Table 4.  Percent Distribution of the Receipts, Benefits, and Withdrawal 
          Payments of Major Public Employee-Retirement Systems: Quarter 
          Ending September 30, 1999, and Prior Periods  (Because of
          rounding, detail may not add to totals.  r = revised from 
          previously published amounts) 
          


                        Total          Government       Earnings on          Employee
Date                   Receipts      Contributions      Investments        Contributions

Sept 30, 1999. . . . .  100.0            14.6               77.8                7.6
June 30, 1999r . . . .  100.0            13.8               77.9                8.3
March 31, 1999 . . . .  100.0            18.9               71.5                9.5

Dec 31, 1998 . . . . .  100.0            19.1               70.9               10.0
Sept 30, 1998  . . . .  100.0            19.9               71.2                8.9
June 30, 1998  . . . .  100.0            15.5               75.3                9.2 
March 31, 1998 . . . .  100.0            13.4               78.7                7.8

Dec 31, 1997 . . . . .  100.0            17.1               73.2                9.8
Sept 30, 1997 .  . . .  100.0            17.7               74.6                7.6
June 30, 1997  . . . .  100.0            21.2               69.3                9.4
March 31, 1997 . . . .  100.0            22.4               66.5               11.1

Dec 31, 1996 . . . . .  100.0            21.2               68.2               10.6
Sept 30, 1996  . . . .  100.0            22.1               67.5               10.5
June 30, 1996  . . . .  100.0            21.0               68.2               10.8
March 31, 1996 . . . .  100.0            19.2               69.9               10.9

Dec 31, 1995 . . . . .  100.0            22.4               66.1               11.5
Sept 30, 1995  . . . .  100.0            23.6               64.5               12.0
June 30, 1995  . . . .  100.0            21.2               65.8               13.0
March 31, 1995 . . . .  100.0            25.6               60.5               13.9
                                         
Dec 31, 1994 . . . . .  100.0            30.7               56.1               13.2
Sept 30, 1994  . . . .  100.0            26.6               57.9               15.5
June 30, 1994  . . . .  100.0            24.0               60.6               15.4
March 31, 1994 . . . .  100.0            23.8               62.2               14.0

                                                                 
                                                                

                        Total           
Date                   Payments    Benefits        Withdrawals

Sept 30, 1999. . . . .  100.0         95.3             4.7
June 30, 1999r . . . .  100.0         95.6             4.4
March 31, 1999 . . . .  100.0         95.9             4.1

Dec 31, 1998 . . . . .  100.0         95.5             4.5
Sept 30, 1998  . . . .  100.0         95.5             4.5
June 30, 1998  . . . .  100.0         95.4             4.6 
March 31, 1998 . . . .  100.0         95.6             4.4

Dec 31, 1997 . . . . .  100.0         95.6             4.4 
Sept 30, 1997 .  . . .  100.0         95.8             4.2
June 30, 1997  . . . .  100.0         95.8             4.2
March 31, 1997 . . . .  100.0         95.9             4.1

Dec 31, 1996 . . . . .  100.0         95.4             4.6
Sept 30, 1996  . . . .  100.0         95.3             4.7
June 30, 1996  . . . .  100.0         95.7             4.3
March 31, 1996 . . . .  100.0         95.2             4.8

Dec 31, 1995 . . . . .  100.0         91.9             8.1
Sept 30, 1995  . . . .  100.0         95.1             4.9
June 30, 1995  . . . .  100.0         95.9             4.1
March 31, 1995 . . . .  100.0         96.0             4.0

Dec 31, 1994 . . . . .  100.0         93.2             6.8
Sept 30, 1994  . . . .  100.0         94.6             5.4
June 30, 1994  . . . .  100.0         95.1             4.9
March 31, 1994 . . . .  100.0         94.3             5.7

Dec 31, 1993 . . . . .  100.0         90.9             9.1
Sept 30, 1993  . . . .  100.0         95.3             4.7
June 30, 1993  . . . .  100.0         95.3             4.7
March 31, 1993 . . . .  100.0         95.7             4.3