Marrying, unmarrying, and poverty dynamics among mothers with children living at home

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 566-582

  Mauldin, Teresa A ^a   Mimura, Yoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital status; Mothers; Poverty; Poverty dynamics; Two way transition model

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348932266     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-007-9076-5     Document Type: Article

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