Child Poverty and Family Structure in Canada, 1981-1997

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Kerr, Don ^a   Beaujot, Roderic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; REVIEW;

EID: 0348048748     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.34.3.321     Document Type: Review

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