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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 45 to 64 Years Total 53401 35815 45771 37227 5429 25236 3820 224491912670*06
Earnings 43113 37242 37173 38449 4131 27377 3047 243511605601*06
WageS and Salary 39259 37299 33693 38543 3941 27552 2852 245121464344*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 5084 25950 4586 26577 272 16403 253 169821319365*05
Farm Self-Employment 924 10030 859 10109 29 2012 19 -5349270030069
Unemployment Compensation 1956 2789 1647 2789 239 2758 198 25095455868866
State or Local 1835 2752 1549 2740 216 2788 192 25235050417884
Combinations 121 3361 98 3569 23 2474 5 2005 405450981
Workers Compensation 740 8373 627 8336 91 9055 62 56576199227726
State Payments 300 6500 239 6398 41 6770 29 46351952029146
Employment Insurance 407 9618 354 9630 52 9850 29 68353917417395
Own Insurance 7 4127 7 4127 0 (B) 0 (B) 28762414
Other 30 10091 27 9618 3 14873 3 4064 301018770
Social Security 5858 7771 4939 7760 769 7837 434 70104552141*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1646 4846 1141 4848 417 4832 201 48447977293057
Public Assistance, Total 535 3186 337 2990 156 2678 112 38421703543143
AFDC Only 281 3607 164 3473 81 2613 69 40371014586976
Other Assistance Only 241 2655 164 2466 71 2667 37 3586 639317905
Both 13 3942 9 3823 4 4198 6 3147 49638260
Veterans Benefits 840 8476 703 8320 113 9546 26 91487119079673
Disability Only 456 6312 398 6075 44 8266 18 104452878682115
Survivors Only 100 6407 80 6838 19 4992 6 7197 640205308
Pension Only 193 13887 148 13580 40 15215 0 (B)2685089690
Education Only 7 5197 7 5197 0 (B) 0 (B) 36684370
Other Only 35 8267 29 8932 3 2519 0 (B) 289078601
Combinations 48 12152 41 14047 7 1482 2 1091 589339587
Means-Tested 156 9082 124 8402 28 10085 8 117181419506208
Nonmeans-Tested 684 8338 580 8302 85 9367 18 80655699573465
Survivors Benefits 593 11630 524 11350 60 14706 22 77616901385846
Company or Union 224 6139 199 6351 24 4576 9 68041376691286
Federal Government 65 13113 55 13983 6 8566 1 1356 852514513
Military Retirement 28 7206 13 5511 12 9672 0 8700 198723443
State or Local Government 33 16076 30 17689 3 2079 1 5508 529743884
Railroad Retirement 10 7082 10 7082 0 (B) 0 (B) 67921081
Workers Compensation 9 2776 7 3131 2 1425 0 (B) 25987677
Black Lung 7 3746 7 3746 0 (B) 0 500 27559248
Estates or Trusts 94 18793 94 18793 0 (B) 6 122181758280373
Annuities 42 18016 39 19047 2 3635 0 (B) 757575560
Other or Dont Know 87 15032 75 9275 10 59096 4 70471306388776
Disability Benefits 832 11344 673 11811 123 10350 63 99719437924949
Workers Compensation 40 6655 31 5887 3 14400 6 6411 266281651
Company or Union 307 10941 249 11162 50 10140 18 123843355242045
Federal Government 67 17384 57 17448 10 17038 4 101321163356139
Military Retirement 17 22334 15 23981 2 7980 1 7980 372979296
State or Local Government 127 10739 100 11272 17 10607 16 86241364876699
Railroad Retirement 15 31571 15 31571 0 (B) 0 (B) 480954932
Accident Insurance 81 9846 79 9729 2 14400 2 2652 797205281
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 3 4558 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 15909243
Other or Dont Know 187 8679 134 9314 39 8331 16 107341621119659

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 45 to 64 Years Total1703920*061370156*058576208*04
Earnings1429246*061130987*057420694*04
WageS and Salary1298623*061085811*056991639*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment1218903*0544598400784300705376
Farm Self-Employment8682141581 57703237 -10156768
Unemployment Compensation4593690383 659090707 496547617
State or Local4245038841 602291266 485616716
Combinations 348651541 56799440 10930900
Workers Compensation5223864773 823220404 349544949
State Payments1528416472 274326695 135955577
