| Table A3-19 Standard Mail Usefulness of Mail Pieces by Familiarity With Organization (Percentage of Pieces) Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Diary Data) |
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| Reaction to Advertising | Previous Customer | Organization Known | Organization Not Known | Total | ||||||||
| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Useful | 62.5 | 59.6 | 58.6 | 25.9 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 40.2 | 36.9 | 37.9 |
| Interesting | 21.7 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 31.7 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 24.4 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 22.0 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| Not interesting | 10.6 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 32.9 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 46.7 | 63.9 | 66.7 | 21.3 | 35.6 | 37.2 |
| Objectionable | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Don't know/No answer | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 7.4 |
| 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 |
| Note: Totals may not sum to 100 due to rounding. | ||||||||||||
| Includes pieces for which no response was given for familiarity with institution. | ||||||||||||