<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                            7
<CIK>                                0000881453
<NAME>                               American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation
<MULTIPLIER>                                    1,000
<CURRENCY>                           U.S. Dollars

<S>                                  <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                        12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                       JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                         DEC-31-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                     1
<DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE>                          285,708
<DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE>                         285,708
<DEBT-MARKET-VALUE>                           285,708
<EQUITIES>                                     20,402
<MORTGAGE>                                          0
<REAL-ESTATE>                                       0
<TOTAL-INVEST>                                312,871
<CASH>                                         76,499
<RECOVER-REINSURE>                              3,642
<DEFERRED-ACQUISITION>                      1,398,192
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             31,702,705 <F1>
<POLICY-LOSSES>                               135,545
<UNEARNED-PREMIUMS>                                 0
<POLICY-OTHER>                                      0
<POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS>                               0
<NOTES-PAYABLE>                               169,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               0
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<COMMON>                                        2,500
<OTHER-SE>                                    494,411
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               31,702,705 <F2>
<PREMIUMS>                                      3,118
<INVESTMENT-INCOME>                            11,656
<INVESTMENT-GAINS>                               (688)
<OTHER-INCOME>                                557,536 <F3>
<BENEFITS>                                     54,815
<UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION>                   225,731
<UNDERWRITING-OTHER>                          195,480
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                95,596
<INCOME-TAX>                                   30,779
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                 0
<DISCONTINUED>                                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                     0
<CHANGES>                                           0
<NET-INCOME>                                   64,817
<EPS-BASIC>                                         0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0
<RESERVE-OPEN>                                      0
<PROVISION-CURRENT>                                 0
<PROVISION-PRIOR>                                   0
<PAYMENTS-CURRENT>                                  0
<PAYMENTS-PRIOR>                                    0
<RESERVE-CLOSE>                                     0
<CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY>                             0

<FN>

<F1>  Included  in  Total  Assets  are  Assets  Held  in  Separate  Accounts  of
$29,757,092.
<F2>  Included  in Total  Liabilities  and  Equity  are  Liabilities  Related to
Separate Accounts of $29,757,092.
<F3> Other income  includes  annuity charges and fees of $424,578 and fee income
of $130,610.
</FN>

</TABLE>