4 in 10 Americans Do Nothing for Poor
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Four in 10 Americans contribute neither money nor time to helping the poor, according to a survey, even though most Americans agree that society has a moral obligation to help the poor.
A survey by Barna Research Group of 1,002 U.S. adults found that more than 70% of them agreed that society has a moral obligation to aid those suffering through poverty.
But only 42% said they have donated money to nonprofit groups serving the poor in this country or other places in the world, and 33% said they volunteered time in the past year to help the poor. Fifty-seven percent said they either volunteer time or donate money to aid the poor, but only 19% said they do both.
The random telephone survey, released Wednesday, was commissioned by World Vision, an evangelical Christian humanitarian organization based in Federal Way, Wash.
The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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