| 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) |
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| Income | Pieces Per Household Per Month | ||||||
| Recruitment Interview (Perceived volume) |
Diary Data
(Actual Volume) |
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| 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. | |||||||