Examining cross-state variation in the increase in father-only families

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 479-495

  Garasky, Steven ^a   Meyer, Daniel R ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child custody; Family law; Father only families; Single parent families; State level family policy

Indexed keywords

FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY STRUCTURE; REGIONAL PATTERN; SINGLE PARENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032441915     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006136205884     Document Type: Article

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