Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Wed, Mar 18 1992 Date: Wed, 18 Mar 92 05:44:27 EST Message-ID: 03-18 0000 cc cc Mar. 18, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. FACE OF THE HOMELESS: More than 25% of the homeless are children. Today's homeless are: Single men 46% Single women 14% Families 40% Source: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development BETTER TIMES AHEAD?: The index of leading indicators, a rough gauge of the economy's future, rose in January above its prerecession level. That's a sign that the economy is headed higher, economists say. Prerecession high June 1990 146.3 Recession low Jan. 1991 138.8 Latest reading Jan. 1992 146.5 Source: Commerce Department SIZING UP THE WORLD CUP: Some U.S. football stadiums may need costly alterations to accommodate larger soccer fields for the 1994 World Cup. How football, soccer fields compare: Football 53.3 yards by 120 yards World Cup soccer 68 meters by 105 meters (74.4 yards by 114.9 yards) Source: USA TODAY research by John Riley COMPARING CHILD-CARE COSTS: Baby-sitter:nanny hourly costs are steadily outpacing child-care center costs. 1978 1985 1990 Baby-sitter:nanny $1.22 $1.86 $2.30 Child-care center $1.40 $1.60 $1.67 Source: The Urban Institute, National Child Care Survey of 4,400 families. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM