Conventional wisdom says New Englanders are flinty, tough-minded, independent. Now you can add generous to that profile.
Nearly three-quarters of the region’s residents give to charity — a share higher than in any other part of the country, according to a new analysis. New Englanders, along with residents of the Mountain-region states, are also tops in volunteerism, at 35 percent.
The new study, by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, does more than establish “most generous” bragging rights. It’s a first-of-its-kind longitudinal analysis of household giving, drawing on a gold-standard survey of 9,000 households conducted nationwide every two years since 2000.
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