As cheaply as one: Cohabitation in the older population

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 656-667

  Chevan, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Elderly; Poverty; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039054784     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353726     Document Type: Article

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