| Table A8-5 Bills Paid by Method Average Pieces per Houseshold per Month Years 2000 - 2008 (Recruitment Data) |
year SURVEY YEAR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||||||||||||||
| Method | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Q31A. NUMBER OF BILLS PAID BY HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH BY MAIL | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | |||
| 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | Q31B. NUMBER OF BILLS PAID BY HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH IN-PERSON | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||
| Internet | .2 | .4 | .5 | .7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | Q31C. NUMBER OF BILLS PAID BY HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH BY TELEPHONE | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Auto Deduction from Bank | .8 | .8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Q31D. NUMBER OF BILLS PAID BY HOUSEHOLD BY INTERNET PER MONTH | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | |||
| In Person | 1.0 | .8 | .9 | .8 | .8 | .8 | .8 | .7 | .7 | Q31F. NUMBER OF BILLS PAID BY HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH BY AUTOMATIC DEDUCTION FROM BANK ACCOUNT | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |||
| Credit Card | N/A | N/A | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .4 | Q31G. NUMBER OF BILLS PAID BY HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH BY AUTOMATIC CHARGE TO CREDIT CARD | . | . | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Telephone | .1 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | Q31E. NUMBER OF BILLS PAID BY HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH BY ATM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | . | |||
| ATM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Total | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.4 | |||||||||||||
| Total Electronic 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||
| Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes bills paid by Internet, Auto Deduction from Bank Account, Credit Card, Telephone and ATM | ||||||||||||||||||||||