Table A2-16
First-Class Mail Receipt -- Content by Age of Head of Household
(Pieces Per Household Per Week)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Recruitment and Diary Data)
Contents 18 - 21 22 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44  
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007  
Personal 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.5 0.9 0.9
Business or Nonfederal Government:                        
Advertising 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.8 1.6
Invitation/Announcement 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5
Bill* 1.5 2.6 1.1 1.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.4
Financial Statement 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2
Other 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.9
     Total Business or Nonfederal Government 3.3 5.8 3.4 3.6 5.7 5.8 5.6 7.0 7.4 7.2 8.4 8.5
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 1.0
Total 5.3 6.8 5.2 4.7 6.7 6.6 7.3 8.0 8.5 9.6 10.2 10.5
Contents 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 - 69 70+ 70 - 74 75+
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 2007
Personal 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.0 1.1
Business or Nonfederal Government:                          
Advertising 1.1 2.1 1.7 1.1 2.0 1.7 1.0 2.0 1.8 0.7 1.5 1.3 1.2
Invitation/Announcement 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.5
Bill* 3.1 3.6 3.5 2.7 3.6 3.4 2.0 2.9 3.2 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.4
Financial Statement 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.1
Other 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.3
     Total Business or Nonfederal Government 7.8 9.4 9.1 7.2 9.6 8.9 6.1 9.0 9.3 5.2 8.1 7.6 7.5
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.0
Total 10.4 11.2 10.8 9.9 11.4 10.6 8.5 11.2 11.1 7.6 10.1 9.3 8.5
Includes pieces for which no response was given for Mail Type. 
*Includes credit card statement/bill.
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.