| Table A2-20 First-Class Mail -- Total Envelopes by Content (Percentage of Total Envelopes) Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2007 and 2008 (Diary Data) |
A21ROW | _NAME_ | _LABEL_ | COL1 | COL2 | A21ROW | _NAME_ | _LABEL_ | COL1 | COL2 | |||||||
| HOLIDAY CARD | COUNT | Frequency Count | 2.304763 | 2.599219 | HOLIDAY CARD | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.344229 | 0.367572 | ||||||||
| Other greeting cards | COUNT | Frequency Count | 1.534654 | 1.544032 | Other greeting cards | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.229209 | 0.218352 | ||||||||
| Invitations | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.572662 | 0.54732 | Invitations | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.08553 | 0.0774 | ||||||||
| LETTER | COUNT | Frequency Count | 1.151871 | 1.135052 | LETTER | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.172038 | 0.160515 | ||||||||
| Content | Percentage of Total Envelopes | ANNOUNCEMENTS | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.118891 | 0.136934 | ANNOUNCEMENTS | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.017757 | 0.019365 | ||||||
| OTHER PERSONAL | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.203703 | 0.279713 | OTHER PERSONAL | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.030424 | 0.039556 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 2007 | 2008 | Announcement/meeting | COUNT | Frequency Count | 1.645652 | 1.274677 | Announcement/meeting | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.245787 | 0.18026 | |||||
| Personal: | Request for donation | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.739481 | 0.816014 | Request for donation | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.110446 | 0.115398 | |||||||
| Holiday card | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | Confirmation of donation | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.29179 | 0.360765 | Confirmation of donation | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.04358 | 0.051018 | ||||
| Other greeting cards | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Bill/invoice/premium | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.211971 | 0.207212 | Bill/invoice/premium | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.031659 | 0.029303 | ||||
| Invitations | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.287706 | 0.621835 | Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.04297 | 0.087938 | ||||
| Letter | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | Advertising Only | COUNT | Frequency Count | 5.113847 | 4.619891 | Advertising Only | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.763782 | 0.653329 | ||||
| Announcements | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | NOTICE OF ORDER | COUNT | Frequency Count | 2.855001 | 2.569168 | NOTICE OF ORDER | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.42641 | 0.363323 | ||||
| Other personal | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Bill/invoice/premium 1 | COUNT | Frequency Count | 20.43479 | 21.21885 | Bill/invoice/premium 1 | COUNT | Frequency Count | 3.052051 | 3.000695 | ||||
| Total Personal | 9.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | FINANCIAL STATEMENT | COUNT | Frequency Count | 7.763516 | 7.540289 | FINANCIAL STATEMENT | COUNT | Frequency Count | 1.159525 | 1.066321 | ||||
| Business or Nonfederal Government: | PAYMENT | COUNT | Frequency Count | 1.545757 | 1.526002 | PAYMENT | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.230867 | 0.215802 | |||||||
| Advertising only | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | REBATE | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.139666 | 0.142505 | REBATE | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.02086 | 0.020153 | ||||
| Notice of order | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | GREETING CARD | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.341012 | 0.328062 | GREETING CARD | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.050932 | 0.046393 | ||||
| Bill/invoice/premium 1 | 15.1 | 20.4 | 21.2 | Invitation or announcement | COUNT | Frequency Count | 2.52995 | 2.629068 | Invitation or announcement | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.377862 | 0.371793 | ||||
| Financial statement | 5.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | CD/DVD/VIDEO GAME | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.691119 | 0.921735 | CD/DVD/VIDEO GAME | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.103222 | 0.130348 | ||||
| Payment | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Other business or government | COUNT | Frequency Count | 1.013968 | 1.158938 | Other business or government | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.151442 | 0.163893 | ||||
| Rebate | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Receipts for direct deposit | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.184347 | 0.155458 | Receipts for direct deposit | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.027533 | 0.021984 | ||||
| Greeting card | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | SWEEPSTAKES | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.118413 | 0.013996 | SWEEPSTAKES | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.017686 | 0.001979 | ||||
| Invitation or announcement | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | Educational acceptances | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.005892 | 0.002361 | Educational acceptances | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.00088 | 0.000334 | ||||
| Sweepstakes | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | Insurance policy 2 | COUNT | Frequency Count | 1.410711 | 1.506588 | Insurance policy 2 | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.210698 | 0.213056 | ||||
| Receipts for direct deposit | N/A | 0.2 | 0.2 | TAX FORMS | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.547639 | 0.654653 | TAX FORMS | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.081793 | 0.092579 | ||||
| Insurance policy 2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Don't know/No answer | COUNT | Frequency Count | 2.492047 | 3.151183 | Don't know/No answer | COUNT | Frequency Count | 0.372201 | 0.445629 | ||||
| Tax Forms | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||
| CD/DVD/Video game | N/A | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Other business or government | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Business or Nonfederal Government | 36.4 | 44.7 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit: | |||||||||||||||||
| Announcement/meeting | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Request for donation | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Confirmation of donation | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bill/invoice/premium | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Educational acceptances | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Don't Know/No answer | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Envelopes Received by Households | 49.2 | 56.3 | 57.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Pieces Per Household Per Week | 8.11 | 8.40 | 8.15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes credit card statement/bill. | |||||||||||||||||
| Base: RPW Total, First-Class Envelopes. | |||||||||||||||||
| Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||