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TABLE 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers inthousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
West: Metropolitan Areas Both Sexes Total 51674 7741 15.0 42805 6085 14.2 2862 652 22.8 12037 3526 29.3
Under 18 years 14335 3189 22.2 11749 2519 21.4 872 257 29.4 4458 1802 40.4
18 to 24 years 5052 1071 21.2 4121 864 21.0 278 69 24.9 1528 461 30.2
25 to 34 years 8395 1171 14.0 6871 946 13.8 540 96 17.8 2318 552 23.8
35 to 44 years 8646 992 11.5 7129 759 10.7 498 106 21.3 1805 389 21.5
45 to 54 years 6212 469 7.6 5250 357 6.8 253 41 16.1 950 156 16.4
55 to 59 years 2188 220 10.0 1831 165 9.0 125 22 17.9 326 50 15.4
60 to 64 years 1571 170 10.9 1281 114 8.9 82 20 23.8 187 27 14.3
65 years and over 5276 457 8.7 4575 361 7.9 213 41 19.1 465 90 19.3
65 to 74 years 2928 231 7.9 2544 184 7.2 119 23 19.1 306 60 19.8
75 years and over 2348 226 9.6 2031 177 8.7 95 18 19.1 160 29 18.4
Male
Total 25954 3639 14.0 21510 2843 13.2 1499 323 21.6 6251 1703 27.2
Under 18 Years 7343 1652 22.5 6029 1304 21.6 431 130 30.2 2294 925 40.3
18 to 24 Years 2603 456 17.5 2139 376 17.6 158 28 17.6 841 231 27.5
25 to 34 Years 4440 519 11.7 3600 409 11.3 315 53 16.8 1247 231 18.6
35 to 44 Years 4408 503 11.4 3679 376 10.2 264 72 27.2 968 193 20.0
45 to 54 Years 3081 199 6.4 2619 145 5.6 148 19 13.2 468 63 13.4
55 to 59 Years 1049 96 9.2 885 74 8.3 53 13 23.7 152 19 12.3
60 to 64 Years 752 63 8.4 611 41 6.8 48 3 6.3 95 8 8.1
65 Years and Over 2277 152 6.7 1949 118 6.0 81 5 6.6 186 33 17.9
65 to 74 Years 1375 84 6.1 1168 67 5.8 53 2 4.4 118 22 18.4
75 Years and Over 901 68 7.5 781 50 6.4 28 3 10.8 69 12 17.0
Female
Total 25720 4101 15.9 21296 3242 15.2 1364 329 24.1 5786 1823 31.5
Under 18 Years 6991 1537 22.0 5720 1215 21.2 441 126 28.7 2164 877 40.5
18 to 24 Years 2449 616 25.1 1982 488 24.6 120 41 34.5 687 229 33.4
25 to 34 Years 3954 652 16.5 3271 538 16.4 225 43 19.3 1071 321 29.9
35 to 44 Years 4238 489 11.5 3450 383 11.1 234 34 14.7 837 195 23.3
45 to 54 Years 3130 271 8.6 2631 211 8.0 106 21 20.2 482 93 19.3
55 to 59 Years 1139 124 10.8 946 91 9.6 72 10 13.6 174 32 18.1
60 to 64 Years 819 107 13.1 670 73 10.9 34 17 48.1 92 19 20.7
65 Years and Over 3000 306 10.2 2625 243 9.3 132 35 26.9 279 56 20.2
65 to 74 Years 1553 148 9.5 1376 116 8.5 66 20 31.1 188 39 20.6
75 Years and Over 1447 158 10.9 1250 127 10.2 67 15 22.7 91 18 19.4
West: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 51674 7741 15.0 42805 6085 14.2 2862 652 22.8 12037 3526 29.3
65 Years and Over 5276 457 8.7 4575 361 7.9 213 41 19.1 465 90 19.3
In Families 43054 5881 13.7 35376 4573 12.9 2336 482 20.6 10742 3092 28.8
Householders 12911 1484 11.5 10836 1170 10.8 666 120 18.0 2554 660 25.8
