friendly skies

From TSA's carry-on rules:

Airline passengers may now carry only one bag plus one smaller, personal-type item onboard the airplane. Personal-type items include purses, briefcases, cameras, food containers, or laptops (case included).

Would "personal-type" item include a modestly sized backpack? It's no bigger than a briefcase, and certainly smaller than some of these hyouge purses the skirts are carrying around these days.