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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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Total 94168 34794 80400 36282 9671 22781 9585 223923276440*06
Earnings 76694 35630 65582 36942 7565 24510 8465 230382732623*06
WageS and Salary 70995 35242 60399 36555 7286 24640 8071 229542501983*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 7612 28265 6852 29202 435 13262 500 190712151496*05
Farm Self-Employment 1510 10075 1406 10291 54 2215 54 38571521413*04
Unemployment Compensation 3550 2834 3083 2832 319 2764 383 38311006048*04
State or Local 3275 2757 2863 2740 271 2815 361 39569029390851
Combinations 274 3759 220 4032 48 2477 22 18021031089243
Workers Compensation 1272 6979 1100 7007 143 6753 109 53578876786201
State Payments 527 5387 435 5243 81 5923 63 45572837401620
Employment Insurance 691 8038 616 8230 59 7612 41 64165551070500
Own Insurance 21 4412 21 4412 0 (B) 0 2400 91184276
Other 34 11695 29 9368 3 12000 4 7117 397129803
Social Security 16110 9701 14197 9905 1593 7998 914 79211562867*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1967 4714 1350 4725 502 4548 262 39899271345611
Public Assistance, Total 495 2881 306 2845 146 2470 116 31271427248919
AFDC Only 282 3273 169 3298 81 2800 71 3430 924572267
Other Assistance Only 205 2275 131 2173 64 1993 41 2454 466439458
Both 8 4600 6 4660 1 5712 5 4426 36237192
Veterans Benefits 1892 7207 1623 7332 226 6534 73 72241363818*04
Disability Only 1189 5875 1032 5949 128 5442 45 66826986479249
Survivors Only 21 2791 17 3237 4 731 0 (B) 57676960
Pension Only 438 10731 370 10768 59 10678 16 104654705302054
Education Only 74 3378 58 3742 14 1914 6 4068 251347255
Other Only 84 6211 75 6666 7 940 4 8663 524454680
Combinations 85 13095 71 14070 13 8112 2 19471112922974
Means-Tested 316 6948 268 6613 44 7359 11 94602195489461
Nonmeans-Tested 1576 7259 1354 7475 182 6334 62 68301144269*04
Survivors Benefits 461 14170 396 13749 57 17690 21 76566526680606
Company or Union 112 6986 109 6802 0 7200 16 6764 779471708
Federal Government 52 14303 35 15674 12 12364 1 22000 738263919
Military Retirement 24 13450 10 9535 14 16123 0 (B) 324952840
State or Local Government 50 14835 29 13438 21 16707 3 7814 738300192
Railroad Retirement 1 6720 1 6720 0 (B) 0 (B) 9967036
Workers Compensation 3 1176 3 1176 0 (B) 0 (B) 3669943
Black Lung 2 500 2 500 0 (B) 0 500 1161935
Estates or Trusts 81 19117 81 19117 0 (B) 0 (B)1557028342
Annuities 59 22395 52 20265 7 38876 0 (B)1310236996
Other or Dont Know 78 13607 75 14085 2 5000 1 11063627690
Disability Benefits 859 13075 707 13736 131 10523 62 103611123364*04
Workers Compensation 29 7193 19 6499 4 11195 5 6759 210585946
Company or Union 296 13619 254 13859 36 12681 18 126394034902849
Federal Government 89 20878 78 21294 11 17949 7 93431857114748
Military Retirement 37 15452 35 15821 2 7980 1 7980 564875804
State or Local Government 115 8577 94 9353 17 5179 16 7360 984590154
Railroad Retirement 18 18670 15 17752 3 23400 0 (B) 341152244
Accident Insurance 86 12620 77 13818 9 2529 2 48731082643948
Black Lung 12 9638 12 9638 0 (B) 0 (B) 116971126
Temporary Insurance 6 4558 2 4558 0 (B) 0 (B) 27088786
Other or Dont Know 192 10492 137 11156 50 9542 13 136632013717606

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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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Total2917058*062203051*052146368*05
Earnings2422756*061854073*051950030*05
WageS and Salary2207923*061795218*051852524*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment2000879*0557649083259543653964
Farm Self-Employment1446854*04 120644021 207001981
Unemployment Compensation8729878851 8809002491467145072
State or Local7842835777 7618387941426957429
Combinations 887043073 119061455 40187642
Workers Compensation7707531238 964364997 581672386
State Payments2281685329 477594109 285147932
Employment Insurance5065805048 449742248 264407740
