Expenditure patterns of asian americans: Evidence from the u.s. consumer expenditure survey, 1980–1992

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-368

  Fan, Jessie X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 84937259994     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X970254001     Document Type: Article

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