Cross-sectional and longitudinal measurements of neighborhood experience and their effects on children

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 590-610

  Jackson, Margot I ^a   Mare, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Neighborhood change; Neighborhood effects; Residential mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247103529     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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