Summary1997EconomicCensusFinanceandInsuranceSubjectSeries1997IssuedMarch2001EC97F52S-SMU.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,developedandcoordinatedthecom-puterprocessingsystems.MartinS.Harahush,AssistantChiefforQuinquen-nialPrograms,wasresponsiblefordesignandimplementationofthecomputersys-tems.RobertS.Jewett,BarbaraL.Lambert,andEdwardF.Johnsonpro-videdspecialcomputerprogramming.WilliamC.Wester,Chief,ServicesBranch,assistedbyRobertA.Hill,DennisP.Kelly,JayL.Norris,andJeffreyS.Rosensupervisedthepreparationofthecomputerprograms.AdditionalprogrammingassistancewasprovidedbyDonellD.Barnes,DanielC.Collier,GilbertJ.Flodine,RyanC.Fung,DavidHiller,LeatriceD.Hines,MilanLepusic,WilliamD.McClain,MichaelJ.Ocasio,SarahJ.Presley,JacquelineV.Sellers,andMichaelA.Sendelbach.ComputerServicesDivision,DebraD.Williams,Chief,performedthecomputerprocessing.KimD.Ottenstein,MargaretA.Smith,andLaureneV.QuallsoftheAdministra-tiveandCustomerServicesDivision,WalterC.Odom,Chief,providedpublica-tionsandprintingmanagement,graphicsdesignandcomposition,andeditorialreviewforprintandelectronicmedia.Gen-eraldirectionandproductionmanagementwereprovidedbyMichaelG.Garland,AssistantChief,andGaryJ.Lauffer,Chief,PublicationsServicesBranch.Specialacknowledgmentisalsoduethemanybusinesseswhosecooperationhascontributedtothepublicationofthesedata.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSSummary1997EconomicCensusFinanceandInsuranceSubjectSeries1997IssuedMarch2001EC97F52S-SMU.S....