Religiosity and quality of life in South Africa

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 417-434

  Rule, Stephen ^a  

^a Outsourced Insight cc   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Denomination; Life satisfaction; Orthodoxy; Quality of life; Religion

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33847042276     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9005-2     Document Type: Article

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