my %people = ( 7 => { name    => 'Bob Jones',
                      address => '555 Anywhere Street',
                      city    => 'Allentown',
                      state   => 'Pennsylvania' },
               3 => { name    => 'Pete Hollister',
                      address => '222 Northview Drive',
                      city    => 'Shoreham',
                      state   => 'unknown' }
              );

my $idnumber = 3;
print $people{ $idnumber }{ name };