Does Family Structure Really Influence Educational Attainment?

Social Science Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 331-357

  Sandefur, Gary D ^a   Wells, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0001143372     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1999.0648     Document Type: Article

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