The relevance of social interactions on housing satisfaction

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-274

  Vera Toscano, Esperanza ^a   Ateca Amestoy, Victoria ^a,b  

^a Associated Unit to CSIC by IESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Housing; Ordered probit; Peer effects; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; HOUSING CONDITIONS; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 39849092408     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9107-5     Document Type: Article

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