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Rural household energy consumption characteristics and determinants in China

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  • Zou, Baoling
  • Luo, Biliang

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For a developing country with a large rural population, to understand the rural households' energy consumption characteristic and energy consumption determinants for further public policy design is of increasing importance. Therefore, this paper provides a detailed analysis of the characteristics of rural households’ energy consumption. Simultaneously, based on the data of 1472 rural households from the Chinese General Social Survey of 2015, the energy consumption determinants of rural households are estimated by Tobit model. Results reveal that rural households with a healthy and old household head reduce the share of coal consumption, and household labors with an off-farm job and high level of education, and a large household size increase the share of LPG and electricity consumption. The good economic condition of rural households contributes to the reduction of biomass consumption. Given the results, the government should work for poverty reduction, subsidies for modern equipment purchase, policies of effective and renewable energy technologies, and educational investment in rural areas, which may help for a positive transition in energy consumption for rural households.

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  • Zou, Baoling & Luo, Biliang, 2019. "Rural household energy consumption characteristics and determinants in China," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 182(C), pages 814-823.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:182:y:2019:i:c:p:814-823
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.06.048
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