Table A3-72
Nonprofit Standard Mail by Content by Industry
(Percentage of Pieces)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Diary Data)
Industry Advertising Fund Request Other Don't Know/
No Answer
Total
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
Medical professional 27.5 32.2 33.2 18.0 17.7 22.0 43.0 45.2 41.4 11.4 4.8 3.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
Union or professional 28.5 23.6 24.1 21.3 35.4 39.3 40.8 30.4 28.2 9.4 10.5 8.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
Church 14.7 18.3 18.2 30.5 47.4 44.5 44.8 30.2 33.8 10.0 4.1 3.5 100.0 100.0 100.0
Veterans 18.4 9.9 7.2 42.7 70.1 65.0 31.4 13.7 23.1 7.6 6.2 4.7 100.0 100.0 100.0
Educational 35.6 44.9 45.7 14.7 17.4 16.1 41.6 34.2 37.0 8.0 3.6 1.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
Charities 7.7 7.0 6.4 79.3 79.6 78.6 6.8 8.3 11.7 6.2 5.1 3.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
Political 4.3 3.1 1.8 28.1 54.2 25.5 56.2 40.7 69.7 11.4 2.0 3.1 100.0 100.0 100.0
AARP 65.8 62.3 57.7 7.6 12.6 17.8 13.9 14.6 19.0 12.7 10.5 5.4 100.0 100.0 100.0
Museum 60.5 48.4 46.5 16.9 36.8 28.3 15.7 11.3 22.6 6.9 3.6 2.5 100.0 100.0 100.0
Nonprofit publication 62.4 20.6 20.6 3.7 51.0 47.4 19.0 23.5 28.5 14.9 5.0 3.5 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total Mail Received by Households 26.3 26.0 26.2 34.0 45.4 42.7 29.4 23.0 27.2 10.3 5.6 4.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Note: Percentages are row percentages within Industry classification. 
  Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes.