Rural households’ preferences and attitudes towards biomass fuels - results from a comprehensive field survey in Bangladesh

Table 2 Use of and preferences for biomass fuels among the respondents (%) in different regions

Types of biomass fuels	Kalaroa (N = 60)		Nachole (N = 60)		Nakla (N = 60)		Chakaria (N = 60)		Average (N = 240)
Types of biomass fuels	Use	Preference	Use	Preference	Use	Preference	Use	Preference	Use	Preference
Stem wood	50	60	55	75	55	67	80	98	60	75
Branches	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Leaves and twigs	97	30	100	37	93	33	95	32	96	33
Bamboo	37	52	45	83	30	63	28	55	35	63
Rice husk	48	18	20	10	38	30	0	0	27	15
Rice straw	68	2	88	15	73	27	30	5	65	12
Jute stalk	90	97	0	0	73	98	0	0	41	49
Other crop residues	88	10	47	12	53	7	30	2	55	8
Cow dung	90	60	100	100	22	10	95	97	77	67
Briquette	2	30	0	12	0	20	2	25	3	22
Saw mill residues	12	40	3	28	7	38	12	55	8	40

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