Several informats are used here. First, $14. is used to specify that the state name can have up to 14
characters. @16 moves the line pointer to column 16. Next, comma5.0 specifies that VIOLENT is a
numeric variable with embedded commas that may be written with one to five characters (5) and no
digits after the decimal point (.0). Without an appropriate informat, SAS will assume that the violent
crime rates for Florida and South Carolina are missing.