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Subjective Well-Being and Household Factors in South Africa

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  • Douglas Dalenberg

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  • Jeffrey Bookwalter & Douglas Dalenberg, 2004. "Subjective Well-Being and Household Factors in South Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 65(3), pages 333-353, February.
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    DOI: 10.1023/B:SOCI.0000003546.96008.58
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