Socioeconomic differences in having living parents and children: A U.S.-British comparison of middle-aged women

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 852-867

  Henretta, John C ^a   Grundy, Emily ^b   Harris, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family structure; International comparison; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035429973     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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