my @fields = qw( name state age );

##</code><code>##

  @identity{ @fields } = qw( billy colorado 21 );

##</code><code>##

  @identity{ qw/ name  state    age / } = 
             qw/ billy colorado 21 /;

##</code><code>##

my %identity = (
  name  => 'billy',
  state => 'colorado',
  age   => 21,
);

##</code><code>##

my %identity = qw/
  name  billy
  state colorado
  age   21
/;