African American, White and Hispanic child care preferences: A factorial survey analysis of welfare leavers by race and ethnicity

Social Science Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-141

  Shlay, Anne B ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Child care policy; Early education; Factorial survey technique; Poverty; Quality rating systems; Race and ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449093751     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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