Family relations and life satisfaction of older people: A comparative study between two different hukous in China

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-40

  Yunong, Huang ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; family relations; hukou; life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

CHINA; FUJIAN;

PHAULOTHAMNUS SPINESCENS;

EID: 83555172478     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000067     Document Type: Article

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