Own Insurance 91184276 0 1033416
Other 268856583 37028640 31083297
Social Security1406283*051274326*047243435725
SSI (Supplemental Security)637792116622853239261044988353
Public Assistance, Total 870253852 359734689 362812867
AFDC Only 556460887 226395378 242184669
Other Assistance Only 284489588 126806211 100039969
Both 29303376 6533100 20588228
Veterans Benefits1189797*041473570653 525916739
Disability Only6137717742 697589817 299517138
Survivors Only 54989490 2687470 0
Pension Only3988160658 632552278 162274133
Education Only 216062350 26454541 24921526
Other Only 498031893 6928317 34632161
Combinations1003012178 107358227 4571778
Means-Tested1774627278 323625020 103054087
Nonmeans-Tested1012335*041149945632 422862651
Survivors Benefits54450129341011738441 158336784
Company or Union 742566716 2562768 105555872
Federal Government 552748914 150215432 31041120
Military Retirement 93447959 231504880 0
State or Local Government 383001589 355298603 21600453
Railroad Retirement 9967036 0 0
Workers Compensation 3669943 0 0
Black Lung 1161935 0 138715
Estates or Trusts1557028342 0 0
Annuities1049905739 260331256 0
Other or Dont Know1051514755 11825500 623
Disability Benefits97127192061375629387 645117858
Workers Compensation 124447065 49920699 36485836
Company or Union3515702041 458532900 229894457
Federal Government1658344015 198770732 64888711
Military Retirement 551162812 13712991 8581372
State or Local Government 879322510 89560844 117667261
Railroad Retirement 271714148 69438096 0
Accident Insurance1059624745 23019203 12113735
Black Lung 116971126 0 0
Temporary Insurance 11179543 0 0
Other or Dont Know1524251197 472673920 175486483

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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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions 9165 14568 8358 14705 599 12004 252 106761335224*05
Company or Union 5761 10778 5315 10834 326 9099 146 76426209379*04
Federal Government 923 22482 834 23063 63 15493 34 175462074320*04
Military Retirement 980 19220 846 20185 109 12173 36 142441884506*04
State or Local Government 1316 17503 1200 17349 80 17884 30 110982302883*04
Railroad Retirement 161 15232 146 15071 15 17115 6 146492454325158
Annuities 138 10680 129 9768 5 27884 2 70001469280901
IRA or Keough 166 11670 155 11573 7 12230 0 (B)1943033883
Other or Dont Know 178 15592 178 15592 0 (B) 4 85812776181351
interest 49610 1897 44935 1990 2813 937 2300 7989412401*04
Dividends 16881 2868 15765 2886 569 2165 406 21434841394*04
Rents and Royalties 6437 4482 5859 4746 321 933 282 30962885290*04
Education 3247 3987 2603 3895 449 4134 210 39581294356*04
Pell Grant Only 511 1937 383 2073 103 1488 65 2242 989074683
Other Government Only 597 3188 471 3370 95 2160 49 24111904716879
Scholarships Only 881 5110 728 4957 98 6526 26 86664499282646
Other Only 732 3111 611 2880 70 2137 28 12072277643514
Combinations 526 6222 410 5826 84 8524 42 73473272841979
Child Support 276 2682 226 2477 49 3705 14 1091 740814830
Alimony 16 5032 16 5032 0 (B) 0 (B) 79757388
Financial Assistance 718 5160 580 4867 69 2645 62 50043703058037
Other Income 842 4890 743 4965 53 4183 40 46004116092450
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 24893 10742 21323 11122 2854 8312 1779 73022674044*05
Public Assistance or SSI 2413 4434 1623 4465 636 4159 365 38581069859*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 16228 9804 14297 10010 1611 8110 918 79791590922*05
Company or Union Pension 6103 10964 5615 11014 359 9544 177 82066690816*04
Military Retirement 1041 18954 891 19898 125 12570 37 140601973489*04
Federal Government
Retirement 1059 22046 945 22699 84 15780 43 163552333768*04
State or Local Retirement 1476 16770 1318 16751 118 15817 47 99982475172*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 1397 7388 1202 7507 156 6634 116 54301031891*04
Property Income 51847 3336 46868 3505 3012 1384 2447 14621729560*05
