Preliminary findings
A few people have asked me for some preliminary findings, and here is what the survey aimed at individuals has revealed so far, out of 46 responses:
- 32 or 69.6% would give money to charities
- 14 or 30.4% would not give money to charities
The following table outlines respondents perception of the trust constructs used in my survey, grouped by giving and non-giving respondents. The responses were ranked from 1 to strongly disagree, to 5 for strongly agree.
| Trust construct | Giving | Not giving | Difference |
| Charities conduct their operations ethically | 3.56 | 3.07 | 0.49 |
| Charities use donated funds appropriately | 3.31 | 2.86 | 0.45 |
| Charities do what they say they will do | 3.25 | 2.71 | 0.54 |
| There is no reason to question the purpose behind the work charities undertake | 2.41 | 2.07 | 0.34 |
| Charities are a highly effective form of organisation | 3.31 | 3.14 | 0.17 |
| Charities always exercise good judgement in the work they undertake | 3.25 | 2.86 | 0.39 |
| Charities have difficulties finding the best way to relieve suffering | 3.53 | 3.64 | -0.11 |
| Charities fully understand the needs of their beneficiaries | 3.16 | 3.00 | 0.16 |
| I trust that there are adequate controls over the activities of charities | 3.34 | 2.93 | 0.41 |
