Rural Households' Demand for Domestic Energy in Odeda Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State, Nigeria

The nature of demand for domestic energy influences environmental conservation and sustainable development. This study determined the factors influencing expenditures on energy products by rural households. Data were collected from 130 randomly sampled households. Analysis was done with descriptive...

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Published in:Journal of human ecology (Delhi) 2012-11, Vol.40 (2), p.115-123
Main Authors: Adepoju, A.O., Oyekale, A.S., Aromolaran, O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charcoal
Conservation
Cooking
Demand analysis
Energy
Energy resources
Fuels
Household consumption
Nigeria
Ogun State
Quantitative analysis
Rural areas
Rural Households
Tobit Regression
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Summary:The nature of demand for domestic energy influences environmental conservation and sustainable development. This study determined the factors influencing expenditures on energy products by rural households. Data were collected from 130 randomly sampled households. Analysis was done with descriptive statistics and Tobit regression. Results show that the largest proportion of the respondents was using kerosene for cooking and lighting. Tobit regression results show that as household heads grow older, their demand for charcoal and kerosene significantly increased (p
ISSN:0970-9274
DOI:10.1080/09709274.2012.11906529