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42% Gave to Social Causes, Survey Says
By Leah Kerkman
Forty-two percent of Americans gave money or time to benefit social causes in 2005, a bigger share than the 35 percent who made such donations in 2004, according to a new Roper Reports Public Pulse survey. The increase was accounted for in part by donations for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the research company said.
When asked about the causes...