Inside this issue:

• Metro Areas and Much More – Yours in Brief
• Court Rules Against Statistical Sampling
• Black Population in Younger Age Groups
• Lead Poisoning Down, Smoking Still a Problem for America’s Kids
• Hispanic Youth Edging Past Blacks in Number
• Congress Sticks With Six-Month Funding, Rejects Amendment to Keep Funds Flowing Past March
• Address List Creation Means 30,000 Jobs
• Adjusted ’90 Census Data for Small Areas
• Utah’s Population Still the Youngest
• New Classification System for Measuring the Economy
• Men’s and Boys’ Jeans a $3.7 Billion Industry in 1997, Women’s and Girls’ Jeans Total $2.3 Billion
• U.S. Statistics At A Glance
• Missoula Now Metro