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This is an extensive review of the changing nature of American charitable estate planning from 1992-2012 including over 50 charts and graphs. It is presented in simple, visual fashion with each page containing a graph or chart, comments on the importance of the information, and details about the methodology behind the data. Much of the information presented comes from a long-running, nationally-representative, longitudinal survey including information about the final estate distributions from over 10,000 survey respondents who have died during the study. Major sections include (1) National demographic trends, (2) Trends in charitable plans among those aged 55+, (3) Examining matured plans of deceased respondents, and (4) Timing of charitable plan changes.Charts include: Population trends: Births; Total resident population by 5-year age groups; Total deaths in the United States; Percent childless women at age 40-44 in the U.S.; U.S. population share with bachelor's degree and above; U.S. aged 55+ giving and volunteering; Charitable planning among those with a will or trust; Charitable planning among those with a will or trust by age segment; Use of a will or trust; Use of a will or trust by age segment; Comparative use of funded trust or will alone; Use of funded trust by age segment; Use of will alone by age segment; Charitable planning by household type; Charitable planning among those with a will or trust by household type; Use of will or trust by household type; Use of funded trust by household type; Charitable planning among those with will or trust by race/ethnicity; Use of will or trust by race/ethnicity; Use of funded trust by race/ethnicity; Charitable planning by race/ethnicity; Charitable planning by family status; Use of will or trust by family status; Charitable planning among those with a will or trust by family status; Charitable planning by education level; U.S. population aged 55+ education level; Use of will or trust by education level; Use of funde