Charlotte MacDonald

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More or Less · Faith and Charity? · 13 Jun 2014 podcast

Here's Kimberley Scharf, a professor of economics at Warwick University. matched

She's an expert in charitable giving. matched

So it's reasonable to say that the BBC has confirmed earlier research that religious people give more often. matched

But it's more of a guess to say that religion is the cause of the generosity. matched

In fact, the BBC survey also asked about social networks and those around you giving money. matched

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I'm imagining it now. matched

Oh, um, yes. matched

So you're worried that if you first ask people to think in some detail about their religious practice and then ask them if they've recently given to charity, you'll shape their answers? matched

That's Kimberley Scharf again. matched

Now, I think it's a fair point, Tim, but speaking to Comres, they point out that the people surveyed were asked a number of questions on all sorts of subjects, from how they feel about commercial products to politicians. matched

And yes, they were asked about their religious practices and then a question about giving to charity. matched

But Comres point out that the donating question was quite broad. matched

It said... matched

As far as you know, and in the past month only, which of the following people do you think have donated money to charity, if any? matched

So that question's asking about other people, not just about your own giving. matched

The BBC poll simply mentions donating money to charity and we don't know exactly what people were thinking of when they answered yes. matched

So I asked Cathy Farrow of Cass Business School if there were any other national surveys and what they considered to be donating to charity. matched

Now, that was a survey conducted by the Charities Aid Foundation, and that's a pretty broad definition. matched

There's more, Tim. matched

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