Emigration from the USA: Multiplicity survey evidence

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-199

  Woodrow Lafield, Karen A ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emigrants; Emigration; Immigration; Multiplicity; Nonresidents

Indexed keywords

EMIGRATION PATTERN; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; MULTIPLICITY SURVEY; SURVEY EVIDENCE;

USA;

EID: 0030445055     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00126136     Document Type: Article

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