Measurement models of women's autonomy using the 1998/1999 India DHS

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 367-381

  Sandberg, John ^a,b   Rafail, Patrick ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic and Health Surveys; India; Measurement models; Women's autonomy; Women's status

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FEMALE; RESEARCH; TYPOLOGY; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84888363377     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-013-9117-x     Document Type: Article

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