Demographic and Socio-economic Determinants of Household Energy Use in Dilla Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Woldemariam, Tadesse (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Agizew, Alemayehu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-20T06:26:53Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:25:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-20T06:26:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:25:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Since the household is the major consumption unit of energy sources, it is important to assess the use of energy at the household level. The purpose of this research is to assess the demographic and socio-economic factors that determine household energy use in Dilla Town. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted to obtain both quantitative and qualitative data on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and energy use of households. A sample size of 422 households was selected from the three kebeles by probability proportional to size and two data collection tools i.e. questionnaire and in-depth interview were used. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive, multiple regressions with dummy variables and multinomial logistic regression. The regression model was employed to identify the factors that determine household energy use in terms of both amount and type. Thus, the dependent variables considered are the per capita energy use and type of energy. The predictor variables that were considered include household size, age and sex of household head, housing conditions, income, education and marital status. This study has found out that per capita energy use decreases as household size increases due to the sharing of energy. Households that are headed by females use the traditional fuels as the major cooking fue ls mainly due their livelihood strategy that may depend on trading of processed food. The economic factor also determines energy use. As the household income increases households began to use multiple fuels instead of using only modern fuels. The study recommends that attaining small household size, subsidizing modern fuels, educating women and promoting economic development are necessary to use adequate and clean energy sources in the household. This study can help further studies on the issue of energy use and its demographic and socioeconomic determinants at the household level. It can also help energy planning and decision making through understanding the factors that determine household energy use in the study area. Keywords: Female headed household, Fuel choice, Household income, Household size, Per capita energy | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12017 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Female headed household | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fuel choice | en_US |
| dc.subject | Household income | en_US |
| dc.subject | Household size | en_US |
| dc.subject | Per capita energy | en_US |
| dc.title | Demographic and Socio-economic Determinants of Household Energy Use in Dilla Town | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |