| Table A2-19 First-Class Mail -- Percent of Nonpersonal Mail Received by Households Which is Sent Presort -- by Content Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Diary Data) |
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| Content | Percent | |||||
| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| Business or nonfederal government advertising only | 48.8 | 81.8 | 81.1 | |||
| Notice of order | 36.1 | 69.8 | 67.3 | |||
| Bill/invoice/premium* | 68.9 | 83.7 | 84.2 | |||
| Financial Statement | 60.8 | 85.0 | 86.7 | |||
| Payment | 42.3 | 62.6 | 62.8 | |||
| Rebate | 27.3 | 79.8 | 77.8 | |||
| Greeting card | 25.3 | 38.6 | 31.7 | |||
| Invitation/announcement | 28.5 | 65.3 | 66.6 | |||
| Sweepstakes | 77.5 | 71.2 | 95.7 | |||
| Insurance policy | 59.5 | 83.2 | 83.3 | |||
| Tax forms | 25.3 | 69.7 | 69.2 | |||
| CD/DVD/Video game | N/A | N/A | 92.8 | |||
| Other business or government | 49.7 | 65.1 | 65.5 | |||
| Total Business or Nonfederal Government | 56.7 | 79.7 | 80.1 | |||
| Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit announcement/meeting | 10.3 | 34.5 | 35.8 | |||
| Request for donation | 19.9 | 52.3 | 53.5 | |||
| Confirmation of donation | 11.8 | 39.7 | 35.1 | |||
| Bill | 29.9 | 49.3 | 47.0 | |||
| Education | 37.8 | 54.3 | 72.6 | |||
| Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit | 18.0 | 32.5 | 29.0 | |||
| Total Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit | 16.5 | 39.3 | 39.2 | |||
| Total Nonpersonal Mail Received by Households | 53.9 | 76.9 | 77.1 | |||
| Pieces per Household Per Week | 3.74 | 6.44 | 6.41 | |||
| Fluctuation may be due to small sample sizes. | ||||||
| * Includes credit card statement/bill. | ||||||
| Note: Percents are row percentages within each Mail Type. | ||||||
| Totals may not sum due to rounding. | ||||||