Housing affordability and mental health: Does the relationship differ for renters and home purchasers?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 91-97

  Mason, Kate E ^a   Baker, Emma ^b   Blakely, Tony ^c   Bentley, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Housing affordability; Housing tenure; Longitudinal survey; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MENTAL HEALTH; TENURE SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOME PURCHASER; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING AFFORDABILITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MENTAL COMPONENT SUMMARY SCORE; MENTAL HEALTH; NAMED GROUPS OF PERSONS; PURCHASING; RENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

AUSTRALIA; HOUSING AFFORDABILITY; HOUSING TENURE; LONGITUDINAL SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84881320236     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.023     Document Type: Article

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