Under 65 Years 11107 1392 12.5 9265 1111 12.0 590 107 18.2 2413 645 26.7
65 Years and Over 1804 92 5.1 1571 59 3.8 76 13 17.2 141 15 10.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 14074 3043 21.6 11503 2381 20.7 872 257 29.4 4318 1737 40.2
Under 6 Years 5039 1217 24.2 4238 1011 23.9 280 92 33.0 1733 759 43.8
6 to 17 Years 9035 1826 20.2 7264 1370 18.9 592 164 27.8 2585 978 37.8
18 Years and Over 3857 379 9.8 2920 238 8.1 351 78 22.1 1000 164 16.4
In Married Couple
Families 33823 3207 9.5 28353 2608 9.2 1377 89 6.4 7930 1854 23.4
Husbands 9864 698 7.1 8481 575 6.8 382 18 4.6 1784 339 19.0
Under 65 Years 8287 636 7.7 7088 530 7.5 333 15 4.6 1684 328 19.4
65 Years and Over 1577 62 3.9 1392 46 3.3 50 2 4.7 99 11 11.2
Wives 9864 698 7.1 8418 564 6.7 338 14 4.3 1848 347 18.8
Under 65 Years 8714 662 7.6 7389 537 7.3 301 14 4.8 1765 342 19.4
65 Years and Over 1150 35 3.1 1029 27 2.7 37 0 .0 84 5 6.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10531 1549 14.7 8721 1262 14.5 475 53 11.2 3101 994 32.1
Under 6 Years 3831 626 16.3 3271 549 16.8 128 9 7.1 1231 443 36.0
6 to 17 Years 6700 923 13.8 5450 713 13.1 347 44 12.8 1869 552 29.5
18 Years and Over 2546 149 5.8 2002 113 5.6 141 0 .0 716 80 11.1
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6707 2249 33.5 5073 1623 32.0 804 355 44.1 2006 1024 51.1
Householder 2240 661 29.5 1747 500 28.6 240 90 37.7 565 274 48.4
Under 65 Years 1996 631 31.6 1559 483 31.0 213 80 37.3 529 265 50.0
65 Years and Over 243 30 12.3 188 17 9.1 26 11 40.4 36 9 25.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2831 1277 45.1 2189 947 43.3 352 177 50.3 949 613 64.7
Under 6 Years 882 475 53.9 688 377 54.8 124 63 50.6 352 245 69.7
6 to 17 Years 1950 801 41.1 1501 570 38.0 229 115 50.2 597 368 61.7
18 Years and Over 1052 202 19.2 714 98 13.7 184 78 42.2 223 66 29.8
West: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 349 164 47.1 341 160 47.0 0 0 (B) 190 69 36.3
Under 18 Years 192 94 49.0 190 94 49.5 0 0 (B) 112 45 40.6
Under 6 Years 63 36 56.5 61 36 58.4 0 0 (B) 40 19 48.1
6 to 17 Years 129 58 45.4 129 58 45.4 0 0 (B) 72 26 36.4
18 Years and Over 157 70 44.8 151 66 43.8 0 0 (B) 79 24 30.2
Unrelated Individuals 8271 1695 20.5 7089 1352 19.1 526 170 32.4 1104 364 33.0
Male 4281 799 18.7 3627 623 17.2 326 102 31.2 708 218 30.7
Under 65 Years 3828 725 18.9 3242 563 17.4 296 99 33.3 671 204 30.4
Living Alone 1637 208 12.7 1373 148 10.8 140 44 31.5 168 34 20.4
65 Years and Over 453 74 16.4 385 59 15.5 30 3 10.3 37 13 36.1
Living Alone 346 58 16.7 295 44 14.9 29 2 8.0 28 10 36.1
Female 3991 896 22.5 3462 729 21.1 200 69 34.3 396 147 37.0
Under 65 Years 2713 681 25.1 2304 555 24.1 140 44 31.3 300 117 39.1