Child Support or Alimony 292 2809 241 2644 49 3705 14 1091 820572219
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 6489 4686 5911 4967 321 933 282 30963040902*04
Pensions or Annuities 9711 14647 8803 14764 684 12711 303 104901422312*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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions1229061*0571914180852685432844
Company or Union5757861*0429681245481116906844
Federal Government1923551*04 982159000 600087989
Military Retirement1708226*041321782806 506618934
State or Local Government2081217*041428092624 329141171
Railroad Retirement2194677860 251837880 82281183
Annuities1258394854 148010883 14742910
IRA or Keough1798746541 91410342 0
Other or Dont Know2776181351 0 35653810
interest8943425*0426358625091835645749
Dividends4549736*041232184286 870053751
Rents and Royalties2780788*04 299437625 871705340
Education1013718*041858166255 832171621
Pell Grant Only 793513758 153903469 145514418
Other Government Only1588355801 204346279 118426222
Scholarships Only3607770225 638185232 228478803
Other Only1760844857 149705019 34073188
Combinations2386698662 712026255 305678988
Child Support 558574286 180512347 14748218
Alimony 79757388 0 0
Financial Assistance2822564707 182140004 310325360
Other Income3688950322 223560299 184252721
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments2371496*052372093*041299192*04
Public Assistance or SSI724817501826450586161407801221
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1431047*051306454*047325716908
Company or Union Pension6183688*0434292202161452357175
Military Retirement1772687*041567000679 515200307
Federal Government
Retirement2144750*041331145166 696017820
State or Local Retirement2207449*041872952071 468408885
Workers Compensation
Payments90245855981037304900 630410673
Property Income1642965*0541674844223577404841
Child Support or Alimony 638331674 180512347 14748218
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts2936490*04 299437625 871705340
Pensions or Annuities1299681*0587000706163182380910

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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
Male Under 65 Years Total 80860 36151 68471 37802 8639 23546 8935 228952923300*06
Earnings 73959 35887 63103 37238 7393 24694 8328 230352654128*06
WageS and Salary 68861 35434 58489 36777 7139 24799 7950 229322440051*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 7032 28554 6305 29515 408 13439 485 192032007769*05
Farm Self-Employment 1333 9772 1232 10022 51 852 53 38851302313*04
Unemployment Compensation 3488 2840 3037 2838 315 2793 380 38479904872711
State or Local 3218 2764 2818 2744 267 2850 358 39748895402468
Combinations 269 3746 219 4048 48 2477 22 18021009470243
Workers Compensation 1213 6790 1049 6855 137 6796 107 54308237287531
State Payments 510 5383 418 5232 81 5923 61 46642743963987
Employment Insurance 651 7828 582 7984 53 7812 41 64165096254043
Own Insurance 21 4412 21 4412 0 (B) 0 2400 91184276
Other 32 9623 29 9368 3 12000 4 7117 305885223
Social Security 4072 8179 3307 8345 683 7332 376 74483330736*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1612 4908 1123 4971 428 4720 175 46477911950763
Public Assistance, Total 473 2904 290 2834 141 2527 110 32121373579268
AFDC Only 280 3225 167 3217 81 2800 71 3430 903823142
Other Assistance Only 185 2344 117 2191 59 2090 34 2602 433518933
Both 8 4600 6 4660 1 5712 5 4426 36237192
Veterans Benefits 1021 7868 822 8058 169 7178 35 72338035296727
Disability Only 657 6441 536 6555 101 6080 25 83934231503405
Survivors Only 21 2791 17 3237 4 731 0 (B) 57676960
Pension Only 189 14006 148 13928 36 14438 3 73922647158231
Education Only 74 3378 58 3742 14 1914 6 4068 251347255
Other Only 29 7849 23 9135 4 299 0 (B) 226572171
Combinations 51 12087 41 14005 11 4645 2 1091 621038702
Means-Tested 183 7949 140 7461 39 7955 9 116101454708051
Nonmeans-Tested 838 7851 681 8181 130 6944 27 58116580588676
