Johnston of the Bureau of the Census, Dennis Little of the Congressional Research Service, Richard Rockwell and Roberta Miller of the Social Science Research Council, and Janet Simons of Children's Defense Fund provided invaluable counsel as well as the data upon which parts of this report are based. Michael Brewer and Steven Englund made many helpful comments. Nina Graybill, who edited the report, was consistently helpful and insightful. Finally, we are deeply indebted to several people who began thinking about the quality of American life long before we did, and whose writings influenced our own: Daniel Bell, of Harvard University; Angus Campbell, of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan; Amitai Etzioni, of the Center for Policy Research and George Washington University; James O'Toole, of the Center for Futures Research at the University of Southern California; and Daniel Yankelovich, of Yankelovich, Skelly & White. We are especially grateful for the time several of them took to discuss and comment on our work. Matina S. Horner Matina S. Horner Panel Chairperson Cambridge, Massachusetts December 31, 1980 |