Small area indices of multiple deprivation in South Africa

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-297

  Noble, Michael ^a,b,c   Barnes, Helen ^a   Wright, Gemma ^a   Roberts, Benjamin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Indices; Multiple deprivation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 73449135460     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9460-7     Document Type: Article

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