A room of one's own or room enough for two? Access to housing and new household formation in Sweden, 1968-1992

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 329-351

  Lauster, Nathanael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Family; Housing; Nest leaving; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COHABITATION; CORRELATION; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HOUSING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33845189695     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-006-9000-y     Document Type: Article

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