| Table A2-40 First-Class Mail -- Personal Letters and Cards (not greeting cards) Sent by Households in an Average Month -- by Education of Head of Household Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Recruitment and Diary Data) |
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| Education | Pieces Per Household Per Month | |||||
| Recruitment Interview (Perceived volume) |
Diary Data
(Actual Volume) |
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| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| < 8th grade | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Some high school | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| High school | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Some college | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Professional or technical school | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| College | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Post graduate | 6.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Includes thank you notes. | ||||||