Survivors Benefits 262 16086 232 17011 26 9100 10 44254214212932
Company or Union 40 6860 40 6860 0 (B) 8 4728 271917004
Federal Government 28 13198 19 15614 4 7114 0 (B) 366910670
Military Retirement 7 18527 1 200 6 21600 0 (B) 132149946
State or Local Government 24 11840 13 17146 11 5508 1 5508 281499930
Railroad Retirement 1 6720 1 6720 0 (B) 0 (B) 9967036
Workers Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Black Lung 2 500 2 500 0 (B) 0 500 1161935
Estates or Trusts 65 21361 65 21361 0 (B) 0 (B)1395991903
Annuities 39 21616 37 22944 2 1144 0 (B) 852752677
Other or Dont Know 55 16274 53 16777 2 5000 1 1 901861828
Disability Benefits 729 13005 586 13800 122 10266 59 106709479697276
Workers Compensation 28 7298 19 6499 3 14400 5 6759 202103262
Company or Union 256 13100 217 13160 32 13434 18 126393349194516
Federal Government 63 22944 51 24020 11 17949 7 93431434582356
Military Retirement 21 20013 19 21101 2 7980 1 7980 414577116
State or Local Government 98 8544 77 9483 17 5179 15 7713 835762795
Railroad Retirement 15 17752 15 17752 0 (B) 0 (B) 271714148
Accident Insurance 75 13526 66 15051 9 2529 2 48731010812038
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 6 4558 2 4558 0 (B) 0 (B) 27088786
Other or Dont Know 180 10719 127 11526 48 9528 11 150671933862256

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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
Male Under 65 Years Total2588339*062034119*052045723*05
Earnings2349801*061825687*051918367*05
WageS and Salary2151075*061770469*051823130*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment1860974*0554783547379316772356
Farm Self-Employment1235095*04 43403781 206931852
Unemployment Compensation8620109704 8795716431462973902
State or Local7733068281 7605101871422786259
Combinations 887041422 119061455 40187642
Workers Compensation7191166186 932475960 580899557
State Payments2188247696 477594109 284375103
Employment Insurance4642877629 417853211 264407740
Own Insurance 91184276 0 1033416
Other 268856583 37028640 31083297
Social Security2759513*0450051164942802749968
SSI (Supplemental Security)55844821632018737478 813774010
Public Assistance, Total 821603589 355831467 352515585
AFDC Only 535711761 226395378 242184669
Other Assistance Only 256588451 122902989 89742687
Both 29303376 6533100 20588228
Veterans Benefits66231906671210301665 255293660
Disability Only3511480349 612032241 206829137
Survivors Only 54989490 2687470 0
Pension Only2062636098 519033386 21826537
Education Only 216062350 26454541 24921526
Other Only 205890373 1187329 0
Combinations 572132006 48906696 1716459
Means-Tested1047693226 309777662 100506269
Nonmeans-Tested5575497441 900524002 154787390
Survivors Benefits3941840342 237073018 46309262
Company or Union 271917004 0 39522814
Federal Government 300766857 30844240 0
Military Retirement 204834 131945112 0
State or Local Government 221790621 59709308 6647109
Railroad Retirement 9967036 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Black Lung 1161935 0 138715
Estates or Trusts1395991903 0 0
Annuities 850003820 2748856 0
Other or Dont Know 890036328 11825500 623
Disability Benefits80839325171250470139 627596727
Workers Compensation 124447065 41438016 36485836
Company or Union2861443380 427083228 229894457
Federal Government1235811623 198770732 64888711
Military Retirement 400864124 13712991 8581372
State or Local Government 730495150 89560844 112079830
Railroad Retirement 271714148 0 0
Accident Insurance 987792835 23019203 12113735
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 11179543 0 0
Other or Dont Know1460184645 456885123 163552783

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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
Male Under 65 Years Pensions 2962 17690 2630 17810 233 14945 95 155085239149*04
Company or Union 1549 14520 1415 14357 84 13141 43 127022249151*04
Federal Government 260 25521 246 25586 9 27545 15 257866639061434
