Table A2-35
Personal Letters and Cards (not greeting cards) Sent by
 Households in an Average Month -- by Income
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2007 and 2008
(Recruitment and Diary Data)
YEAR INCOM _TYPE_ _FREQ_ MEAN SUM SUMWGT INCOM _NAME_ COL1 COL2 YEAR _TYPE_ _FREQ_ MEAN PUS_A _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2
2007 Under*7K 0 102 4.6 704 151.657 Under*7K MEAN 0.034403 0.01997 2007 0 8213 4.7 In a letter size envelope COUNT Frequency Count 0.187612 0.146914
2007 $7-*9.9K 0 148 4.9 1.00E+03 212.4553 $7-*9.9K MEAN 0.038885 0.072745 2008 0 7992 5.6 Postcard COUNT Frequency Count 0.006429 0.010814
2007 $10-*14.9K 0 228 4.1 1.00E+03 326.7308 $10-*14.9K MEAN 0.425374 0.14069   In an envelope larger than letter size COUNT Frequency Count 0.010569 0.009845
2007 $15-*19.9K 0 280 4.6 2.00E+03 373.4125 $15-*19.9K MEAN 0.277201 0.078972   DK/RF COUNT Frequency Count 0.002606 0.000491
2007 $20-*24.9K 0 366 4.6 2.00E+03 465.8235 $20-*24.9K MEAN 0.206658 0.142766    
2007 $25-*34.9K 0 637 4.4 3.00E+03 733.5275 $25-*34.9K MEAN 0.225295 0.131528    
Income Pieces Per Household Per Month 2007 $35-*49.9K 0 951 4.6 5.00E+03 1035.365 $35-*49.9K MEAN 0.184719 0.158128    
Recruitment Interview 1
(Perceived volume)
Diary Data
(Actual Volume)
2007 $50-*64.9K 0 1095 5 5.00E+03 1066.832 $50-*64.9K MEAN 0.172632 0.146348    
2007 $65-*79.9K 0 991 4.7 4.00E+03 923.8252 $65-*79.9K MEAN 0.195477 0.237894    
1987 2007 2008 1987 2007 2008 2007 $80-*99.9K 0 874 4.7 4.00E+03 756.1546 $80-*99.9K MEAN 0.229189 0.140184    
< $7K 2 3.9 4.6 5.6 1.7 0.1 0.1 2007 $100K*+ 0 1592 4.4 5.00E+03 1190.109 $100K*+ MEAN 0.200399 0.213709    
$7K - $9.9K 2 5.2 4.9 5.0 3.7 0.2 0.3 2007 DK/RF 0 949 4.6 4.00E+03 905.0625 DK/RF MEAN 0.22474 0.197689    
$10K - $14.9K 5.0 4.1 4.9 2.2 1.8 0.6 2008 Under*7K 0 116 5.6 812 145.3579      
$15K - $19.9K 5.0 4.6 5.2 2.5 1.2 0.3 2008 $7-*9.9K 0 144 5 856 172.8019      
$20K - $24.9K 4.2 4.6 4.8 4.4 0.9 0.6 2008 $10-*14.9K 0 304 4.9 2.00E+03 364.2616      
$25K - $29.9K 5.1 4.4 5.8 2.5 1.0 0.6 2008 $15-*19.9K 0 272 5.2 2.00E+03 320.5794      
$30K - $34.9K 4.6 2.9 2008 $20-*24.9K 0 341 4.8 2.00E+03 386.1069      
$35K - $49.9K 4.5 4.6 5.7 3.1 0.8 0.7 2008 $25-*34.9K 0 633 5.8 4.00E+03 695.7243      
$50K - $64.9K 5.8 5.0 5.3 3.8 0.7 0.6 2008 $35-*49.9K 0 968 5.7 6.00E+03 978.208      
$65K - $79.9K 5.9 4.7 5.6 3.8 0.8 1.0 2008 $50-*64.9K 0 1061 5.3 5.00E+03 1035.886      
$80K - $99.9K 5.8 4.7 5.2 3.6 1.0 0.6 2008 $65-*79.9K 0 979 5.6 5.00E+03 926.1724      
$100K+ 4.2 4.4 5.2 6.0 0.9 0.9 2008 $80-*99.9K 0 823 5.2 4.00E+03 749.598      
Total 4.8 4.7 5.6 3.1 0.9 0.7 2008 $100K*+ 0 1370 5.2 6.00E+03 1189.347      
1 Includes thank you notes. 2008 DK/RF 0 981 6.6 6.00E+03 941.9361      
2 Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes.         
Note: Total includes households which did not respond to the Income question.