| Table A2-46 First-Class Mail -- Use of Automatic Deductions -- by Age (Percentage of Households) Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Recruitment Data) |
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| Number of Monthly Deductions | 18 - 21 | 22 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 89.3 | 66.0 | 70.2 | 92.0 | 59.6 | 55.4 | 75.3 | 51.7 | 46.3 | 73.5 | 48.2 | 41.9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 5.1 | 23.5 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 16.0 | 22.6 | 23.4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 + | 0.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||
| Don't know/No answer | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
| Mean | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||
| Number of Monthly Deductions | 45 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65 - 69 | 70+ | 70-74 | 75+ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 70.9 | 45.4 | 43.6 | 79.7 | 48.1 | 47.4 | 81.6 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 88.1 | 48.1 | 48.3 | 53.3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 11.2 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 10.7 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 13.2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 4.1 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 11.6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 7.4 | |||||||||||
| 4 + | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | |||||||||||
| Don't know/No answer | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||||||||||
| Mean | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |||||||||||
| Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: 1987 figures reflect the response to "How many payments each month are automatically deducted on a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| prearranged basis from savings or checking accounts?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not sum due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||