An examination of the validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a general adolescent population of Canada

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-42

  Boudreau, Brock ^a   Poulin, Christiane ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Family affluence scale; Family structure; Mother's education; SES; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; LIVING STANDARD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 69949169305     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9334-4     Document Type: Article

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