Youth and well-being: A South African case study

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-242

  Makiwane, Monde ^a   Kwizera, Stella ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fertility; Labour market; Mortality; Poverty; Quality of life; South Africa; Well being; Youth

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY DETERMINANT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 61349174558     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9279-7     Document Type: Article

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