EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF IOWA
SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 31, 1997
TO PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1997, as amended
The following sentence is added as a final paragraph to the section of
the Prospectus entitled "Performance Information" on page 25:
The Company may, from time to time, include in its advertising and
sales materials, tax deferred compounding charts and other hypothetical
illustrations, which may include comparisons of currently taxable and
tax deferred investment programs, based on selected tax brackets.