Employment Insurance3405586674 508974150 201507194
Own Insurance 28762414 0 0
Other 261099211 39919558 12082177
Social Security3832717*0460234768493038872537
SSI (Supplemental Security)55294760222013744029 975770451
Public Assistance, Total1006326764 417711710 429223563
AFDC Only 568283810 212444523 279040898
Other Assistance Only 405206925 188464953 132034537
Both 32836027 16802232 18148126
Veterans Benefits58524011381082471923 236578019
Disability Only2418926965 362420469 193160646
Survivors Only 543998488 95057710 41700913
Pension Only2013233857 605627481 0
Education Only 36684370 0 0
Other Only 261064621 8519509 0
Combinations 578492835 10846752 1716459
Means-Tested1037870748 285668474 89855950
Nonmeans-Tested4814530390 796803448 146722069
Survivors Benefits5948742880 879046774 172065110
Company or Union1266735977 109269834 63068595
Federal Government 764904141 52310799 1897505
Military Retirement 73614417 117749978 2134545
State or Local Government 522663209 7080675 6647109
Railroad Retirement 67921081 0 0
Workers Compensation 23212034 2775643 0
Black Lung 27559248 0 138715
Estates or Trusts1758280373 0 69286886
Annuities 747480523 8812150 0
Other or Dont Know 696371873 581047692 28891753
Disability Benefits79447846991276246709 629573925
Workers Compensation 184675639 41438016 37796309
Company or Union2782961509 511031001 224570023
Federal Government 985893577 177462562 44039036
Military Retirement 359266304 13712991 8581372
State or Local Government1132108131 177010484 137233699
Railroad Retirement 480954932 0 0
Accident Insurance 767975585 29229696 4428680
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know1250949019 326361957 172924801

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 45 to 64 Years Pensions 3864 16452 3410 16554 353 14304 107 148876357286*04
Company or Union 2145 12924 1915 12869 175 11040 52 132502772697*04
Federal Government 342 22665 313 23054 24 18348 15 257867746522219
Military Retirement 502 18927 418 19752 67 14106 13 161879510217920
State or Local Government 770 19542 677 19486 72 19561 19 114141505095*04
Railroad Retirement 37 16034 31 16318 6 14662 4 15157 591161667
Annuities 43 19419 37 17541 5 27884 0 (B) 843994839
IRA or Keough 63 17968 54 19243 9 10247 0 (B)1139673750
Other or Dont Know 80 11009 77 11372 4 3604 3 4902 884805254
interest 33373 2348 30238 2444 1917 1401 1293 12107835730*04
Dividends 12521 3060 11692 3078 447 2681 259 32953831587*04
Rents and Royalties 5422 4279 4959 4512 276 1952 250 32362320124*04
Education 495 2403 422 2410 55 2323 16 9311188887633
Pell Grant Only 53 1487 37 1153 11 2175 4 939 78145610
Other Government Only 90 3129 73 3067 9 3699 5 864 282844994
Scholarships Only 84 2890 69 3298 9 718 2 800 242523481
Other Only 241 1752 222 1730 19 2013 4 714 422174289
Combinations 27 6062 21 6634 5 4143 0 4200 163199256
Child Support 705 5230 607 5586 79 3069 45 38183684618004
Alimony 226 12796 209 13516 7 2026 9 66102890793862
Financial Assistance 246 4848 201 4404 28 4105 28 28711194395336
Other Income 648 6572 555 6138 70 10971 32 25154257012113
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 11606 9337 9534 9534 1673 8362 960 67071083559*05
Public Assistance or SSI 2056 4708 1402 4660 535 4541 295 47709680836200
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 5917 7886 4992 7887 775 7893 436 71174666145*04
Company or Union Pension 2619 12393 2317 12382 238 10695 77 127803245891*04
Military Retirement 547 18440 447 19468 81 13305 15 154601008192*04
Federal Government
Retirement 474 20608 424 21138 40 16522 20 207979762392872
State or Local Retirement 926 18305 802 18501 92 17281 36 100031694557*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 873 8401 745 8359 96 9366 70 56287332170829
Property Income 34786 4072 31455 4261 2044 2164 1400 23571416327*05
