Satisfaction with Job and Income Among Older Individuals Across European Countries

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-254

  Bonsang, Eric ^a   van Soest, Arthur ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Anchoring vignettes; Response scale differences

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EUROPE;

EID: 82555192468     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9879-5     Document Type: Article

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