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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
Female Total- 15 Years and Over Total 97447 19511 81352 19792 11961 17310 8055 145091901324*06
Earnings 67736 20968 55934 21208 8702 18785 5841 164591420312*06
WageS and Salary 64421 21062 52965 21332 8517 18816 5669 165401356798*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 4689 12823 4201 12635 271 11821 248 92996013104*04
Farm Self-Employment 591 5718 540 6117 34 63 24 26633378097241
Unemployment Compensation 2493 2329 1879 2253 499 2645 290 23085806223515
State or Local 2381 2346 1795 2267 477 2681 268 23645587207489
Combinations 111 1968 84 1942 23 1909 22 1617 219016025
Workers Compensation 772 3957 640 3701 78 5664 93 31573052879270
State Payments 337 3786 265 3526 35 4115 48 27441276488532
Employment Insurance 393 4050 336 3854 44 5836 43 36291591402897
Own Insurance 12 1996 8 2176 0 (B) 2 2912 23687389
Other 34 4808 31 3933 3 14873 0 (B) 161300452
Social Security 21633 7359 19020 7417 2190 7019 1107 58261592074*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 3145 4276 2138 4146 838 4485 471 43721344614*04
Public Assistance, Total 3263 3294 1982 3149 1118 3350 693 39481074898*04
AFDC Only 2519 3537 1466 3460 921 3432 576 40348909479841
Other Assistance Only 640 2408 440 2206 178 2910 103 32231540785758
Both 104 2879 76 2596 19 3529 14 5765 298714814
Veterans Benefits 460 6387 384 6416 65 6834 15 82162940978046
Disability Only 68 6119 59 6480 8 3661 4 8094 413540963
Survivors Only 273 6434 225 6791 39 5021 9 90871755268907
Pension Only 44 7857 33 4659 11 17537 2 4799 344735216
Education Only 20 3941 17 3722 4 4969 0 (B) 79713942
Other Only 36 5314 30 5936 3 2519 0 (B) 191639794
Combinations 20 7841 20 7841 0 (B) 0 (B) 156079222
Means-Tested 111 4842 88 4992 17 5179 7 6021 535171867
Nonmeans-Tested 350 6875 296 6840 48 7414 8 102262405806179
Survivors Benefits 1944 9018 1776 8977 139 10004 51 73901753473*04
Company or Union 874 4965 808 4969 57 5407 16 43484338906260
Federal Government 229 10349 204 10357 20 10066 8 92332371464103
Military Retirement 122 7743 111 8068 9 4664 2 1756 946592923
State or Local Government 209 10264 202 10371 7 7219 4 148952146895191
Railroad Retirement 73 6398 63 6421 10 6260 2 4968 465694441
Workers Compensation 24 4151 20 4592 4 1705 0 (B) 98895986
Black Lung 25 5085 25 5085 0 (B) 0 (B) 128665434
Estates or Trusts 187 16945 172 17878 11 2902 6 122183166723697
Annuities 144 13309 131 13737 9 11181 4 70961920082983
Other or Dont Know 135 14439 119 11238 12 49860 9 67051950811170
Disability Benefits 648 6420 505 6623 118 5908 37 54294162248711
Workers Compensation 39 5215 25 5277 12 5510 0 2632 201978551
Company or Union 209 5420 162 5318 45 5866 7 28971135020389
Federal Government 55 9733 49 10345 6 4793 2 9859 536452097
Military Retirement 1 5400 1 5400 0 (B) 0 (B) 3169962
State or Local Government 108 7532 92 7202 10 11621 6 9450 813797463
Railroad Retirement 8 33139 5 50058 3 1556 0 (B) 262337328
Accident Insurance 75 6569 70 6467 6 7832 3 2202 494572780
Black Lung 5 5408 2 5340 3 5460 0 (B) 27646536
Temporary Insurance 12 1895 12 1895 0 (B) 1 4160 22198006
Other or Dont Know 156 4264 105 4154 37 4511 20 4672 665075595

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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
Female Total- 15 Years and Over Total1610157*062070344*051168792*05
Earnings1186248*061634611*059614046*04
WageS and Salary1129864*061602495*059377318*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment5307357*0432094310092303862853
Farm Self-Employment3305935461 2140536 63412402
Unemployment Compensation42329005341321147482 668507746
State or Local40690852631277570185 633598588
Combinations 163815270 43577296 34909158
Workers Compensation2368115532 439706038 292379216
State Payments 934086863 145271828 130762226
Employment Insurance1294868562 254514650 155400474
