OUR CONSUMER COMFORT INDEX

SEPTEMBER -37
AUGUST -35
YEAR AGO -24

Americans can't shake their gloom about the economy, according to
our index based on the most recent MONEY/ABC poll. One of our poll
questions (below) addressed the health of life insurers. Responses
are those of policyholders only.

CHART: NOT AVAILABLE
CREDIT: Based on a poll of 519 randomly chosen adults. Margin of
error: plus or minus five percentage points
CAPTION: How concerned are you about the safety of your life
insurer?