| Table A2-38 First-Class Mail -- Personal Letters and Cards (not greeting cards) Sent by Households in an Average Month -- by Age of Head of Household Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007 (Recruitment and Diary Data) |
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| Age | Pieces Per Household Per Month | |||||||
| Recruitment Interview (Perceived volume) |
Diary Data (Actual Volume) | |||||||
| 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | 1987 | 2006 | 2007 | |||
| 18 - 21 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||
| 21 - 24 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 25 - 34 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 35 - 44 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 45 - 54 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | ||
| 55 - 64 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
| 65 - 69 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | ||
| 70 - 74 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 75+ | 5.7 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Includes thank you notes. | ||||||||