Household composition and poverty among female-headed households with children: Differences by race and residence

Rural Sociology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-624

  Snyder, Anastasia R ^a,b   McLaughlin, Diane K ^a   Findeis, Jill ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Rural Sociology and Demography ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ETHNIC MINORITY; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY; RACE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845799865     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/003601106781262007     Document Type: Article

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