A comparison of household budget allocation patterns between Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic White Americans

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-174

  Fan, Jessie X ^a   Zuiker, Virginia Solis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer demand; Ethnicity; Expenditure; Hispanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042578764     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022900707619     Document Type: Review

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