Table A3-51
Standard Mail (A) Reaction to Mail Piece by Education of Head of Household
(Percentage of Pieces)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Recruitment and Diary Data)
Education 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
Less than 8th grade 43.7 42.1 41.0 2.2 3.9 3.3 7.8 5.5 6.0 0.4 0.5 0.5
Some High School 46.4 46.9 54.1 2.6 3.8 4.3 6.9 3.3 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.2
High School 44.4 43.4 44.2 3.1 4.9 4.8 7.3 6.4 5.8 0.5 0.7 0.6
Some college 41.6 40.9 44.1 3.3 5.2 4.8 7.9 6.0 6.7 0.6 0.8 0.7
Professional or Technical school 41.2 46.7 39.2 3.2 5.5 4.3 9.5 7.2 7.1 0.7 0.8 0.8
College Graduate  37.7 39.4 39.2 3.7 5.8 5.4 9.3 6.0 5.8 0.9 0.9 0.8
Post graduate 37.3 36.3 35.5 4.4 6.3 5.4 8.9 6.6 6.8 1.0 1.1 1.0
Education 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
Less than 8th grade 35.5 32.8 35.4 1.8 3.0 2.9 14.6 10.1 9.6 0.6 0.8 0.7
Some High School 40.5 31.2 37.3 2.3 2.5 3.0 13.4 10.5 11.2 0.6 0.7 0.8
High School 40.0 37.6 37.4 2.8 4.2 4.0 15.1 10.6 10.9 0.9 1.1 1.0
Some college 41.1 37.1 40.7 3.3 4.7 4.5 15.6 10.5 12.5 1.0 1.2 1.2
Professional or Technical school 40.0 41.5 35.8 3.1 4.9 4.0 15.7 12.1 8.6 1.0 1.2 0.8
College Graduate  40.5 37.5 38.3 4.0 5.5 5.3 13.4 9.0 9.7 1.1 1.2 1.2
Post graduate 40.6 37.1 36.6 4.8 6.4 5.6 14.1 8.4 8.6 1.4 1.3 1.2
NOTE: Percentages represent row percentages within each educational attainment classification;
these do not sum to 100 due to the inclusion of multiple questions in this table. 
Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes. 
Of pieces containing an advertisement or request for funds.