Table A2-37 First-Class Mail -- Method of Bill Payment Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Recruitment Data)
Method of Payment	1987	2006	2007
By mail	95.7	92.6	92.9
In person *	N/A	37.0	32.7
By automatic deduction	21.8	52.5	54.2
By personal computer *	N/A	28.5	30.9
By telephone	0.8	16.2	13.9
By ATM *	N/A	1.1	0.9
Number of Payments	1987	2006	2007
Total payments per household per month	9.14	11.98	12.23
* Due to the way questions were worded in the 1987 version of the Recruitment interview,
information regarding percentages is unavailable from the data.
** Sum of Percentages exceed 100% due to households using more than one method of bill payment.