U.S. adults who have received someone's extraordinary generosity
Percent of U.S. adults, 2021 (in percent)
Key finding
- U.S. adults who have received someone's extraordinary generosity: 46%. Percent of U.S. adults who say they have been the recipient of someone's extraordinary generosity
Source: Barna Group, 54% of Those Who Give Experienced Generosity Themselves · Survey of 2,016 U.S. adults conducted November 12-19, 2021; margin of error +/-2 percent. Article published 2023-11-10.
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U.S. adults who have received someone's extraordinary generosity: 46%. Percent of U.S. adults who say they have been the recipient of someone's extraordinary generosity.
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Barna Group, 2021. Source: Barna Group, 54% of Those Who Give Experienced Generosity Themselves (https://www.barna.com/research/christians-give/).
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