Child Support or Alimony 877 7500 766 8114 86 2987 51 44976575411867
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 5498 4540 5034 4793 276 1952 255 34512495952*04
Pensions or Annuities 4635 15722 4048 15935 462 13277 151 133237287484*04

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 45 to 64 Years Pensions5645207*0450488813231589237777
Company or Union2463936*041927888492 694689961
Federal Government7220499983 434338969 380219716
Military Retirement8262868105 940538521 216152037
State or Local Government1318270*041399524914 221173667
Railroad Retirement 498260769 92900898 61156344
Annuities 651011892 148010883 0
IRA or Keough1047549079 92124671 0
Other or Dont Know 871251283 13553971 15846051
interest7391342*0426859292421565188711
Dividends3598610*041199064622 854801821
Rents and Royalties2237149*04 539121103 809944329
Education1016149702 127250968 14511036
Pell Grant Only 42942667 24405306 4091080
Other Government Only 223667452 35123405 4443285
Scholarships Only 226632373 6779288 1324080
Other Only 383394612 38779677 2861710
Combinations 139512596 22163292 1790880
Child Support3389215903 243449355 170845538
Alimony2829315183 13607379 60012259
Financial Assistance 884988641 114636436 81100697
Other Income3404927805 769985470 81328944
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments9089210*041398810*046438652191
Public Assistance or SSI653580278624314557391404994014
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement3937431*0461163777473100028881
Company or Union Pension2868906*042548189328 982328580
Military Retirement86957488271072001491 226867955
Federal Government
Retirement8971297702 664112332 426156257
State or Local Retirement1483748*041583616074 365054476
Workers Compensation
Payments6227287281 896663760 391908655
Property Income1340293*0544241149693299221749
Child Support or Alimony6218531087 257056734 230857797
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts2412977*04 539121103 879231215
Pensions or Annuities6451087*0461304209032016253322

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 65 Years and Over Total 31401 19788 28085 20428 2587 13467 1513 119276213680*05
Earnings 4923 21588 4418 22168 362 13110 216 209661062744*05
WageS and Salary 4063 21376 3612 21935 323 12852 193 217118685068*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment 851 20058 794 20653 41 12487 25 137571706805*04
Farm Self-Employment 210 11221 206 11076 4 22000 0 1702355681666
Unemployment Compensation 122 2617 102 2569 6 1662 10 1732 318003700
State or Local 115 2558 100 2611 6 1662 8 1792 293716706
Combinations 7 3637 3 1008 0 (B) 2 1464 24286993
Workers Compensation 106 8239 96 7699 8 5503 2 480 872451182
State Payments 38 6727 36 6836 2 5028 2 480 256754012
Employment Insurance 57 8755 51 9088 6 5699 0 (B) 497541883
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 11 10849 9 3087 0 (B) 0 (B) 118155286
Social Security 28841 8690 25995 8785 2331 7794 1272 69082506244*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1362 3304 901 3097 339 3207 297 30994500869176
Public Assistance, Total 107 1748 84 1339 17 2980 10 1923 186454023
AFDC Only 14 6013 7 5621 4 8660 2 3192 81745760
Other Assistance Only 91 1131 74 931 13 1380 8 1594 103102464
Both 2 852 2 852 0 (B) 0 (B) 1605798
Veterans Benefits 1113 6332 1021 6458 73 5015 42 72817045021845
Disability Only 560 5268 524 5388 28 3109 21 49112950809336
Survivors Only 176 6232 155 6282 15 6565 1 124191097734629
Pension Only 268 7904 241 8259 24 4809 15 102562121696445
Education Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 71 5179 68 5355 3 1689 4 8663 367803208
Combinations 37 13744 34 13229 3 21598 1 3683 506978225
Means-Tested 186 4917 174 5045 8 3910 4 2931 914278331
Nonmeans-Tested 927 6616 847 6747 65 5154 37 77916130743513