Military Retirement 601 17558 479 18595 100 12365 21 130111054677*04
State or Local Government 443 21848 393 22036 30 19732 9 203029673588535
Railroad Retirement 38 17439 34 17520 5 16863 4 15157 666168413
Annuities 37 15928 31 12964 5 27884 0 (B) 594752376
IRA or Keough 60 12708 51 12454 7 12584 0 (B) 757569167
Other or Dont Know 67 14134 67 14134 0 (B) 3 6176 943513311
interest 41093 1422 36888 1486 2499 801 2092 6565841872*04
Dividends 13797 2478 12770 2487 526 1693 375 21013418603*04
Rents and Royalties 4984 4200 4526 4473 241 650 245 34072093266*04
Education 3239 3976 2595 3882 449 4134 210 39581288145*04
Pell Grant Only 511 1937 383 2073 103 1488 65 2242 989074683
Other Government Only 595 3199 469 3385 95 2160 49 24111904010933
Scholarships Only 881 5110 728 4957 98 6526 26 86664499282646
Other Only 732 3111 611 2880 70 2137 28 12072277643514
Combinations 521 6165 405 5748 84 8524 42 73473211442139
Child Support 274 2700 223 2497 49 3705 14 1091 739633405
Alimony 14 3770 14 3770 0 (B) 0 (B) 51583398
Financial Assistance 690 5260 557 4933 66 2704 56 54503627571644
Other Income 678 4994 586 5107 50 3959 37 48523388383039
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 12305 7938 10001 8158 1884 6912 1201 61329767321*04
Public Assistance or SSI 2047 4536 1387 4620 561 4235 274 42639285530031
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 4118 8319 3347 8504 687 7397 378 75693425521*04
Company or Union Pension 1823 14321 1654 14173 112 13620 66 122492611262*04
Military Retirement 629 17650 499 18652 107 12820 22 127671109350*04
Federal Government
Retirement 348 24240 317 24726 22 21615 22 205218440554461
State or Local Retirement 562 19198 481 19998 58 12693 25 122651079085*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 1310 7235 1125 7393 149 6682 114 55009478453554
Property Income 42903 2679 38450 2814 2660 1146 2228 13451149334*05
Child Support or Alimony 288 2751 237 2571 49 3705 14 1091 791216804
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 5031 4438 4574 4732 241 650 245 34072232865*04
Pensions or Annuities 3452 17261 3032 17495 308 14188 138 135415958611*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
Male Under 65 Years Pensions4684279*0434879959731465862420
Company or Union2031455*041103578759 544020423
Federal Government6305088123 253462982 380219716
Military Retirement89083295091231982688 274100890
State or Local Government8664007067 582504215 187700385
Railroad Retirement 587069885 79098528 61156344
Annuities 401769429 148010883 0
IRA or Keough 639909751 89357916 0
Other or Dont Know 943513311 0 18664660
interest5479975*0420008333241372220605
Dividends3176328*04 890661447 787631784
Rents and Royalties2024501*04 156979593 835598674
Education1007508*041858166255 832171621
Pell Grant Only 793513758 153903469 145514418
Other Government Only1587649855 204346279 118426222
Scholarships Only3607770225 638185232 228478803
Other Only1760844857 149705019 34073188
Combinations2325298822 712026255 305678988
Child Support 557392861 180512347 14748218
Alimony 51583398 0 0
Financial Assistance2750215283 179605804 305518030
Other Income2991464668 198868929 179651734
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments8158682*041301843*047367621783
Public Assistance or SSI640608575223745689461166289595
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2846388*0450842150222863906312
Company or Union Pension2344791*041530661987 813437696
Military Retirement93093984681377640792 282682263
Federal Government
Retirement7841666605 483077955 445108427
State or Local Retirement9616292839 731774368 306427325
Workers Compensation
Payments8315747565 996933179 629637844
Property Income1082040*0530484743642995451064
Child Support or Alimony 608976259 180512347 14748218
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts2164190*04 156979593 835598674
Pensions or Annuities5305046*0443632727601866320373
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_004.htm