Table A2-34
First-Class Mail Sent by Households to Nonhouseholds
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Diary Data)
Mail Sent Percentage of
Total First-Class Mail
Pieces Per
Household Per Week
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
Business Transactions -- In Response to Advertising:            
   Total Response to Advertising 3.6 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.2
Business Transactions -- Not in Response to Advertising:            
Transaction to phone/utility company 2.0 2.9 2.9 0.4 0.5 0.5
Transaction to credit card company 1.5 2.1 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
All other business mail 5.1 7.2 8.1 0.9 1.2 1.3
   Total Business Not In Response to Advertising 8.6 12.2 13.1 1.5 2.0 2.1
Don't know / No answer 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
   Total Mail Sent by Households to Nonhouseholds 12.2 13.5 14.6 2.1 2.2 2.3
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.