[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000830142
[NAME] ZENIX INCOME FUND INC.
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAR-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               MAR-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      147,677,143
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     150,547,251
[RECEIVABLES]                                5,433,639
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     211
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             155,981,101
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                     30,000,000
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      305,023
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         30,305,023
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                             30,000,000
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   123,965,059
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       14,741,640
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       14,225,059
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    1,097,279
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                  (32,256,368)
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     2,870,108
[NET-ASSETS]                               125,676,078
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              412,744
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           14,399,773
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,479,741
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     13,332,776
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       939,501
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      208,576
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       14,480,853
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   10,475,099
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                        2,100,000
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                              0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       5,358,111
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        179,019
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                (33,035,286)
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          770,618
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                           1,779,779
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              2,550,397
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       122,905,489
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             6.31
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.92
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.08
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.86
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               6.45
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   1.20
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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