The economic well-being of never- and ever-married single mother families a cross-national comparison

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-40

  Nichols Casebolt, Ann ^a   Krysik, Judy ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031492908     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v23n01_02     Document Type: Article

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