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Table 4 Factors affecting the choice of energy-efficient stoves: the multinomial logit model

From: Adoption of improved cook stoves by households in informal settlements of Woreda 12, Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa

 

Number of obs

=

 

423

 

LR chi2(54)

=

 

388.51

 

Prob > chi2

=

 

0.0000

 

Pseudo R2

=

 

0.3491

3-stone stove

Coef.

Std. Err.

Z

P > /Z/

(base outcome)

Mirt stove

 Sex

0.0178

0.3567

0.05

0.09

 Marital status

− 0.0382

0.3196

− 0.12

0.905

 Education

0.2913

0.1786

1.63

0.105

 Family income

− 0.4817

0.4002

− 1.20

0.229

 Family size

− 0.1061

0.2696

− 0.39

0.694

 Years lived

0.1674

0.1932

0.87

0.386

 Shelter type

0.7682**

0.3508

2.19

0.029

 Shelter size

0.2308

0.2215

1.04

0.297

 Land title

0.0344

0.1944

0.18

0.859

 Stove operating cost

− 0.2942**

0.1548

− 1.90

0.057

 Save labor and time

− 0.0721

0.1917

− 0.38

0.707

 Availability of stove

− 0.3447***

0.187

− 1.84

0.065

 Quality of stove

− 0.2285

0.1664

− 1.37

0.17

 Cost of stove

− 0.1489

0.2324

− 0.64

0.522

 Simple to use

0.2853***

0.1661

1.72

0.086

 Clean and safe stove

− 0.3426

0.2527

− 1.36

0.175

 Subsidized stove

− 0.2064

0.1613

− 1.28

0.201

 Widely known stove

− 0.3183**

0.1487

− 2.14

0.032

 _cons

2.1665

1.6167

1.34

0.18

Lakech stove

 Sex

− 0.3091

0.424

− 0.73

0.466

 Marital status

− 0.0348

0.3733

− 0.09

0.926

 Education

0.0455

0.2058

0.22

0.825

 Family income

− 0.6546

0.4644

− 1.41

0.159

 Family size

− 0.1019

0.3128

− 0.33

0.744

 Years lived

0.0915

0.2164

0.42

0.672

 Shelter type

1.1119*

0.4074

2.73

0.006

 Shelter size

0.0951

0.2529

0.38

0.707

 Land title

− 0.4505***

0.254

− 1.77

0.076

 Stove operating cost

0.0348

0.1823

0.19

0.848

 Save labor and time

− 0.1512

0.2312

− 0.65

0.513

 Availability of stove

0.0348

0.1933

0.18

0.857

 Quality of stove

− 0.0394

0.1964

− 0.20

0.841

 Cost of stove

0.1643

0.2418

0.68

0.497

 Simple to use

0.074

0.1894

0.39

0.697

 Clean and safe stove

0.0242

0.3177

0.08

0.939

 Subsidized stove

− 0.1756

0.1828

− 0.96

0.337

 Widely known stove

0.0476

0.1787

0.27

0.79

 _cons

− 0.7658

1.8939

− 0.40

0.686

Electric stove

 Sex

0.3383

0.4269

0.79

0.428

 Marital status

0.5568

0.4766

1.19

0.234

 Education

1.0173*

0.2694

3.78

0

 Family income

0.2463

0.5561

− 0.44

0.658

 Family size

− 0.2987

0.3284

− 0.91

0.363

 Years lived

0.6742*

0.238

2.83

0.005

 Shelter type

1.2905*

0.4482

2.88

0.004

 Shelter size

0.3646

0.2768

1.32

0.188

 Land title

0.2652

0.2401

1.10

0.269

 Stove operating cost

1.4825*

0.2684

5.52

0.000

 Save labor and time

0.7222

0.4486

1.61

0.107

 Availability of stove

− 0.2224

0.2045

− 1.09

0.277

 Quality of stove

0.7756*

0.2235

3.47

0.001

 Cost of stove

− 0.7326*

0.294

− 2.49

0.013

 Simple to use

0.8286*

0.2988

2.77

0.006

 Clean and safe stove

− 0.3461

0.4797

− 0.72

0.471

 Subsidized stove

− 0.3315

0.2000

− 1.66

0.097

 Widely known stove

0.2396

0.2054

1.17

0.243

 _cons

− 19.5514

3.2376

− 6.04

0.000

  1. Note: *, ** and *** are statistically significant at p < 1%, p < 5% and p < 10%, respectively and the bold figures inside the table indicate the significant variables affecting households stove choice
  2. Source: Data developed by the author, Feb., 2022