Own Insurance 17779213 0 6216516
Other 121380893 39919558 0
Social Security1410683*051537570*046446773761
SSI (Supplemental Security)886555788637595250622060778257
Public Assistance, Total624141661537460163832736624279
AFDC Only507313026231598604852324525350
Other Assistance Only 970712054 517845829 332614559
Both 197574299 68310068 79484370
Veterans Benefits2462666340 444809972 123418200
Disability Only 384667996 28332300 31622942
Survivors Only1528899624 198099971 81502795
Pension Only 151800365 192195245 10292463
Education Only 62050997 17662945 0
Other Only 179168135 8519509 0
Combinations 156079222 0 0
Means-Tested 439784487 87508806 43217773
Nonmeans-Tested2022881853 357301165 80200427
Survivors Benefits1594455*041386639186 373496942
Company or Union4014157599 307771301 70726226
Federal Government2107983461 206342365 77780099
Military Retirement 897326076 41907799 3319017
State or Local Government2095878316 51016875 57207610
Railroad Retirement 402318676 63375764 8866439
Workers Compensation 92699472 6196514 0
Black Lung 128665434 0 0
Estates or Trusts3069108334 31467042 69286886
Annuities1799464532 99760191 25202230
Other or Dont Know1336945995 578801333 61108431
Disability Benefits3347119250 696118495 203095603
Workers Compensation 131255333 63406037 1310472
Company or Union 863070682 261449264 20781371
Federal Government 507287584 29164513 21212284
Military Retirement 3169962 0 0
State or Local Government 662598050 111148129 55549528
Railroad Retirement 258040481 4296847 0
Accident Insurance 450484348 44088432 6429304
Black Lung 11898694 15747841 0
Temporary Insurance 22198006 0 5208112
Other or Dont Know 437116106 166817430 92604528

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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
Female Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions 5446 8269 4851 8085 489 9906 144 64844503150*04
Company or Union 3141 5636 2807 5492 278 6855 100 62481770377*04
Federal Government 430 14647 358 14431 61 16471 9 79396299348110
Military Retirement 52 14426 52 14426 0 (B) 3 15292 748066200
State or Local Government 1470 11285 1304 11056 136 13428 23 45631658367*04
Railroad Retirement 95 8192 93 8188 2 8388 0 6000 774745311
Annuities 87 6877 83 7073 0 3900 1 6516 598248911
IRA or Keough 141 7500 130 7639 8 7011 2 300001058790659
Other or Dont Know 186 6790 174 6497 9 3596 7 40741264723331
interest 53323 1842 47877 1929 3426 911 2450 7629823506*04
Dividends 16004 2899 14830 2935 622 2248 387 33294639936*04
Rents and Royalties 6155 4142 5659 4219 274 4285 255 22832549323*04
Education 4570 3551 3642 3438 689 3469 328 29511623028*04
Pell Grant Only 933 2076 631 2008 247 1739 110 17841937056184
Other Government Only 712 3734 552 3681 128 3637 54 39222660251015
Scholarships Only 1178 4078 962 3913 137 4584 61 33094804141886
Other Only 905 2332 791 2090 81 2384 38 32422109175623
Combinations 842 5604 706 5391 96 7005 65 36214719659259
Child Support 4758 3699 3913 3904 752 2657 435 32161759944*04
Alimony 393 10120 367 10632 16 1720 22 60893980458899
Financial Assistance 1138 5097 881 5088 167 3233 95 48425802407348
Other Income 1171 4559 993 4243 113 8073 71 29385340697444
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 31091 7412 25634 7627 4535 6424 2458 52992304552*05
Public Assistance or SSI 6029 4013 3873 3901 1852 4053 1100 43602419512*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 21737 7393 19117 7454 2197 7036 1107 58341607102*05
Company or Union Pension 4099 5654 3672 5525 358 6904 124 58032317860*04
Military Retirement 175 9719 164 10073 9 4664 5 97961697829085
Federal Government
Retirement 704 13072 601 12948 88 14232 19 87119207264311
State or Local Retirement 1756 11130 1568 10958 153 13027 33 66531954436*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 944 4267 788 4067 99 5734 97 31394026836565
Property Income 55366 3130 49647 3280 3592 1594 2575 14781732944*05