Living Alone 1274 202 15.9 1087 165 15.2 85 18 21.6 103 31 29.9
65 Years and Over 1278 215 16.8 1158 175 15.1 60 25 41.2 96 29 30.6
Living Alone 1205 199 16.5 1089 159 14.6 60 25 41.2 90 26 28.5
West: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 21750 3896 17.9 17226 2873 16.7 1494 444 29.7 5546 1670 30.1
Under 18 years 5744 1583 27.6 4455 1134 25.4 456 184 40.5 2029 827 40.8
18 to 24 years 2487 552 22.2 1944 442 22.7 164 35 21.3 729 232 31.8
25 to 34 years 3800 613 16.1 3071 497 16.2 227 65 28.7 1145 306 26.8
35 to 44 years 3481 469 13.5 2708 326 12.0 266 67 25.1 766 152 19.8
45 to 54 years 2472 239 9.7 1999 177 8.9 144 32 22.1 408 77 19.0
55 to 59 years 905 127 14.1 718 95 13.3 72 18 25.2 161 22 13.5
60 to 64 years 594 79 13.4 449 43 9.5 43 14 33.6 90 9 9.9
65 years and over 2267 233 10.3 1881 159 8.5 122 28 22.9 218 45 20.5
65 to 74 years 1244 124 10.0 1039 90 8.6 59 17 28.0 145 30 20.7
75 years and over 1024 109 10.6 842 70 8.3 63 11 18.1 73 15 20.2
Male
Total 11023 1844 16.7 8807 1386 15.7 730 193 26.4 2879 827 28.7
Under 18 Years 2989 854 28.6 2362 629 26.6 195 87 44.5 1070 453 42.3
18 to 24 Years 1306 235 18.0 1038 198 19.1 89 11 12.1 409 119 29.0
25 to 34 Years 2060 265 12.9 1661 221 13.3 129 32 24.8 609 130 21.4
35 to 44 Years 1779 237 13.3 1421 161 11.3 132 37 28.2 405 72 17.9
45 to 54 Years 1237 101 8.2 989 73 7.4 84 12 14.2 186 26 13.7
55 to 59 Years 421 49 11.7 339 37 11.0 31 10 31.4 71 9 12.4
60 to 64 Years 268 20 7.3 208 12 5.9 23 0 .0 42 1 3.2
65 Years and Over 963 84 8.7 788 55 6.9 48 5 9.6 87 16 19.0
65 to 74 Years 581 46 7.9 465 32 6.9 29 2 8.1 58 11 18.7
75 Years and Over 383 38 9.8 323 22 6.9 19 2 12.0 29 6 19.5
Female
Total 10727 2052 19.1 8420 1487 17.7 764 251 32.9 2667 843 31.6
Under 18 Years 2755 729 26.5 2094 505 24.1 261 98 37.5 959 374 39.0
18 to 24 Years 1182 317 26.9 906 243 26.9 75 24 32.3 320 113 35.3
25 to 34 Years 1740 348 20.0 1410 276 19.6 98 33 33.9 536 176 32.9
35 to 44 Years 1701 233 13.7 1287 165 12.8 134 30 22.2 362 79 21.9
45 to 54 Years 1235 138 11.2 1009 104 10.3 60 20 33.2 221 52 23.3
55 to 59 Years 484 78 16.1 379 58 15.4 40 8 20.4 90 13 14.4
60 to 64 Years 326 60 18.3 242 31 12.7 20 14 71.0 48 8 15.7
65 Years and Over 1304 149 11.4 1092 105 9.6 74 23 31.4 131 28 21.5
65 to 74 Years 663 78 11.8 574 58 10.0 30 14 46.8 87 19 22.0
75 Years and Over 641 71 11.1 519 47 9.1 44 9 20.8 44 9 20.6
West: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 21750 3896 17.9 17226 2873 16.7 1494 444 29.7 5546 1670 30.1
65 Years and Over 2267 233 10.3 1881 159 8.5 122 28 22.9 218 45 20.5
In Families 17290 2914 16.9 13477 2086 15.5 1196 357 29.9 4888 1452 29.7
Householders 5179 731 14.1 4159 539 13.0 334 89 26.8 1180 317 26.9
