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.