Table A3-9
Standard Mail Demographics -- Pieces Received Per Household Per Week
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2007 and 2008
(Diary Data)
INCOM _NAME_ COL1 COL2 agehead _NAME_ COL1 COL2 q79head _NAME_ COL1 COL2 HH1P _NAME_ COL1 COL2 HHM1ANC _NAME_ COL1 COL2 EMPROW _NAME_ COL1 COL2 Q89 _NAME_ COL1 COL2 Q65 _NAME_ COL1 COL2
Under*7K MEAN 8.015003 4.545184 18-24 MEAN 5.687286 6.212263 8th grade or less MEAN 8.153054 8.30407   MEAN 12.12668 12.07733   MEAN 10.9999 10.66602   MEAN 9.124892 7.086321 Single-family house MEAN 12.48099 12.33356 1 MEAN 8.546183 8.494252
$7-*9.9K MEAN 5.855013 4.876909 25-34 MEAN 9.837573 9.733464 Some high school MEAN 7.924365 7.394319 ONE PERSON HH MEAN 8.643366 8.399013 MORE THAN 1 ADULT - NO CHILDREN MEAN 12.24255 12.34417 WHITE COLLAR PROFESSIONAL MEAN 14.02135 13.73572 Multi-family unit MEAN 8.445103 8.550172 2 MEAN 12.0988 12.03634
$10-*14.9K MEAN 6.511948 7.003737 35-44 MEAN 12.00386 11.84818 High school graduate MEAN 10.77483 10.10061 WHITE COLLAR SALES/CLERICAL MEAN 11.94378 10.64572 Mobile home MEAN 7.425402 7.236649 3 MEAN 13.34698 12.45632
Income 1987 2007 2008 Employment of Head of Household 1987 2007 2008 $15-*19.9K MEAN 6.738252 6.984781 45-54 MEAN 13.15352 12.44237 Some college MEAN 10.95275 11.122 BLUE COLLAR CRAFTSMEN/MECHANIC MEAN 11.45212 10.60673 RF MEAN 7.98481 8.47568 4 MEAN 12.45916 13.74754
< $7K 3.8 8.0 4.5 White collar professional 8.2 14.0 13.7 $20-*24.9K MEAN 7.148812 7.554445 55-64 MEAN 13.04068 12.93765 Technical school graduate MEAN 11.04145 11.28622 HH1PM _NAME_ COL1 COL2 HHM1ANC1E _NAME_ COL1 COL2 SERVICE WORKER MEAN 8.618578 10.93762   DK/RF MEAN 6.516604  
$ 7K - $9.9K 5.2 5.9 4.9 White collar sales/clerical 6.8 11.9 10.6 $25-*34.9K MEAN 8.25264 7.759259 65-69 MEAN 13.0781 12.87705 College graduate MEAN 13.82212 13.29776   MEAN 11.80104 11.64554   MEAN 11.56683 11.35022 OTHER EMPLOYED MEAN 9.734941 9.212252    
$ 10K - $14.9K 5.8 6.5 7.0 Blue collar craftsmen/mechanic 5.4 11.5 10.6 $35-*49.9K MEAN 9.728059 9.554406 70-74 (70+) MEAN 11.94994 11.25848 Post-graduate work MEAN 15.27956 16.29551 ONE PERSON HH-MALE MEAN 6.998878 7.447998 MORE THAN 1 ADULT - NO CHILDREN - ONE EARNER MEAN 11.71083 12.12614 HOMEMAKER MEAN 9.033621 9.041167    
$ 15K - $19.9K 6.5 6.7 7.0 Service Worker 5.2 8.6 10.9 $50-*64.9K MEAN 11.28422 10.7851 75+ MEAN 10.3612 10.75544 DK/RF MEAN 9.532832 6.871337 STUDENT 1 MEAN 4.406815 5.989944    
$ 20K - $24.9K 6.6 7.1 7.6 Other employed 4.6 9.7 9.2 $65+ MEAN 14.79787 14.68592 DK/RF MEAN 10.4412 11.46273 RETIRED MEAN 11.49967 11.77207    
$ 25K - $29.9K 7.9 8.3 7.8 Homemaker 7.3 9.0 9.0 DK/RF MEAN 13.16427 11.80004 HH1PF _NAME_ COL1 COL2 HHM1ANC2E _NAME_ COL1 COL2 OTHER NOT EMPLOYED 1 MEAN 6.38616 11.11232    
$ 30K - $34.9K 8.7 Student 1 8.0 4.4 6.0   MEAN 11.86091 11.79662   MEAN 11.35271 11.25017      
$ 35K - $49.9K 9.5 9.7 9.6 Retired 6.8 11.5 11.8 ONE PERSON HH-FEMALE MEAN 9.336308 8.803135 MORE THAN 1 ADULT - NO CHILDREN - TWO EARNER MEAN 12.46002 12.07988      
$ 50K - $64.9K 10.9 11.3 10.8 Other not employed 1 2.5 6.4 11.1      
$ 65K - Over 14.8 14.8 14.7 Type of Dwelling 1987 2007 2008      
Age of Head of Household 1987 2007 2008 Single-family house 9.0 12.5 12.3 HHM1AC _NAME_ COL1 COL2      
18 - 24 3.3 5.7 6.2 Multi-family unit 4.5 8.4 8.6   MEAN 11.19088 11.11951      
25 - 34 6.6 9.8 9.7 Mobile home 5.5 7.4 7.2 MORE THAN 1 ADULT - W  CHILDREN MEAN 12.33243 12.01501      
35 - 44 8.3 12.0 11.8 Number of Adults 1987 2007 2008      
45 - 54 8.9 13.2 12.4 1 5.2 8.5 8.5      
55 - 64 9.8 13.0 12.9 2 8.3 12.1 12.0 HHM1AC1E _NAME_ COL1 COL2      
65 - 69 8.2 13.1 12.9 3 9.0 13.3 12.5   MEAN 11.58447 11.51369      
70-74 7.6 11.9 11.3 4+ 9.0 12.5 13.7 MORE THAN 1 ADULT - W  CHILDREN - ONE EARNER MEAN 11.56243 10.7405      
75+ 10.4 10.8      
Education of Head of Household 1987 2007 2008      
< 8th grade 5.0 8.2 8.3 HHM1AC2E _NAME_ COL1 COL2      
Some High School 5.6 7.9 7.4   MEAN 11.35453 11.11266      
High School 7.0 10.8 10.1 MORE THAN 1 ADULT - W  CHILDREN - TWO EARNER MEAN 12.50969 12.8299      
Some College 7.9 11.0 11.1      
Technical School 7.8 11.0 11.3      
College 9.9 13.8 13.3      
Post graduate 11.8 15.3 16.3      
Type of Household 1987 2007 2008      
One-person household 5.5 8.6 8.4      
    Male 4.7 7.0 7.4      
    Female 5.8 9.3 8.8      
More than one adult without children 8.9 12.2 12.3      
    One-earner 9.0 11.7 12.1      
    Two-earner 8.9 12.5 12.1      
More than one adult with children 8.2 12.3 12.0      
    One-earner 7.9 11.6 10.7      
    Two-earner 8.6 12.5 12.8      
Note: 2007/2008 Estimates for Income Levels $25K-$29.9K are identical to those in $30K-$34.9K since categories used to collect data only included $25K-$34.9K.