Does it or doesn't it? Geographic differences and the costs of living

Rural Sociology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-486

  Zimmerman, Julie N ^a   Ham, Sunny ^a   Frank, Sarah Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIVING STANDARD; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53749087967     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/003601108785766561     Document Type: Article

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