Table 4 Household socio-economic characteristics and energy utilized (%)
From: Households’ energy preference and consumption intensity in Kenya
Variables | National (sample) | Fuel wood | Charcoal | Kerosene | LPG | Electricity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | ||||||
Urban = 0 | 33.96 | 8.94 | 40.5 | 28.25 | 70.48 | 67.53 |
Rural = 1 | 66.04 | 91.06 | 59.5 | 71.75 | 29.52 | 32.47 |
Gender of the household head | ||||||
Male = 0 | 65.79 | 29.43 | 32.71 | 33.65 | 34.07 | 36.52 |
Female = 1 | 34.21 | 70.57 | 67.29 | 66.35 | 65.93 | 63.48 |
Decision maker on energy use | ||||||
Household head = 1 | 46.10 | 46.04 | 43.59 | 45.69 | 47.31 | 46.32 |
Spouse = 2 | 47.90 | 46.04 | 49.88 | 48.26 | 47.59 | 47.77 |
Child = 3 | 6.00 | 7.93 | 6.52 | 6.05 | 5.1 | 5.91 |
Household dwelling unit | ||||||
Permanent = 1 | 50.40 | 18.85 | 57.39 | 44.56 | 88.14 | 82.02 |
Semi-permanent = 2 | 37.40 | 31.15 | 34.07 | 42.51 | 9.24 | 14.25 |
Temporary = 3 | 12.00 | 50 | 8.54 | 12.93 | 2.62 | 3.72 |
Household head: average monthly income (KSh) | ||||||
Below 2500 = 1 | 4.40 | 4.49 | 2.72 | 4.75 | 0.69 | 0.57 |
2501–5000 = 2 | 12.60 | 11.86 | 8.68 | 14.16 | 0.83 | 3.08 |
5001–10,000 = 3 | 21.80 | 16.35 | 20.65 | 24.59 | 6.21 | 10.93 |
10,001–15,000 = 4 | 17.50 | 16.42 | 18.96 | 18.54 | 11.45 | 15.87 |
15,001–20,000 = 5 | 15.00 | 13.25 | 16.94 | 15.6 | 14.48 | 17.73 |
20,001–50,000 = 6 | 20.70 | 29.68 | 23.09 | 17.44 | 37.79 | 33.52 |
50,001–100,000 = 7 | 6.30 | 3.61 | 6.95 | 4.31 | 21.66 | 14.09 |
Above 100,000 | 1.80 | 1.35 | 2.01 | 0.62 | 6.9 | 4.21 |
Household head: education level | ||||||
No formal education = 1 | 6.90 | 10.71 | 4.13 | 7.05 | 0.55 | 1.94 |
Primary school = 2 | 29.10 | 36.93 | 26.79 | 32.97 | 4.41 | 11.01 |
Secondary school = 3 | 31.80 | 32.21 | 34.54 | 34.06 | 21.79 | 27.77 |
Vocational/diploma = 4 | 21.20 | 16.44 | 23.42 | 19.32 | 36.69 | 33.36 |
Bachelor’s degree = 5 | 8.90 | 2.95 | 9.1 | 5.54 | 29.1 | 20.73 |
Postgraduate = 6 | 2.10 | 0.76 | 2.02 | 1.06 | 7.45 | 5.18 |
Household head age in years | ||||||
Below 30 years = 1 | 21.50 | 13.59 | 20.37 | 21.07 | 21.1 | 23.24 |
31–35 years = 2 | 18.80 | 13.76 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 23.86 | 22.43 |
36–40 years = 3 | 16.80 | 16.54 | 17.97 | 17.24 | 17.38 | 17.25 |
41–45 years = 4 | 12.30 | 13.16 | 12.95 | 12.38 | 12.14 | 13.04 |
46–50 years = 5 | 11.60 | 14.85 | 11.59 | 11.8 | 10.48 | 9.8 |
51–60 years = 6 | 12.70 | 18.57 | 13.28 | 12.65 | 10.9 | 10.12 |
Above 60 = 7 | 6.10 | 9.53 | 5.44 | 6.36 | 4.14 | 4.13 |
Household head: marital status | ||||||
Single = 1 | 12.80 | 12.8 | 10.61 | 11.25 | 17.66 | 16.84 |
Married = 2 | 77.90 | 77.86 | 81.37 | 78.66 | 77.79 | 77.89 |
Widowed = 3 | 8.60 | 8.6 | 7.23 | 9.34 | 3.72 | 4.37 |
Divorced = 4 | 0.50 | 0.8 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.74 |