Child Support or Alimony 5004 4312 4144 4628 761 2660 445 34422157990*04
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 6298 4551 5787 4656 285 4233 259 25112865995*04
Pensions or Annuities 6972 8387 6220 8265 621 9567 193 65525846990*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
Female Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions3921997*044843884736 934753929
Company or Union1541251*041902983659 625232231
Federal Government51642490551012092055 70664636
Military Retirement 748066200 0 42287394
State or Local Government1442106*041827159395 104976380
Railroad Retirement 760942940 13802370 1700100
Annuities 590174328 1831284 3964073
IRA or Keough 991765871 55049931 56415000
Other or Dont Know1131066394 30966041 29514113
interest9236527*0431221706051866790445
Dividends4352298*0413971863101286747477
Rents and Royalties2387474*041176178922 582219001
Education1252214*042391413781 966838378
Pell Grant Only1267509240 429625806 196623275
Other Government Only2030255713 466215729 210875650
Scholarships Only3764760368 628955193 202225266
Other Only1653900936 192223334 122145793
Combinations3805711673 674393717 234968391
Child Support1527648*0419970535651398464420
Alimony3904726891 27860707 132574625
Financial Assistance4480588668 538825470 457865731
Other Income4211538520 909956020 207404612
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1955183*052913307*041302445*04
Public Assistance or SSI1510697*0475055414454797402537
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1424896*051545627*046457340300
Company or Union Pension2028973*042472204224 716739830
Military Retirement1648562238 41907799 45606411
Federal Government
Retirement77795201011247598934 169657021
State or Local Retirement1717954*041989324399 217733519
Workers Compensation
Payments3205316821 569144863 305327106
Property Income1628321*0557270028803805043811
Child Support or Alimony1918120*0420249142731531039045
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts2694385*041207645964 651505888
Pensions or Annuities5140982*0459386428051264832199

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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
Female Under 65 Years Total 79354 20581 65197 20939 10406 18172 7193 151401633186*06
Earnings 65547 21245 53996 21507 8511 18982 5761 164501392533*06
WageS and Salary 62491 21313 51263 21604 8341 19012 5597 165301331879*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 4419 12998 3953 12815 257 11585 238 91895743572*04
Farm Self-Employment 558 5756 508 6185 34 63 24 26633213410249
Unemployment Compensation 2433 2319 1822 2239 497 2640 282 23215643827197
State or Local 2324 2336 1740 2253 474 2676 263 23735427479165
Combinations 109 1977 83 1953 23 1909 20 1631 216348032
Workers Compensation 724 3893 595 3608 75 5684 93 31572819926757
State Payments 316 3524 246 3181 33 4052 48 27441113172152
Employment Insurance 376 4122 319 3929 44 5836 43 36291548677470
Own Insurance 12 1996 8 2176 0 (B) 2 2912 23687389
Other 25 5412 22 4265 3 14873 0 (B) 134389745
Social Security 4829 6536 3916 6574 770 6422 372 56353156245*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 2137 4822 1464 4693 574 5120 261 52551030466*04
Public Assistance, Total 3179 3340 1915 3227 1106 3345 690 39551061710*04
AFDC Only 2508 3528 1461 3458 917 3410 574 40378848483205
Other Assistance Only 569 2585 379 2450 170 2970 102 32461470603819
Both 102 2916 74 2640 19 3529 14 5765 297109015
Veterans Benefits 219 6849 164 6991 49 6966 11 83561498842647
Disability Only 40 5475 32 5986 8 3661 3 7184 217707471
Survivors Only 97 6803 70 7917 24 4039 8 8738 657534278
Pension Only 25 11275 14 6309 11 18200 0 (B) 281182593
Education Only 20 3941 17 3722 4 4969 0 (B) 79713942
Other Only 21 5902 15 7410 3 2519 0 (B) 121719094
Combinations 17 8478 17 8478 0 (B) 0 (B) 140985267
Means-Tested 58 6284 42 6858 14 5040 5 6541 361674945
Nonmeans-Tested 161 7051 121 7037 36 7716 6 99521137167702
Survivors Benefits 609 11762 539 11606 60 13328 20 69017164900567
Company or Union 220 6356 190 6678 29 4416 8 42581395465226
Federal Government 49 10431 45 10807 4 6203 1 1356 516286293
Military Retirement 26 5880 15 6881 9 4629 0 8700 152602523
State or Local Government 28 13880 25 15513 3 2079 0 (B) 388923291
Railroad Retirement 8 7148 8 7148 0 (B) 0 (B) 57954044
Workers Compensation 16 3679 14 3990 2 1425 0 (B) 59195515
Black Lung 5 5245 5 5245 0 (B) 0 (B) 26397313
Estates or Trusts 120 14578 111 15061 5 4321 6 122181754176347
Annuities 50 23737 49 23968 0 14964 0 (B)1190138432
Other or Dont Know 92 17723 82 12483 7 76230 5 63271623761577
Disability Benefits 560 6435 426 6666 108 5922 36 55673602038097
Workers Compensation 34 5265 23 5683 8 4729 0 2632 176397795
Company or Union 172 5632 127 5594 43 5835 6 3231 970186572
Federal Government 40 8461 34 9115 6 4793 2 9859 340090276
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 96 7868 80 7556 10 11621 6 9450 755009943
Railroad Retirement 5 47066 2 99999 3 1556 0 (B) 241716473
Accident Insurance 71 6330 66 6201 6 7832 3 2202 450644988
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 12 1895 12 1895 0 (B) 1 4160 22198006
Other or Dont Know 147 4386 98 4288 35 4638 20 4672 645794042

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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
Female Under 65 Years Total1365154*061890889*051089004*05
Earnings1161277*061615576*059476813*04
WageS and Salary1107475*061585765*059251732*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment5065581*0429789614522187401971
Farm Self-Employment3141248469 2140536 63412402
Unemployment Compensation40795200701312131629 655428424
State or Local39183727921268554333 623187259
Combinations 161147277 43577296 32241164
Workers Compensation2146745922 428123134 292379216
State Payments 782353387 133688925 130762226
Employment Insurance1252143135 254514650 155400474
Own Insurance 17779213 0 6216516
Other 94470186 39919558 0
Social Security2574147*0449440021032098669851
SSI (Supplemental Security)686850633629387182891370186590
Public Assistance, Total617816459836992251042728613131
AFDC Only505279400631274757752318268615
Other Assistance Only 929402090 503439259 330860145
Both 195968500 68310068 79484370
Veterans Benefits1144379542 343622270 89927115
Disability Only 188834504 28332300 18976868
Survivors Only 554484916 97440948 70950246
Pension Only 88776421 191666567 0
Education Only 62050997 17662945 0
Other Only 109247434 8519509 0
Combinations 140985267 0 0
Means-Tested 290883774 69642061 32925310
Nonmeans-Tested 853495767 273980209 57001805
Survivors Benefits6259923380 800532248 137039648
Company or Union1267614586 127165166 32164688
Federal Government 491262754 25023539 1897505
Military Retirement 105628473 39615002 2134545
State or Local Government 381842616 7080675 0
Railroad Retirement 57954044 0 0
Workers Compensation 56419872 2775643 0
Black Lung 26397313 0 0
Estates or Trusts1664479569 23548458 69286886
Annuities1182753974 6101571 0
Other or Dont Know1025570174 569222192 31556023
Disability Benefits2841095677 641931454 201677395
Workers Compensation 129352508 39728106 1310472
Company or Union 710132374 249553754 19363163
Federal Government 310925763 29164513 21212284
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 603810530 111148129 55549528
Railroad Retirement 237419625 4296847 0
Accident Insurance 406556556 44088432 6429304
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 22198006 0 5208112
Other or Dont Know 420700312 163951671 92604528

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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
Female Under 65 Years Pensions 1437 10819 1216 10678 192 11776 42 84301555111*04
Company or Union 784 8142 656 8043 110 9112 24 90096382575069
Federal Government 93 13420 70 13611 23 12573 0 (B)1248382798
Military Retirement 35 15186 35 15186 0 (B) 3 15292 535760310
State or Local Government 382 15258 327 14861 50 17799 10 33045830789443
Railroad Retirement 6 7809 4 7591 2 8388 0 (B) 46903054
Annuities 25 13404 23 14428 0 (B) 0 (B) 337466418
IRA or Keough 76 10652 70 10728 5 9684 2 30000 805240264
Other or Dont Know 69 5275 62 4016 4 3604 3 1505 363991350
interest 42511 1345 37661 1402 2984 805 2208 6455717721*04
Dividends 12738 2374 11669 2386 580 2199 362 34373023979*04
Rents and Royalties 4576 3714 4155 3847 232 2992 219 21151699781*04
Education 4550 3559 3626 3446 689 3469 328 29511619530*04
Pell Grant Only 929 2079 627 2012 247 1739 110 17841931043364
Other Government Only 709 3735 548 3682 128 3637 54 39222649622320
Scholarships Only 1172 4082 960 3910 137 4584 61 33094786186376
Other Only 897 2349 784 2107 81 2384 38 32422107885261
Combinations 842 5604 706 5391 96 7005 65 36214719659259
Child Support 4757 3699 3913 3904 751 2659 435 32161759940*04
Alimony 352 10406 329 10920 13 1701 20 56893667335932
Financial Assistance 1043 5292 793 5306 160 3336 84 47655521717647
Other Income 988 4549 822 4184 104 8153 67 28324492632521
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 13667 5540 10045 5662 3034 5180 1640 46627571842*04
Public Assistance or SSI 4973 4207 3160 4129 1579 4203 888 46142092086*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 4849 6581 3931 6632 774 6409 372 56353190902*04
Company or Union Pension 1139 7682 943 7692 174 7912 38 71398748226868
Military Retirement 61 11242 51 12668 9 4629 3 14755 688362834
Federal Government
Retirement 183 11520 150 11733 33 10345 4 65082104759369
State or Local Retirement 498 14004 423 13803 63 16009 16 55616974722678
Workers Compensation
Payments 856 4152 711 3924 89 5766 97 31393554760377
Property Income 44123 2406 39041 2518 3126 1406 2316 13821061780*05
Child Support or Alimony 4963 4285 4106 4596 758 2664 443 34142126583*04
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 4678 4009 4247 4156 238 3022 223 23831875199*04
Pensions or Annuities 2044 10380 1716 10494 286 9925 65 74582121291*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
Female Under 65 Years Pensions1298554*042257633418 354448233
Company or Union52725486131003208389 217582230
Federal Government 952242845 284967015 0
Military Retirement 535760310 0 42287394
State or Local Government4858618176 888941916 33473282
Railroad Retirement 33100684 13802370 0
Annuities 333443098 0 0
IRA or Keough 752080509 53159755 56415000
Other or Dont Know 247746482 13553971 4690326
interest5279792*0424015151061423123595
Dividends2783948*0412760809571245544582
Rents and Royalties1598463*04 695023479 462665117
Education1249298*042391413781 966838378
Pell Grant Only1261496420 429625806 196623275
Other Government Only2019627018 466215729 210875650
Scholarships Only3753538518 628955193 202225266
Other Only1652610573 192223334 122145793
Combinations3805711673 674393717 234968391
Child Support1527648*0419961075341398464420
Alimony3597142092 22322539 115381695
Financial Assistance4206138422 532586016 400896536
Other Income3437367364 850321792 191009247
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments5687845*041571377*047644159390
Public Assistance or SSI1304667*0466379433934098799721
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2606994*0449621013212098669851
Company or Union Pension72502955741379927309 269110082
Military Retirement 641388783 39615002 44421939
Federal Government
Retirement1754431363 339155067 23109789
State or Local Retirement58442713231007170721 89022811
Workers Compensation
Payments2787670179 514715317 305327106
Property Income9828651*0443961680013200620182
Child Support or Alimony1887362*0420184300731513846115
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1764911*04 718571937 531952003
Pensions or Annuities1800641*042838683399 486769949

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_007.htm