Cohabitation and children's living arrangements: New estimates from the United States

Demographic Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 1663-1692

  Kennedy, Sheela ^a   Bumpass, Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 52649156524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.4     Document Type: Article

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