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October 27, 2006
The generosity of North Carolinians
Americans donate billions of dollars each year to charitable organizations. And North Carolina's people are more charitable than most, says N.C. State University economist Mike Walden.
"We compare very, very well," Dr. Walden says. "There was a recent survey that looked at charitable giving over a six-year period in all 50 states.
"Now, in terms of wealth, North Carolina ranks 16th. We have the 16th most wealth in the country as a state," he explains. "Yet we rank 10th in terms of the percentage of that wealth given each year to charity.
"So we are higher in terms of giving compared to our wealth," he says. "Now by this index, what we find is that citizens in Utah are the most giving; those in Alaska give the least."
Posted by deeshore at October 27, 2006 09:24 AM