Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2006, 42(1): 35-56 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2006.42.1.04

Satisfaction with Life, Happiness, and Family Status in Twenty-one European Countries

Dana Hamplová
Sociologický ústav AV ČR, Praha

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Hamplová, D. (2006). Satisfaction with Life, Happiness, and Family Status in Twenty-one European Countries. Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 42(1), 35-56. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2006.42.1.04
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