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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: mietla on November 07, 2003, 01:43:49 PM

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: mietla on November 07, 2003, 01:43:49 PM

... are most generous givers to charity?

http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/generosity_index/

http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/db/generosity.php?year=2003

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: Maverick on November 07, 2003, 01:54:10 PM

Define what you mean by "most generous".

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: Sixpence on November 07, 2003, 01:56:19 PM

Where the avg price of a single family home in mass is over 300k, I could see where there might not be money to give away.

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: Westy on November 07, 2003, 01:59:20 PM

I saw the chart. You know what this means?


We should boot Maine from being part of "New England" and invite New Jersey to take it's place!

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: FUNKED1 on November 07, 2003, 02:59:00 PM

I'd love to see that index plotted against two variables.
Percent of residents who attend Christian church regularly.
Percent of registered voters who vote Republican regularly.

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: Montezuma on November 07, 2003, 03:29:34 PM

Notice how the top ranked states are themselves federal government charity cases.

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: miko2d on November 07, 2003, 03:29:44 PM

False statistics. You have to read what it says but also think what it means.

 It only considers Itemized Charitable Deductions - donating for causes that our government finds suitable. If you give money to aperson who needs help, that is not counted unless he is set up as a charitable institution.

 No wonder that such independent-minded people like residents of New Hampshire are near the bottom...

 miko

Title: So, which States do you think....
Post by: Shuckins on November 07, 2003, 07:11:13 PM

The two most generous states are also two of the poorest...Mississippi and Arkansas.

Deep in the Bible Belt.

Shuckins