Table A3-10
Standard Mail Demographics -- Pieces Received Per Household Per Week
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Diary Data)
 
Income 1987 2006 2007 Employment of Head of Household 1987 2006 2007
< $7K 3.8 4.1 8.0 White collar professional 8.2 14.8 14.0
$ 7K - $9.9K 5.2 6.1 5.9 White collar sales/clerical 6.8 12.1 11.9
$ 10K - $14.9K 5.8 6.1 6.5 Blue collar craftsmen/mechanic 5.4 12.5 11.5
$ 15K - $19.9K 6.5 8.0 6.7 Service Worker 5.2 11.2 8.6
$ 20K - $24.9K 6.6 8.6 7.1 Other employed 4.6 10.6 9.7
$ 25K - $29.9K 7.9 9.6 8.3 Homemaker 7.3 10.8 9.0
$ 30K - $34.9K 8.7 Student 8.0 8.9 4.4
$ 35K - $49.9K 9.5 10.6 9.7 Retired 6.8 12.6 11.5
$ 50K - $64.9K 10.9 12.1 11.3 Other not employed 2.5 9.1 6.4
$ 65K - Over 14.8 16.3 14.8 Type of Dwelling 1987 2006 2007
Age of Head of Household 1987 2006 2007 Single-family house 9.0 13.5 12.5
18 - 24 3.3 7.4 5.7 Multi-family unit 4.5 9.0 8.4
25 - 34 6.6 10.4 9.8 Mobile house 5.5 7.1 7.4
35 - 44 8.3 12.5 12.0 Number of Adults 1987 2006 2007
45 - 54 8.9 13.5 13.2 1 5.2 9.2 8.5
55 - 64 9.8 14.1 13.0 2 8.3 13.0 12.1
65 - 69 8.2 14.4 13.1 3 9.0 13.2 13.3
70-74 7.6 11.9 11.9 4+ 9.0 13.6 12.5
75+ 10.4
Education of Head of Household 1987 2006 2007
< 8th grade 5.0 9.2 8.2
Some High School 5.6 8.1 7.9
High School 7.0 11.3 10.8
Some College 7.9 12.6 11.0
Technical School 7.8 11.7 11.0
College 9.9 14.6 13.8
Post graduate 11.8 17.2 15.3
Type of Household 1987 2006 2007
One-person household 5.5 9.5 8.6
    Male 4.7 8.1 6.9
    Female 5.8 10.1 9.4
More than one adult without children 8.9 15.1 15.4
    One-earner 9.0 22.0 0.0
    Two-earner 8.9 29.9 12.7
More than one adult with children 8.2 12.8 12.3
    One-earner 7.9 12.1 11.6
    Two-earner 8.6 13.5 12.5
  Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes.
Note: 2006/2007 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.