Under 65 Years 4446 682 15.3 3549 513 14.5 292 80 27.2 1113 314 28.2
65 Years and Over 733 49 6.6 610 26 4.3 41 10 23.7 68 4 5.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5609 1506 26.8 4325 1060 24.5 456 184 40.5 1960 796 40.6
Under 6 Years 2045 582 28.5 1648 468 28.4 144 45 31.4 812 356 43.8
6 to 17 Years 3564 924 25.9 2677 592 22.1 311 139 44.7 1148 440 38.4
18 Years and Over 1646 192 11.7 1149 118 10.2 207 60 29.2 442 76 17.3
In Married Couple
Families 12654 1523 12.0 10198 1159 11.4 556 63 11.4 3464 845 24.4
Husbands 3674 329 9.0 3066 261 8.5 155 12 8.0 788 160 20.3
Under 65 Years 3038 296 9.8 2520 242 9.6 131 10 7.6 742 156 21.1
65 Years and Over 635 33 5.2 547 19 3.5 24 2 9.7 46 4 7.9
Wives 3674 329 9.0 3036 255 8.4 137 10 7.3 807 164 20.3
Under 65 Years 3198 308 9.6 2618 242 9.2 120 10 8.3 773 161 20.8
65 Years and Over 475 21 4.4 419 13 3.1 17 0 .0 34 3 8.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3915 734 18.7 3093 536 17.3 195 38 19.3 1363 435 31.9
Under 6 Years 1484 311 21.0 1226 254 20.7 56 9 16.0 584 211 36.1
6 to 17 Years 2431 422 17.4 1867 281 15.1 138 29 20.6 779 224 28.7
18 Years and Over 960 62 6.5 722 53 7.4 55 0 .0 287 33 11.4
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3323 1248 37.5 2276 794 34.9 551 290 52.6 1059 543 51.3
Householder 1083 356 32.9 780 238 30.5 155 75 48.6 307 141 46.0
Under 65 Years 971 342 35.2 706 231 32.7 140 68 48.6 287 138 48.2
65 Years and Over 111 14 12.8 74 7 9.2 15 7 48.3 20 3 13.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1397 703 50.3 963 458 47.6 252 145 57.4 498 325 65.2
Under 6 Years 425 231 54.4 296 175 59.2 83 36 43.6 173 122 70.2
6 to 17 Years 972 471 48.5 667 283 42.5 169 108 64.2 325 203 62.5
18 Years and Over 536 117 21.9 327 53 16.2 128 60 47.1 127 35 27.2
West: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 162 65 40.0 162 65 40.0 0 0 (B) 90 24 26.2
Under 18 Years 88 41 46.4 88 41 46.4 0 0 (B) 48 16 33.8
Under 6 Years 29 10 34.9 29 10 34.9 0 0 (B) 19 5 23.6
6 to 17 Years 59 30 52.0 59 30 52.0 0 0 (B) 29 12 40.6
18 Years and Over 74 24 32.6 74 24 32.6 0 0 (B) 42 7 17.5
Unrelated Individuals 4298 917 21.3 3588 723 20.1 298 87 29.1 568 194 34.2
Male 2287 432 18.9 1906 341 17.9 179 48 26.8 370 117 31.7
Under 65 Years 2080 393 18.9 1742 316 18.1 157 46 29.1 352 112 31.7
Living Alone 869 113 13.0 699 74 10.6 84 27 31.9 79 18 22.8
65 Years and Over 207 39 18.8 164 25 15.3 22 2 10.4 18 6 32.0
Living Alone 156 34 21.7 113 20 17.7 22 2 10.4 15 5 31.3
Female 2011 485 24.1 1682 382 22.7 119 39 32.7 198 77 38.9
Under 65 Years 1435 377 26.3 1193 302 25.3 78 23 29.4 152 57 37.9
Living Alone 638 120 18.9 516 93 18.1 54 15 27.0 61 20 33.6
65 Years and Over 576 109 18.8 488 80 16.3 41 16 38.8 46 20 42.3
