my %struture = ( '1' => { 'field1_statement1' => 'value', 'field2_statement1' => 'value' }, '2.1' => { 'field1_statement2' => 'value', 'field2_statement2' => 'value', 'field3_statement2' => 'value' }, '2.2' => { 'field1_statement2' => 'value', 'field2_statement2' => '', 'field3_statement2' => 'value' }, '3.1' => { 'field1_statement2' => 'value' } );