Table A3-14
Standard Mail -- Shape by Familiarity With Organization
(Percentage of Pieces)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Diary Data)
Familiarity Letter Size Envelope Larger Than
Letter Size Envelope
Detached Label Postcard Postcard
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
Previous customer 44.5 39.9 45.1 48.6 44.8 48.6 17.9 0.0 1.9 48.7 47.0 49.9
Organization known 19.8 27.2 26.9 18.8 21.7 22.8 16.4 0.0 1.8 17.6 21.5 21.3
Organization unknown 23.9 16.4 15.5 19.8 13.5 12.6 30.0 0.0 1.1 20.9 18.3 18.7
More than one company/
Don't Know / No Answer
11.9 16.5 12.5 12.8 20.1 16.0 35.7 99.9 95.2 12.8 13.2 10.0
   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
Familiarity Catalog Not In Envelope Flyers Newspapers/Magazines
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
Previous customer 63.1 62.4 64.3 49.4 47.5 48.2 24.4 41.5 39.7
Organization known 14.5 14.9 14.2 17.7 17.4 17.7 10.6 12.3 13.0
Organization unknown 13.0 9.5 10.3 13.5 12.5 12.0 6.3 5.8 5.5
More than one company/
Don't Know / No Answer
9.5 13.2 11.3 19.5 22.5 22.1 58.8 40.4 41.8
   Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Note: Totals may not sum to 100 due to rounding.