Table A2-41
Personal Letters and Cards (not greeting cards) Sent by
 Households in an Average Month -- by Income
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Recruitment and Diary Data)
Income Pieces Per Household Per Month
Recruitment Interview
(Perceived volume)
Diary Data
(Actual Volume)
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
< $7K 3.9 3.6 4.6 1.7 0.2 0.1
$7K - $9.9K 5.2 5.0 4.9 3.7 0.4 0.2
$10K - $14.9K 5.0 4.5 4.1 2.2 1.3 1.8
$15K - $19.9K 5.0 3.6 4.6 2.5 1.0 1.2
$20K - $24.9K 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.4 0.5 0.9
$25K - $29.9K 5.1 3.8 4.4 2.5 0.7 1.0
$30K - $34.9K 4.6 2.9
$35K - $49.9K 4.5 4.0 4.6 3.1 1.1 0.8
$50K - $64.9K 5.8 3.9 5.0 3.8 1.1 0.7
$65K - $79.9K 5.9 3.9 4.7 3.8 0.8 0.8
$80K - $99.9K 5.8 3.9 4.7 3.6 0.8 1.0
$100K+ 4.2 4.0 4.4 6.0 0.8 0.9
Total 4.8 4.0 4.7 3.1 0.9 0.9
Includes thank you notes.
Note: Total includes households which did not respond to the Income question. 
Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes.