MiscellaneousSubjects1997EconomicCensusFinanceandInsuranceSubjectSeries1997IssuedFebruary2001EC97F52S-SBU.S.DepartmentofCommerceEconomicsandStatisticsAdministrationU.S.CENSUSBUREAUManypersonsparticipatedinthevariousactivitiesofthe1997EconomicCensusfortheFinanceandInsurancesector.ServiceSectorStatisticsDivisionpreparedthisreport.BobbyE.Russell,AssistantChiefforCensusPrograms,wasrespon-siblefortheoverallplanning,manage-ment,andcoordination.PlanningandimplementationwereunderthedirectionofStevenM.Roman,Chief,UtilitiesandFinancialCensusBranch,assistedbyFayeA.Jacobs.PrimarystaffassistancewasprovidedbyVannahL.Beatty,DianeCarodiskey-Beeson,SandraK.Creech,MichaelJ.Garger,AndrewN.Lampton,JuanP.Matias,KathrynH.Miller,SusanK.Pozzanghera,WilliamR.Samples,CharlesT.Spradlin,andMarloN.Thornton.Mathematicalandstatisticaltechniquesaswellasthecoverageoperationswerepro-videdbyCarlA.Konschnik,AssistantChiefforResearchandMethodology,assistedbyCarolS.King,Chief,Statisti-calMethodsBranch,andJockR.Black,Chief,ProgramResearchandDevelopmentBranch,withstaffassistancefromMariaC.CruzandDavidL.Kinyon.TheEconomicPlanningandCoordinationDivisionprovidedoverallplanningandreviewofmanyoperationsandthecom-puterprocessingprocedures.ShirinA.Ahmed,AssistantChiefforPost-CollectionProcessing,wasresponsibleforeditproce-duresanddesigningtheinteractiveana-lyticalsoftware.DesignandspecificationswerepreparedunderthesupervisionofDennisL.Shoemaker,Chief,CensusPro-cessingBranch,assistedbyJohnD.Ward.Primarystaffassistancewaspro-videdbySonyaP.Curcio,RichardW.Graham,andCherylE.Merkle.TheEco-nomicProductTeam,withprimarycontri-butionsfromAndrewW.HaitandJenniferE.Lins,wasresponsibleforthedevelopmentofthesystemtodisseminate1997EconomicCensusreports.ThestaffoftheNationalProcessingCenter,JudithN.Petty,Chief,performedmailoutpreparationandreceiptoperations,clericalandanalyticalreviewactivities,anddataentry.TheGeographyDivisionstaffdevelopedgeographiccodingproceduresandassoci-atedcomputerprograms.TheEconomicStatisticalMethodsandPro-grammingDivision,CharlesP.PautlerJr.,Chief,developedandcoordinatedthecomputerprocessingsystems.MartinS.Harahush,AssistantChiefforQuinquen-nialPrograms,wasresponsiblefordesignandimplementationofthecomputersys-tems.RobertS.Jewett,BarbaraL.Lambert,andEdwardF.Johnsonpro-videdspecialcomputerprogramming.WilliamC.Wester,Chief,ServicesBranch,assistedbyJayL.Norriswhosupervisedthepreparationofthecom-puterprograms.AdditionalprogrammingassistancewasprovidedbyRyanFung,LeatriceD.Hines,MilanLepusic,JacquelineV.Sellers,andMichaelA.Sendelbach.ComputerServicesDivision,DebraD.Williams,Chief,performedthecomputerprocessing.KimD.OttensteinandMargaretA.SmithoftheAdministrativeandCustomerServicesDivision,WalterC.Odom,Chief,providedpublicationsandprintingmanagement,graphicsdesignandcomposition,andeditorialreviewforprintandelectronicmedia.Generaldirectionandproductionmanagementwerepro-videdbyMichaelG.Garland,AssistantDivisionChief,andGaryJ.Lauffer,Chief,PublicationsServicesBranch.Specialacknowledgmentisalsoduethemanybusinesseswhosecooperationhascontributedtothepublicationofthesedata.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMiscellaneousSubjects1997EconomicCensusFinanceandInsuranceSubjectSeries1997IssuedFebruary2001EC97F52S-SBU.S.DepartmentofCommerceDonaldL.Evans,SecretaryEconomicsandStatisticsAdministrationJ.LeePrice,ActingUnderSecretaryforEconomicAffairs...