Table A2-16
First-Class Receipt -- Content by Income
(Pieces Per Household Per Week)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2007 and 2008
(Recruitment and Diary Data)		 INCOM A2DROW _NAME_ COL1 COL2
Under*7K PERSONAL MEAN 0.212348 0.206108
Under*7K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.15496 0.241711
Under*7K ADVERTISING MEAN 0.405828 0.901054
Under*7K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.470358 1.454602
Contents <Under $7K $7K - $9.9K $10K - $14.9 $15K - $19.9K Under*7K BILL 2 MEAN 1.418644
1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 Under*7K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 0.265581 0.239263
Personal 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.6 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.6 Under*7K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.247272 0.231991
Business or Nonfederal Government:                         $7-*9.9K PERSONAL MEAN 0.362664 0.351671
Advertising 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 $7-*9.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.343426 0.325302
Invitation/Announcement 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 $7-*9.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 0.762004 0.585357
Bill 2 1.2 1.4 0.0 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.8 $7-*9.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.344208 1.561025
Financial Statement 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 $7-*9.9K BILL 2 MEAN 1.893972 1.891295
Other 1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.3 $7-*9.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 0.801097 0.319662
     Total Business or Nonfederal Government 3.2 3.8 2.8 3.8 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.7 5.2 5.4 4.7 $7-*9.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.166743 0.220376
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.3 $10-*14.9K PERSONAL MEAN 0.582478 0.64816
Total 4.3 4.2 3.3 5.5 5.7 5.3 6.2 5.8 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.5 $10-*14.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.296248 0.377994
$10-*14.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 0.691911 0.681548
Contents $20K - $24.9K $25K - $29.9K $30K - $34.9K $35K - $49.9K $10-*14.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.397962 1.823837
1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 $10-*14.9K BILL 2 MEAN 1.725291 2.324718
Personal 1.3 0.5 0.7 1.5 1.1 0.6 1.8 1.1 0.6 1.7 0.8 0.8 $10-*14.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 0.861044 0.422356
Business or Nonfederal Government:                         $10-*14.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.234002 0.441417
Advertising 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 $15-*19.9K PERSONAL MEAN 0.564657 0.56946
Invitation/Announcement 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 $15-*19.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.694466 0.282582
Bill 2 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.5 2.5 3.2 3.1 3.0 $15-*19.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 0.888734 0.614831
Financial Statement 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 $15-*19.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.393375 1.254296
Other 1 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.6 $15-*19.9K BILL 2 MEAN 2.213318 1.84785
       Total Business or Nonfederal Government 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.5 5.8 7.1 6.5 5.8 7.9 7.6 7.0 $15-*19.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 0.547036 0.529677
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 $15-*19.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.383982 0.433747
Total 7.5 6.5 7.1 8.5 8.0 6.8 9.8 8.0 6.8 10.4 8.9 8.3 $20-*24.9K PERSONAL MEAN 0.534484 0.716231
$20-*24.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.361504 0.33052
Contents $50K - $64.9K $65K - $79.9K $80K - $99.9K $100K+ $20-*24.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 1.001483 1.086707
1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 $20-*24.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.459008 1.63605
Personal 2.1 0.9 0.9 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.1 1.1 1.1 2.7 1.1 1.3 $20-*24.9K BILL 2 MEAN 2.254951 2.339565
Business or Nonfederal Government:                         $20-*24.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 0.597668 0.69425
Advertising 1.5 1.4 1.2 2.1 1.7 1.4 2.4 1.9 1.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 $20-*24.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.317599 0.31175
Invitation/Announcement 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 $25-*34.9K PERSONAL MEAN 1.101333 0.635446
Bill 2 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.3 4.2 3.5 3.5 4.6 3.8 3.9 $25-*34.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.470402 0.320287
Financial Statement 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 $25-*34.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 1.165368 0.85587
Other 1 2.5 2.0 1.9 3.3 1.8 2.1 3.1 2.0 2.1 3.2 2.4 2.4 $25-*34.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.645973 1.485414
     Total Business or Nonfederal Government 9.4 8.4 7.9 11.5 9.2 8.7 12.1 9.5 9.0 12.9 10.9 10.9 $25-*34.9K BILL 2 MEAN 2.536748 2.481613
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.0 1.0 $25-*34.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 0.760266 0.671813
Total 12.6 9.9 9.4 14.9 10.9 10.3 15.5 11.4 10.8 17.5 13.0 13.2 $25-*34.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.350741 0.319626
1 Includes pieces for which no response was given for Mail Type.  $35-*49.9K PERSONAL MEAN 0.823129 0.818906
2 Includes credit card statement/bill. $35-*49.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.483474 0.455075
Note: 2007/2008 Estimates for Income Levels $25K-$29.9K are identical to those in $30K-$34.9K since categories used to collect data only included $25K-$34.9K.  $35-*49.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 1.30456 1.091569
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. $35-*49.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.728455 1.644648
$35-*49.9K BILL 2 MEAN 3.10101 2.988543
$35-*49.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 0.950199 0.933744
$35-*49.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.483536 0.356404
$50-*64.9K PERSONAL MEAN 0.905797 0.922403
$50-*64.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.529063 0.520961
$50-*64.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 1.389242 1.210895
$50-*64.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.989826 1.900475
$50-*64.9K BILL 2 MEAN 3.327912 3.301794
$50-*64.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 1.177774 1.027711
$50-*64.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.537466 0.483756
$65-*79.9K PERSONAL MEAN 1.004296 0.983294
$65-*79.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.690625 0.613079
$65-*79.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 1.743499 1.446376
$65-*79.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 1.840087 2.111626
$65-*79.9K BILL 2 MEAN 3.59567 3.257531
$65-*79.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 1.334478 1.332033
$65-*79.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.679211 0.535276
$80-*99.9K PERSONAL MEAN 1.138526 1.116585
$80-*99.9K Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.7127 0.689361
$80-*99.9K ADVERTISING MEAN 1.860018 1.553948
$80-*99.9K OTHER 1 MEAN 2.010236 2.134789
$80-*99.9K BILL 2 MEAN 3.538555 3.485982
$80-*99.9K FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 1.521554 1.310775
$80-*99.9K INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.613915 0.527771
$100K*+ PERSONAL MEAN 1.138374 1.264379
$100K*+ Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.986362 1.049791
$100K*+ ADVERTISING MEAN 2.201437 2.210112
$100K*+ OTHER 1 MEAN 2.441083 2.411295
$100K*+ BILL 2 MEAN 3.767413 3.940328
$100K*+ FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 1.799906 1.599478
$100K*+ INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.659684 0.690132
DK/RF PERSONAL MEAN 1.059058 1.079638
DK/RF Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit MEAN 0.631548 0.672123
DK/RF ADVERTISING MEAN 1.51472 1.542072
DK/RF OTHER 1 MEAN 2.118859 1.9497
DK/RF BILL 2 MEAN 3.098948 2.761699
DK/RF FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEAN 1.271331 1.144594
DK/RF INVITATION/ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN 0.528514 0.463028