Survivors Benefits 1534 8268 1401 7985 110 12407 41 85201268320*04
Company or Union 726 4751 688 4680 28 6431 16 65533450995737
Federal Government 203 10943 174 10735 24 12385 8 126752226531058
Military Retirement 113 8708 105 8457 9 11736 2 720 986793294
State or Local Government 207 10693 193 9714 14 24102 5 133672214772162
Railroad Retirement 65 6304 55 6313 10 6260 2 4968 407740396
Workers Compensation 11 3996 9 4358 2 2028 0 (B) 43370414
Black Lung 20 5046 20 5046 0 (B) 0 (B) 102268120
Estates or Trusts 83 19041 77 20269 5 1468 0 (B)1573583788
Annuities 113 10491 96 8470 13 27425 4 70961187428870
Other or Dont Know 66 7380 58 8096 4 2313 4 7162 488815455
Disability Benefits 219 10577 200 10650 18 9781 5 40942314156551
Workers Compensation 7 5007 2 900 5 6859 0 (B) 34063439
Company or Union 78 10937 72 11274 6 7025 1 1200 850542150
Federal Government 41 14966 41 14966 0 (B) 0 (B) 618894213
Military Retirement 16 9342 16 9342 0 (B) 0 (B) 153468649
State or Local Government 29 7142 29 7142 0 (B) 1 3840 207614880
Railroad Retirement 6 15668 3 7416 3 23400 0 (B) 90058951
Accident Insurance 15 7638 15 7638 0 (B) 0 (B) 115759701
Black Lung 17 8384 14 8971 3 5460 0 (B) 144617662
Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 20 4890 17 4715 3 5819 2 6000 99136902

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 65 Years and Over Total5737224*053483869*041804331*04
Earnings9792659*0447420815274538624552
WageS and Salary7923603*0441478181424195211934
Nonfarm Self-Employment1640828*04 517023145 343342489
Farm Self-Employment2282283042 77240240 70128
Unemployment Compensation 263149611 10344459 17250492
State or Local 260479966 10344459 14582498
Combinations 2669644 0 2667993
Workers Compensation 737734661 43471940 772828
State Payments 245171109 11582903 772828
Employment Insurance 465652845 31889037 0
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 26910706 0 0
Social Security2283600*051816894*048788789666
SSI (Supplemental Security)27904905521087393220 921806010
Public Assistance, Total 111902279 50694501 18308430
AFDC Only 41085381 32384709 6256734
Other Assistance Only 69211100 18309791 12051695
Both 1605798 0 0
Veterans Benefits6593070443 364456689 304114164
Disability Only2822070885 85557575 105334075
Survivors Only 974414707 100659022 10552548
Pension Only1988548503 114047570 150740059
Education Only 0 0 0
Other Only 362062220 5740988 34632161
Combinations 445974127 58451531 2855319
Means-Tested 875834764 31714103 12840281
Nonmeans-Tested5717235679 332742585 291273883
Survivors Benefits1118870*041360772361 348484816
Company or Union3217192724 183168903 104594596
Federal Government1868702763 300690018 106923714
Military Retirement 884940729 101852565 1184472
State or Local Government1875246667 339525494 72160954
Railroad Retirement 344364632 63375764 8866439
Workers Compensation 39949543 3420870 0
Black Lung 102268120 0 0
Estates or Trusts1565665203 7918584 0
Annuities 816612477 351241020 25202230
Other or Dont Know 472854247 9579140 29552408
Disability Benefits2134810262 179346289 18939338
Workers Compensation 1902825 32160614 0
Company or Union 807196968 43345182 1418208
Federal Government 618894213 0 0
Military Retirement 153468649 0 0
State or Local Government 207614880 0 5587430
Railroad Retirement 20620855 69438096 0
Accident Insurance 115759701 0 0
Black Lung 128869821 15747841 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 80482346 18654556 11933700

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 65 Years and Over Pensions 10212 10831 9363 10926 663 9487 259 69461106113*05
Company or Union 6569 7752 6051 7834 410 6747 179 54705092347*04
Federal Government 1000 19163 876 19580 93 15658 28 102461915420*04
Military Retirement 396 21470 384 21853 9 10038 15 160348510589441
