Understanding constraints and residential satisfaction among low-income single-parent families

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 532-553

  Bruin, Marilyn J ^a   Cook, Christine C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING DESIGN; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PERCEPTION; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SINGLE PARENTS;

EID: 0031393962     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001391659702900405     Document Type: Article

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