Economic well-being and cohabitation: Another nonmetro disadvantage?

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 562-582

  Snyder, Anastasia R ^a   McLaughlin, Diane K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Economic well being; Nonmetro families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747647415     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9019-6     Document Type: Article

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