{"id":49507,"date":"2013-02-14T10:29:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T15:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/02\/14\/most-approve-of-ending-saturday-mail-delivery\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:10:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:10:34","slug":"most-approve-of-ending-saturday-mail-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2013\/02\/14\/most-approve-of-ending-saturday-mail-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Approve of Ending Saturday Mail Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"overview\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/02\/2-14-13-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20049945\" alt=\"2-14-13 #1\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/02\/2-14-13-1.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Americans (54%) approve of the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s recent decision to halt Saturday delivery of letters, while 32% disapprove of the decision. The planned end of Saturday mail delivery is a rare government decision that garners bipartisan support \u2013 58% of independents approve of the action, as do 57% of Republicans and 51% of Democrats.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Americans say they have heard or read at least a little about the Postal Service\u2019s announcement that they plan to stop Saturday delivery of letters to address budget shortfalls. Majorities of those who have heard a lot (67%) or a little (56%) about the action approve of it.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But those who have heard nothing at all about the decision \u2013 16% of the public \u2013 disapprove of stopping Saturday mail delivery by more than two-to-one (60% disapprove vs. 25% approve).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/02\/2-14-13-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20049946\" alt=\"2-14-13 #2\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/02\/2-14-13-2.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted Feb. 7-10 among 1,004 adults, finds that blacks are the only major demographic group in which a majority (55%) opposes the Postal Service decision to halt Saturday delivery. Whites approve of the decision by more than two-to-one (61% to 26%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer blacks than whites have heard about the Postal Service\u2019s announcement that it is stopping Saturday deliveries because of budget problems. Nearly three-in-ten blacks (29%) say they heard nothing at all about the announcement, compared with 12% of whites.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People younger than 30 are far less aware of the Postal Service announcement than older people \u2013 42% of those 18-to-29 heard nothing at all about it, compared with just 10% of those 30 and older. Those under 30 also are the only age group in which a majority does not support the decision (38% approve).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/02\/2-14-13-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20049947\" alt=\"2-14-13 #3\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/02\/2-14-13-3.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who use the mail infrequently, or don\u2019t use it at all, are more supportive of the decision to end Saturday delivery than are those who send or receive letters on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the third of Americans (34%) who \u00a0seldom or never use the mail for personal letters, 61% approve of the decision to end Saturday delivery and just 21% disapprove. Opinion is more evenly divided among the 40% who send or receive personal letters weekly or more: 50% approve of the decision while 44% disapprove.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of Americans (54%) approve of the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s recent decision to halt Saturday delivery of letters, while 32% disapprove of the decision. 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