30,000-$49,999	$5,154	6.9%	2.0%	8.9%
$50,000-$69,999	$12,482	4.3%	1.3%	5.6%
$70,000 or more	$38,585	2.6%	0.8%	3.3%