Table A2-17
First-Class Mail -- Percent of Nonpersonal Mail Received by
Households Which is Sent Presort -- by Content
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2007 and 2008
(Diary Data)		 A219COL A21ROW _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2 A219COL A219ROW _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2 A219COL _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2 A219COL _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2
  HOLIDAY CARD PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency     PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency     PCT_COL Percent of Column Frequency     COUNT Frequency Count 0.103314 0.098751
  Other greeting cards PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency     SOCIAL PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   NONPRESORT PCT_COL Percent of Column Frequency 24.4761 25.12268 NONPRESORT COUNT Frequency Count 2.035734 1.987089
  Invitations PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency     BUS/GOVT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   PRESORT PCT_COL Percent of Column Frequency 75.5239 74.87732 PRESORT COUNT Frequency Count 6.281496 5.922453
  LETTER PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   NONPRESORT   PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency      
  ANNOUNCEMENTS PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   NONPRESORT SOCIAL PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 61.46685 58.94746    
  OTHER PERSONAL PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   NONPRESORT BUS/GOVT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 21.55892 22.42727    
Content Percent   Announcement/meeting PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   PRESORT   PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency      
  Request for donation PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   PRESORT SOCIAL PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 38.53315 41.05254    
1987 2007 2008   Confirmation of donation PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency   PRESORT BUS/GOVT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 78.44108 77.57273    
Advertising Only 48.8 80.2 79.7   Bill/invoice/premium PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Notice of order 36.1 66.2 67.8   Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Bill/invoice/premium 1 68.9 81.6 79.6   Advertising Only PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Financial Statement 60.8 85.5 84.3   NOTICE OF ORDER PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Payment 42.3 61.4 62.5   Bill/invoice/premium 1 PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Rebate 27.3 77.2 81.0   FINANCIAL STATEMENT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Greeting card 25.3 31.3 45.0   PAYMENT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Invitation or announcement 28.5 65.9 63.0   REBATE PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Sweepstakes 77.5 94.7 100.0   GREETING CARD PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Insurance policy 2 59.5 81.2 80.8   Invitation or announcement PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Tax forms 25.3 68.2 78.9   CD/DVD/VIDEO GAME PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
CD/DVD/Video game N/A 92.8 92.9   Other business or government PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Other business or government 49.7 67.6 66.4   Receipts for direct deposit PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Total Business or Nonfederal Government 56.7 78.4 77.6 B   SWEEPSTAKES PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Announcement/meeting 10.3 35.2 38.0   Educational acceptances PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Request for donation 19.9 52.7 53.3   Insurance policy 2 PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Confirmation of donation 11.8 34.5 32.9   TAX FORMS PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Bill/invoice/premium 29.9 45.9 47.8   Don't know/No answer PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency        
Educational acceptances 37.8 61.9 46.2 NONPRESORT HOLIDAY CARD PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 91.26463 100      
Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit 18.0 28.7 37.4 NONPRESORT Other greeting cards PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 91.80516 100      
Total Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 16.5 38.5 41.1 B NONPRESORT Invitations PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 87.98093 100      
Total Nonpersonal Mail Received by Households 53.9 75.5 74.9 C NONPRESORT LETTER PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 90.38798 100      
Pieces per Household Per Week 3.74 6.28 5.92 D NONPRESORT ANNOUNCEMENTS PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 90.95655 100      
1 Includes credit card statement/bill. NONPRESORT OTHER PERSONAL PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 69.95137 100      
2 Fluctuation may be due to small sample sizes. NONPRESORT Announcement/meeting PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 64.83847 61.97805      
NONPRESORT Request for donation PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 47.31088 46.7433      
Note: Percents are row percentages within each Mail Type.  NONPRESORT Confirmation of donation PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 65.50112 67.07963      
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. NONPRESORT Bill/invoice/premium PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 54.14835 52.21735      
NONPRESORT Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 71.2686 62.55785      
NONPRESORT Advertising Only PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 19.76217 20.25982      
NONPRESORT NOTICE OF ORDER PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 33.81767 32.24571      
NONPRESORT Bill/invoice/premium 1 PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 18.4023 20.41186      
NONPRESORT FINANCIAL STATEMENT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 14.51879 15.70663      
NONPRESORT PAYMENT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 38.57117 37.50524      
NONPRESORT REBATE PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 22.77932 19.01461      
NONPRESORT GREETING CARD PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 68.6824 54.97681      
NONPRESORT Invitation or announcement PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 34.12854 36.95787      
NONPRESORT CD/DVD/VIDEO GAME PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 7.190373 7.087065      
NONPRESORT Other business or government PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 32.3564 33.57663      
NONPRESORT Receipts for direct deposit PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 51.47503 54.58741      
NONPRESORT SWEEPSTAKES PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 5.29693 0      
NONPRESORT Educational acceptances PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 38.05913 53.77511      
NONPRESORT Insurance policy 2 PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 18.82328 19.15949      
NONPRESORT TAX FORMS PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 31.8152 21.08574      
NONPRESORT Don't know/No answer PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 34.98322 30.28757      
PRESORT HOLIDAY CARD PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 8.735366 0      
PRESORT Other greeting cards PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 8.194839 0      
PRESORT Invitations PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 12.01907 0      
PRESORT LETTER PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 9.612019 0      
PRESORT ANNOUNCEMENTS PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 9.043449 0      
PRESORT OTHER PERSONAL PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 30.04863 0      
PRESORT Announcement/meeting PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 35.16153 38.02195      
PRESORT Request for donation PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 52.68912 53.2567      
PRESORT Confirmation of donation PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 34.49888 32.92037      
PRESORT Bill/invoice/premium PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 45.85165 47.78265      
PRESORT Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 28.7314 37.44215      
PRESORT Advertising Only PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 80.23783 79.74018      
PRESORT NOTICE OF ORDER PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 66.18233 67.75429      
PRESORT Bill/invoice/premium 1 PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 81.5977 79.58814      
PRESORT FINANCIAL STATEMENT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 85.48121 84.29337      
PRESORT PAYMENT PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 61.42883 62.49476      
PRESORT REBATE PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 77.22068 80.98539      
PRESORT GREETING CARD PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 31.3176 45.02319      
PRESORT Invitation or announcement PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 65.87146 63.04213      
PRESORT CD/DVD/VIDEO GAME PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 92.80963 92.91293      
PRESORT Other business or government PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 67.6436 66.42337      
PRESORT Receipts for direct deposit PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 48.52497 45.41259      
PRESORT SWEEPSTAKES PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 94.70307 100      
PRESORT Educational acceptances PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 61.94087 46.22489      
PRESORT Insurance policy 2 PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 81.17672 80.84051      
PRESORT TAX FORMS PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 68.1848 78.91426      
PRESORT Don't know/No answer PCT_ROW Percent of Row Frequency 65.01678 69.71243