State or Local Government 1960 12298 1784 12171 136 13072 33 63972410812*04
Railroad Retirement 212 11896 201 11637 10 17232 2 122362515999001
Annuities 162 7006 158 7039 0 3900 3 68921135311018
IRA or Keough 172 8344 164 8539 3 1441 0 (B)1439015111
Other or Dont Know 229 11960 224 12142 5 3590 5 79492733400021
interest 19329 3971 18264 4063 756 1794 450 20177676314*04
Dividends 6350 4786 6156 4778 84 5480 55 22363038748*04
Rents and Royalties 3032 5414 2837 5447 122 5123 73 21451641475*04
Education 28 3549 24 3764 0 (B) 0 (B) 97993173
Pell Grant Only 4 1375 4 1375 0 (B) 0 (B) 6012820
Other Government Only 5 2129 5 2129 0 (B) 0 (B) 11334641
Scholarships Only 6 3200 2 5000 0 (B) 0 (B) 17955510
Other Only 7 180 7 180 0 (B) 0 (B) 1290362
Combinations 5 11930 5 11930 0 (B) 0 (B) 61399840
Child Support 3 701 2 503 1 1380 0 (B) 2127456
Alimony 43 7923 40 8393 3 1800 1 11546 341296957
Financial Assistance 123 2896 111 3138 9 930 16 3771 356176093
Other Income 347 4542 328 4484 12 7245 6 34061575774334
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 30012 10811 26911 10933 2472 9760 1396 78833244679*05
Public Assistance or SSI 1422 3297 950 3054 348 3270 303 31004687323200
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 28998 8747 26136 8841 2346 7875 1274 69232536382*05
Company or Union Pension 7240 7628 6690 7688 431 6945 196 55335522501*04
Military Retirement 526 18343 505 18669 18 10874 16 144749650851386
Federal Government
Retirement 1232 17857 1079 18193 117 15028 37 108032199963*04
State or Local Retirement 2172 12216 1981 12010 151 14104 39 75342653050*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 174 7536 155 7276 17 5525 2 4801312530520
Property Income 20186 6199 19025 6341 818 2996 478 24811251480*05
Child Support or Alimony 46 7448 42 7956 4 1723 1 11546 343424413
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 3079 5843 2878 5913 127 4968 73 21451798834*04
Pensions or Annuities 11187 10718 10275 10737 712 10450 293 71391199012*05

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 65 Years and Over Pensions1022978*0562896734301799876119
Company or Union4740402*042764321058 980536422
Federal Government1714242*041455821059 290532910
Military Retirement8386239118 89800118 232518044
State or Local Government2171060*041783805886 212943883
Railroad Retirement2335450231 172739352 22824939
Annuities1113356655 1831284 18706983
IRA or Keough1398522152 3942602 0
Other or Dont Know2715987951 17412069 41812936
interest7420185*041355684683 907091993
Dividends2941758*04 462628192 123624862
Rents and Royalties1545298*04 623613475 155660550
Education 91259513 0 0
Pell Grant Only 6012820 0 0
Other Government Only 11334641 0 0
Scholarships Only 11221850 0 0
Other Only 1290362 0 0
Combinations 61399840 0 0
Child Support 1181425 946031 0
Alimony 335758789 5538168 17192929
Financial Assistance 346799669 8773653 61776525
Other Income1471656810 84325597 20996352
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments2942027*052412179*041100458*04
Public Assistance or SSI29023928321138087722 940114441
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2310605*051847449*048820481045
Company or Union Pension5142841*0429908351431086549226
Military Retirement9424648497 191652683 233702516
Federal Government
Retirement1963002*041756511077 397456624
State or Local Retirement2379346*042123331381 290692268
Workers Compensation
Payments1126484673 94801266 772828
Property Income1206381*0524498449361186377406
Child Support or Alimony 336940214 6484199 17192929
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1701864*04 631532060 155660550
Pensions or Annuities1103210*0574367572612094122787
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://148.129.86.150:8080/macro/031998/perinc/12_003.htm