Living Alone 543 102 18.7 459 73 15.8 41 16 38.8 43 17 40.4
West: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 29924 3845 12.8 25579 3212 12.6 1368 208 15.2 6490 1856 28.6
Under 18 years 8591 1606 18.7 7294 1385 19.0 416 72 17.4 2430 975 40.1
18 to 24 years 2565 519 20.2 2177 422 19.4 114 34 30.0 799 229 28.7
25 to 34 years 4594 558 12.2 3799 449 11.8 313 31 9.9 1172 245 20.9
35 to 44 years 5165 523 10.1 4420 434 9.8 232 39 16.9 1038 237 22.8
45 to 54 years 3740 230 6.1 3251 180 5.5 109 9 8.1 542 78 14.4
55 to 59 years 1283 92 7.2 1113 69 6.2 54 4 8.2 165 28 17.3
60 to 64 years 978 91 9.3 831 71 8.6 40 5 13.1 97 18 18.3
65 years and over 3009 225 7.5 2694 202 7.5 91 13 14.1 247 45 18.2
65 to 74 years 1684 107 6.4 1505 94 6.2 60 6 10.3 160 30 19.0
75 years and over 1324 117 8.8 1189 108 9.1 32 7 21.2 87 15 16.9
Male
Total 14931 1796 12.0 12703 1456 11.5 768 130 17.0 3372 876 26.0
Under 18 Years 4355 798 18.3 3667 676 18.4 236 44 18.5 1224 471 38.5
18 to 24 Years 1297 221 17.0 1101 177 16.1 70 17 24.7 432 113 26.1
25 to 34 Years 2380 254 10.7 1939 187 9.7 186 21 11.2 637 101 15.8
35 to 44 Years 2629 267 10.1 2257 215 9.5 133 35 26.3 563 121 21.5
45 to 54 Years 1845 97 5.3 1629 72 4.4 64 7 11.8 282 37 13.1
55 to 59 Years 627 47 7.5 546 36 6.6 22 3 12.7 80 10 12.2
60 to 64 Years 485 44 9.0 403 29 7.2 25 3 12.0 54 6 11.9
65 Years and Over 1313 68 5.2 1161 63 5.4 33 1 2.2 100 17 17.0
65 to 74 Years 795 38 4.7 703 35 5.0 24 0 .0 60 11 18.2
75 Years and Over 518 30 5.9 458 28 6.1 9 1 8.2 40 6 15.2
Female
Total 14993 2049 13.7 12876 1756 13.6 600 78 12.9 3118 980 31.4
Under 18 Years 4236 808 19.1 3627 710 19.6 179 29 15.9 1205 503 41.7
18 to 24 Years 1268 298 23.5 1076 245 22.7 45 17 38.3 367 116 31.7
25 to 34 Years 2214 305 13.8 1860 261 14.0 127 10 8.0 535 145 27.0
35 to 44 Years 2536 256 10.1 2163 218 10.1 99 4 4.5 475 116 24.4
45 to 54 Years 1895 132 7.0 1622 108 6.6 46 1 3.0 260 41 15.9
55 to 59 Years 655 46 7.0 567 33 5.8 32 2 5.1 84 19 22.0
60 to 64 Years 493 48 9.7 428 42 9.9 14 2 15.2 43 11 26.3
65 Years and Over 1696 157 9.2 1533 139 9.0 58 12 21.0 148 28 19.1
65 to 74 Years 890 70 7.8 802 59 7.3 35 6 17.5 101 20 19.5
75 Years and Over 806 87 10.8 731 80 10.9 23 6 26.3 47 9 18.3
West: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 29924 3845 12.8 25579 3212 12.6 1368 208 15.2 6490 1856 28.6
65 Years and Over 3009 225 7.5 2694 202 7.5 91 13 14.1 247 45 18.2
In Families 25764 2967 11.5 21899 2487 11.4 1140 125 10.9 5854 1641 28.0
Householders 7732 753 9.7 6677 631 9.4 332 31 9.3 1374 342 24.9
Under 65 Years 6661 710 10.7 5717 597 10.4 298 28 9.2 1301 331 25.5
65 Years and Over 1071 43 4.0 961 33 3.5 34 3 9.4 73 11 15.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8465 1537 18.2 7177 1321 18.4 416 72 17.4 2359 941 39.9
