The Role of Spousal Income in the Wife’s Happiness

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1007-1024

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Happiness; Indonesia family life survey; Marriage; Spousal income

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 84959918470     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-0934-5     Document Type: Article

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