Executive summary -- Database objectives -- Short-term focus : recommendations regarding the social indicators -- Database system long-term focus: recommendations regarding microdata and data collection -- Acknowledgments -- List of acronyms - -Introduction -- QSCFA social indicators database system objectives for the database system -- Database users overview of database content -- 3. QSCFA database indicators sources of data recommended indicators -- 4. In-depth studies of selected indicators -- Indicators selected for further study -- Methodology -- Life expectancy -- Marriage and divorce -- Labor force participation rate -- Methodology for future in-depth review of specific indicators -- 5. QSCFA database architecture -- The prototype database -- Strengths and limitations of the prototype database -- Assessment of the prototype database system capabilities -- Recommendations for the social indicators database system architecture -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Database objectives -- Database content and indicators -- Database architecture -- Strategic actions for future database implementation -- Pursuing the longer-term objectives -- Appendix A: Proposed database architecture -- Data exchange standards -- Database management system -- Three-tier system architecture -- Web-based implementation -- Ad-hoc queries -- Appendix B: Organization, resource, and timeline considerations -- Organization - resources -- Timeline -- References.