Prepared for Daring Goals for a Caring New York. As part of its program to stimulate charitable behavior among New York City residents, Daring Goals for a Caring New York commissioned Sirota Alper & Pfau to conduct a citywide survey of giving and volunteering patterns, practices and motivations. During March and April of 1988, telephone interviews were conducted with a representative sample of 2,759 adult New Yorkers. This survey population was comprised of, roughly, 550 respondents from each of the five boroughs.

CONTENTS
Summary.
Introduction.
Survey methodology.
Findings:
     1. Attitudes toward contributing and volunteering.
     2. Contributing behavior of New York City residents.
     3. Volunteering behavior of New York City residents.
     4. Religious and non-religious giving.
     5. The relationship between volunteering and giving.
     6. Motivations for volunteering and not volunteering.
     7. Reasons for not contributing more.
     8. The five-ers [people who contribute at least 5 percent of their income to
         charity or volunteer 5 or more hours a week].
     9. Changes in contributing and volunteering behavior.
Implications.

Prepared for Daring Goals for a Caring New York. As part of its program to stimulate charitable behavior among New York City residents, Daring Goals for a Caring New York commissioned Sirota Alper & Pfau to conduct a citywide survey of giving and volunteering patterns, practices and motivations. During March and April of 1988, telephone interviews were conducted with a representative sample of 2,759 adult New Yorkers. This survey population was comprised of, roughly, 550 respondents from each of the five boroughs.