Problems in the current information system include inadequate agency coordination, inconsistent social indicators, insufficient state-by-state data, and inefficient use of existing data. Eight Federal agencies currently compile statistical information. The most feasible and effective ways to strengthen the existing information would be to create a centralized coordinating agency and to standardize data collection and dissemination procedures across existing agencies. Other recommendations focus on the use of an interagency council, the creation of a single "super-agency," the use of consistent and comparable approaches to measurement, and timely collection of data and publication of reports. Charts