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)
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.