Choice characteristics and parents' child-care decisions

Rationality and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 453-495

  Hofferth, Sandra L ^a,b,c,d   Chaplin, Duncan D ^e   Wissoker, Douglas A ^e   Robins, Philip K ^f,g  

^a Institute for Social Research

^b Department of Sociology ^*

^c Population Studies Center

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Child staff ratio; Decision making; Rational choice; Travel time

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444454850     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346396008004006     Document Type: Article

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