Table A2-41
Personal Letters and Cards (not greeting cards) Sent by
 Households in an Average Month -- by Income
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2006 and 2007
(Recruitment and Diary Data)
Income Pieces Per Household Per Month
Recruitment Interview �
(Perceived volume)
Diary Data
(Actual Volume)
1987 2006 2007 1987 2006 2007
< $7K ‚ 3.9 3.6 4.6 1.7 0.2 0.1
$7K - $9.9K ‚ 5.2 5.0 4.9 3.7 0.4 0.2
$10K - $14.9K 5.0 4.5 4.1 2.2 1.3 1.8
$15K - $19.9K 5.0 3.6 4.6 2.5 1.0 1.2
$20K - $24.9K 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.4 0.5 0.9
$25K - $29.9K 5.1 3.8 4.4 2.5 0.7 1.0
$30K - $34.9K 4.6 2.9
$35K - $49.9K 4.5 4.0 4.6 3.1 1.1 0.8
$50K - $64.9K 5.8 3.9 5.0 3.8 1.1 0.7
$65K - $79.9K 5.9 3.9 4.7 3.8 0.8 0.8
$80K - $99.9K 5.8 3.9 4.7 3.6 0.8 1.0
$100K+ 4.2 4.0 4.4 6.0 0.8 0.9
Total 4.8 4.0 4.7 3.1 0.9 0.9
�Includes thank you notes.
Note: Total includes households which did not respond to the Income question. 
‚Fluctuations may be due to small sample sizes.