R-beta: quantile

[Bill Simpson]

I do:
x<-rnorm(1000)
quantile(x,c(.025,.975))
       2%       98% 
-1.844753  1.931762 

Since I want to find a 95% confidence interval, I take the .025 and .975
quantiles.  HOWEVER R says I have the 2% (not 2.5%) and 98% (not 97.5%)
points.  Is it just rounding the printed 2% and 98%, or is it REALLY
finding .02 and .98 points instead of .025 and .975?

Thanks for any help.

Bill Simpson

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