Family, money, and health: Regional differences in the determinants of life satisfaction over the life course

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-126

  Margolis, Rachel ^a   Myrskylä, Mikko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Cross national; Life cycle; Life satisfaction; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84876724542     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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