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Solving US Ur problems is an increasingly important concern of the public & of gov officials. Soc sci can make an important contribution to solutions by providing Ur soc indicators. 3 General propositions concerning this process are: (1) Soc sci'ts must be prepared for accusations of betrayal from proponents of causes which they have previously supported, it data conflict with objectives of such causes. (2) flow indicators are developed will influence at what level problems are resolved. (3) Soc indicators will be developed by professors & gov executives whose judgments will be based on a value-background cliff from that of the Ur masses being measured. In the light of these propositions, 4 guidelines for soc indicators are suggested: (a) They should be in the realm of disaggregation & r. (b) As they cannot be apol'at, they must be pan-pol'al. (c) They should be concerned with the future as well as the present. (d) They shout( provide comparisons of local, nat'l, & 'best practice' data. The indicators should report Ur conditions in 3 categories: (i) people as individuals-numbers, distribution, density, mobility, employment, income, behavior, health, & participation rates; (ii) Pam's-unemployment & welfare statistics' is & 'poverty neighborhood' studies; & (iii) his tit's-public service & voluntary org's, business, 1111, (,due, & Ur ecology. IIA.