Table A2-20
First-Class Mail -- Total Envelopes by Content
(Percentage of Total Envelopes)
Postal Fiscal Years 1987, 2008 and 2009
(Diary Data)		 A21ROW _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2 A21ROW _NAME_ _LABEL_ COL1 COL2
HOLIDAY CARD COUNT Frequency Count 2.725818 2.578343 HOLIDAY CARD COUNT Frequency Count 0.367572 0.316608
Other greeting cards COUNT Frequency Count 1.619237 1.826897 Other greeting cards COUNT Frequency Count 0.218352 0.224334
Invitations COUNT Frequency Count 0.573978 0.586291 Invitations COUNT Frequency Count 0.0774 0.071994
LETTER COUNT Frequency Count 1.190336 1.177693 LETTER COUNT Frequency Count 0.160515 0.144615
Content Percentage of Total Envelopes ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNT Frequency Count 0.143603 0.178551 ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNT Frequency Count 0.019365 0.021925
OTHER PERSONAL COUNT Frequency Count 0.293337 0.269991 OTHER PERSONAL COUNT Frequency Count 0.039556 0.033154
1987 2008 2009 Announcement/meeting COUNT Frequency Count 1.336762 1.191635 Announcement/meeting COUNT Frequency Count 0.18026 0.146327
Personal:       Request for donation COUNT Frequency Count 0.855759 0.741403 Request for donation COUNT Frequency Count 0.115398 0.091041
Holiday card 3.3 2.7 2.6 Confirmation of donation COUNT Frequency Count 0.378336 0.340575 Confirmation of donation COUNT Frequency Count 0.051018 0.041821
Other greeting cards 1.7 1.6 1.8 Bill/invoice/premium COUNT Frequency Count 0.217304 0.23496 Bill/invoice/premium COUNT Frequency Count 0.029303 0.028852
Invitations 1.2 0.6 0.6 Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit COUNT Frequency Count 0.652122 0.710573 Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit COUNT Frequency Count 0.087938 0.087255
Letter 2.6 1.2 1.2 Advertising Only COUNT Frequency Count 4.84491 3.983647 Advertising Only COUNT Frequency Count 0.653329 0.489173
Announcements 0.1 0.1 0.2 NOTICE OF ORDER COUNT Frequency Count 2.694303 2.68767 NOTICE OF ORDER COUNT Frequency Count 0.363323 0.330033
Other personal 0.5 0.3 0.3 Bill/invoice/premium 1 COUNT Frequency Count 22.25234 23.30974 Bill/invoice/premium 1 COUNT Frequency Count 3.000695 2.862325
   Total Personal 9.4 6.5 6.6 FINANCIAL STATEMENT COUNT Frequency Count 7.90755 8.805637 FINANCIAL STATEMENT COUNT Frequency Count 1.066321 1.08129
Business or Nonfederal Government:       PAYMENT COUNT Frequency Count 1.600328 1.81866 PAYMENT COUNT Frequency Count 0.215802 0.223323
Advertising only 4.5 4.8 4.0 REBATE COUNT Frequency Count 0.149446 0.17674 REBATE COUNT Frequency Count 0.020153 0.021703
Notice of order 1.2 2.7 2.7 GREETING CARD COUNT Frequency Count 0.344041 0.396031 GREETING CARD COUNT Frequency Count 0.046393 0.048631
Bill/invoice/premium 1 15.1 22.3 23.3 Invitation or announcement COUNT Frequency Count 2.75712 1.993228 Invitation or announcement COUNT Frequency Count 0.371793 0.244759
Financial statement 5.3 7.9 8.8 CD/DVD/VIDEO GAME COUNT Frequency Count 0.966629 1.242862 CD/DVD/VIDEO GAME COUNT Frequency Count 0.130348 0.152618
Payment 2.0 1.6 1.8 Other business or government COUNT Frequency Count 1.215385 1.875386 Other business or government COUNT Frequency Count 0.163893 0.230288
Rebate 0.0 0.1 0.2 Receipts for direct deposit COUNT Frequency Count 0.16303 0.11114 Receipts for direct deposit COUNT Frequency Count 0.021984 0.013647
Greeting card 0.2 0.3 0.4 SWEEPSTAKES COUNT Frequency Count 0.014678 0.007301 SWEEPSTAKES COUNT Frequency Count 0.001979 0.000897
Invitation or announcement 1.3 2.8 2.0 Educational acceptances COUNT Frequency Count 0.002476 0.008988 Educational acceptances COUNT Frequency Count 0.000334 0.001104
Sweepstakes 0.0 0.0 0.0 Insurance policy 2 COUNT Frequency Count 1.579968 1.227677 Insurance policy 2 COUNT Frequency Count 0.213056 0.150753
Receipts for direct deposit N/A 0.2 0.1 TAX FORMS COUNT Frequency Count 0.686539 0.794986 TAX FORMS COUNT Frequency Count 0.092579 0.09762
Insurance policy 2 0.2 1.6 1.2 Don't know/No answer COUNT Frequency Count 3.304666 3.225289 Don't know/No answer COUNT Frequency Count 0.445629 0.39605
Tax Forms 0.0 0.7 0.8    
CD/DVD/Video game N/A 1.0 1.2    
Other business or government 6.7 1.2 1.9    
   Total Business or Nonfederal Government 36.4 47.2 48.4    
Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit:          
Announcement/meeting 1.2 1.3 1.2    
Request for donation 0.4 0.9 0.7    
Confirmation of donation 0.2 0.4 0.3    
Bill/invoice/premium 0.2 0.2 0.2    
Educational acceptances 0.1 0.0 0.0    
Other social/charitable/political/nonprofit 0.7 0.7 0.7    
   Total Social/Charitable/Political/Nonprofit 2.8 3.4 3.2    
Don't Know/No answer 0.6 3.3 3.2    
   Total Envelopes Received by Households 49.2 60.5 61.5    
   Pieces Per Household Per Week 8.11 8.15 7.55    
1 Includes credit card statement/bill.    
Base: RPW Total, First-Class Envelopes.      
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.