Child care use and parental desire to switch care type among a low-income population

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-162

  Wolfe, Barbara ^a   Scrivner, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Center based care; Child care; Child care subsidy; Low income families

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543010223     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JEEI.0000023635.67750.fd     Document Type: Article

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