Table A2-17
First-Class Mail Receipt -- Content by Education of Head of Household
(Pieces Per Household Per Week)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Recruitment and Diary Data)
Contents < 8th Grade Some High School High School Some College
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
Personal 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.0 1.0
Business or Nonfederal Government:                        
Advertising 0.5 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.4 0.9 1.8 1.4
Invitation/Announcement 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5
Bill* 1.7 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.4 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.3 3.1
Financial Statement 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1
Other 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9
Total Business or Nonfederal Government 3.9 6.3 6.6 4.9 6.2 6.7 5.6 8.2 7.9 6.4 8.6 8.0
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
Total 5.4 7.9 8.0 6.5 7.0 7.6 7.4 9.5 9.2 8.5 10.1 9.4
Contents Technical School College Graduate Post Graduate
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
Personal 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.9 1.3 1.1 2.7 1.5 1.3
Business or Nonfederal Government                  
Advertising 0.9 1.9 1.7 1.2 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.3 1.9
Invitation/Announcement 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6
Bill* 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.2
Financial Statement 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6
Other 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.9 2.1 2.2
Total Business or Nonfederal Government 6.4 8.8 8.5 8.1 9.3 9.0 10.1 10.3 9.4
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.2 1.1
Total 8.2 10.5 10.2 11.0 11.4 10.9 14.6 12.9 11.9
Includes pieces for which no response was given for Mail Type. 
* Includes credit card statement/bill.
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.