Welfare, work and material hardship in single parent and other households

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-40

  Bauman, Kurt J ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Hardship; Welfare; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937383079     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v06n01_02     Document Type: Article

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