Elasu, J; Kimuli, B R and Adaramola, M S (2022) Cooking fuel choices of households in urban areas in Uganda: A multinomial probit regression analysis. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 40(2), pp. 283-298. ISSN 23984708
Abstract
Purpose: This study explores the economic and sociodemographic factors that influence households' decisions on the type of fuel used for cooking in urban areas in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach: In total, two cross-section data surveyed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in 2012/13 and 2016/17 were used to analyze consumption of energy for cooking purposes in urban areas of Uganda. This paper employed a multinomial probit regression model and the corresponding marginal effects to analyze cooking fuel choices, which are biomass, electricity and gas and kerosene combined. Findings: The results showed that household expenditure was statistically significant for the choice of cooking fuel chosen. Furthermore, kitchen type, dwelling type and apartment tenure type are found to be significantly influence the choice of household cooking fuel decisions. Originality/value: This study takes into consideration the combined influence of the kitchen type, dwelling and tenure type as explanatory variables for the choice of cooking fuel for households in urban areas in Uganda. These factors have not been considered in previous studies done in Uganda, especially within the context of urban households when making choices for cooking fuel.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | biomass; electricity; fuel choice; gas/kerosene; household |
| Index terms: | multinomial, urban area, methodology, consumption, regression model, household, statistics, regression analysis, Uganda, tenure |
| Subjects: | Geography, urban form and morphology, research methods, statistical analysis, demography, consumer economics, mathematical modelling, real estate economics |
| Topics: | Urban Studies, Stakeholder Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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