The Quality and Comparability of Child Care Data in U.S. Surveys

Social Science Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 356-381

  Raley, R Kelly ^a   Harris, Kathleen Mullan ^b   Rindfuss, Ronald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0011294910     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.2000.0673     Document Type: Article

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