Table A3-50 Standard Mail Reaction to Mail Piece by Age of Head of Household Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Recruitment and Diary Data)
Age of Head of Household	Read Immediately						Set Aside
	Percent			Pieces Per Household			Percent			Pieces Per Household
	1987	2006	2007	1987	2006	2007	1987	2006	2007	1987	2006	2007
18 - 21 ‚	46.9	37.4	42.2	1.8	3.0	2.2	10.3	3.5	5.3	0.4	0.3	0.3
22 - 24 ‚	35.6	37.3	46.9	1.1	2.6	2.8	6.9	3.7	6.5	0.2	0.3	0.4
25 - 34	40.4	36.2	37.8	2.7	3.8	3.7	8.4	5.1	4.8	0.6	0.5	0.5
35 - 44	39.9	39.9	38.8	3.3	5.0	4.7	7.8	6.4	5.8	0.6	0.8	0.7
45 - 54	39.6	42.5	40.3	3.5	5.7	5.3	7.8	6.8	6.9	0.7	0.9	0.9
55 - 64	45.0	43.4	44.5	4.4	6.1	5.8	9.2	6.4	6.3	0.9	0.9	0.8
65 - 69	42.5	43.4	47.2	3.5	6.2	6.2	7.4	6.7	5.8	0.6	1.0	0.8
70 -74	43.8	43.4	47.2	3.4	5.2	5.6	7.3	6.7	5.8	0.6	0.6	0.8
75+			46.5			4.9			6.4			0.5
Age of Head of Household	Found Useful						Will Respond �
	Percent			Pieces Per Household			Percent			Pieces Per Household
	1987	2006	2007	1987	2006	2007	1987	2006	2007	1987	2006	2007
18 - 21 ‚	53.5	27.8	15.3	2.1	2.2	0.8	16.5	5.9	5.6	0.5	0.4	0.2
22 - 24 ‚	35.7	27.8	38.9	1.1	2.0	2.3	17.5	8.7	10.4	0.5	0.5	0.6
25 - 34	42.7	32.0	34.7	2.8	3.3	3.4	15.9	8.5	9.4	0.9	0.8	0.8
35 - 44	40.8	36.9	36.4	3.4	4.6	4.4	16.1	9.5	9.5	1.1	1.1	1.0
45 - 54	38.8	39.8	39.2	3.4	5.4	5.2	13.0	11.5	11.4	0.9	1.4	1.3
55 - 64	41.2	39.3	40.4	4.0	5.5	5.3	12.7	11.0	11.2	1.0	1.4	1.3
65 - 69	38.1	38.6	40.7	3.1	5.5	5.3	13.2	10.0	11.7	0.9	1.2	1.4
70 -74	37.6	38.6	40.7	2.9	4.3	4.8	14.8	10.0	11.7	0.9	0.9	1.0
75+			40.5			3.8			9.9			0.9
NOTE: Percentages represent row percentages within each age cohort classification; these do not sum to 100 due to the inclusion of multiple questions in this table.
� Of pieces containing an advertisement or request for funds.
‚ Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes.