Subjective Well-Being and Social Capital in Belgian Communities. The Impact of Community Characteristics on Subjective Well-Being Indicators in Belgium

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-36

  Hooghe, Marc ^a   Vanhoutte, Bram ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Belgium; Community characteristics; European social survey; Multi level research; Social indicators Flanders; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INDICATOR; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BELGIUM;

EID: 78649821174     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9600-0     Document Type: Article

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