Perception vs. reality: The relationship between low-income homeownership, perceived financial stress, and financial hardship

Social Science Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 276-286

  Manturuk, Kim ^a   Riley, Sarah ^a   Ratcliffe, Janneke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable mortgage; Financial stress; Homeownership; Sense of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856359145     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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