Under 6 Years 2995 635 21.2 2590 543 21.0 135 47 34.7 921 403 43.8
6 to 17 Years 5471 902 16.5 4587 777 16.9 281 25 9.0 1438 538 37.4
18 Years and Over 2210 187 8.5 1771 120 6.8 144 17 11.9 558 88 15.7
In Married Couple
Families 21169 1684 8.0 18154 1450 8.0 821 26 3.1 4466 1009 22.6
Husbands 6190 368 6.0 5414 314 5.8 228 5 2.3 996 179 18.0
Under 65 Years 5248 339 6.5 4569 287 6.3 202 5 2.6 943 171 18.2
65 Years and Over 942 29 3.1 846 27 3.1 26 0 .0 53 7 14.0
Wives 6190 368 6.0 5382 309 5.7 201 4 2.2 1042 184 17.6
Under 65 Years 5516 354 6.4 4771 295 6.2 180 4 2.5 992 181 18.3
65 Years and Over 675 14 2.1 611 14 2.3 21 0 .0 50 3 5.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6616 815 12.3 5627 727 12.9 280 16 5.6 1737 560 32.2
Under 6 Years 2347 314 13.4 2045 295 14.4 72 0 .0 647 232 35.8
6 to 17 Years 4269 501 11.7 3582 432 12.1 209 16 7.6 1090 328 30.1
18 Years and Over 1586 86 5.5 1281 59 4.6 86 0 .0 428 47 11.0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3384 1002 29.6 2797 828 29.6 253 65 25.6 946 481 50.8
Householder 1157 305 26.3 967 262 27.1 84 15 17.6 258 133 51.3
Under 65 Years 1025 289 28.2 853 252 29.5 73 12 15.8 242 126 52.1
65 Years and Over 132 16 11.9 114 10 9.1 11 3 29.3 16 7 40.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1434 574 40.0 1226 489 39.9 101 33 32.5 451 289 64.1
Under 6 Years 456 244 53.5 392 202 51.6 41 26 64.9 179 124 69.3
6 to 17 Years 978 330 33.7 834 287 34.4 60 6 10.6 272 165 60.7
18 Years and Over 516 85 16.4 387 45 11.5 56 17 30.7 95 32 33.4
West: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 187 100 53.3 179 95 53.3 0 0 (B) 100 46 45.4
Under 18 Years 104 53 51.3 102 53 52.3 0 0 (B) 64 29 45.6
Under 6 Years 34 25 74.8 32 25 79.6 0 0 (B) 20 14 71.2
6 to 17 Years 70 28 39.8 70 28 39.8 0 0 (B) 44 15 33.7
18 Years and Over 83 46 55.8 77 42 54.7 0 0 (B) 36 16 45.0
Unrelated Individuals 3973 778 19.6 3501 629 18.0 228 83 36.6 536 170 31.7
Male 1993 368 18.4 1721 282 16.4 147 54 36.5 338 100 29.7
Under 65 Years 1748 332 19.0 1500 247 16.5 140 53 37.9 319 93 29.1
Living Alone 768 94 12.3 674 74 11.0 56 17 30.9 89 16 18.3
65 Years and Over 245 35 14.3 221 34 15.6 7 1 9.9 20 8 39.7
Living Alone 190 24 12.6 182 24 13.2 7 0 .0 13 6 41.3
Female 1980 411 20.7 1780 347 19.5 81 30 36.7 198 70 35.2
Under 65 Years 1278 304 23.8 1111 252 22.7 62 21 33.8 148 60 40.4
Living Alone 636 82 12.9 571 72 12.5 31 4 12.1 42 10 24.7
65 Years and Over 702 107 15.2 669 95 14.2 19 9 46.2 50 10 19.7
Living Alone 662 97 14.7 630 86 13.7 19 9 46.2 47 8 17.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 28, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031997/pov/4_008.htm