Impact of energy affordability on the decision-making of rural households in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China regarding clean energy use

Table 14 Spatial heterogeneity in the impact of energy affordability on decision-making regarding clean energy use

Variable	Areas in the Loess Plateau			Arid desert areas in Northwest China			Areas in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Variable	Cooking	Heating	Hot water	Cooking	Heating	Hot water	Cooking	Heating	Hot water
Income growth	0.055*** (0.003)	0.064*** (0.003)	0.043*** (0.003)	0.047*** (0.004)	0.041*** (0.003)	0.030*** (0.004)	0.127*** (0.006)	0.110*** (0.008)	0.055*** (0.003)
Subsidy growth	0.127*** (0.006)	0.164*** (0.008)	0.112*** (0.008)	0.120*** (0.010)	0.111*** (0.007)	0.077*** (0.008)	0.277*** (0.012)	0.267*** (0.015)	0.142*** (0.007)
Control variables	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled
Dummy variable	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled	Controlled
Observations	2868			1956			1884

*, * *, * * * indicate the 10, 5, and 1% significance levels, respectively; standard errors are in parentheses. The unit of income and subsidy growth is 100 yuan, and the estimated coefficient in the report represents the impact of 100 yuan increase in income and subsidies on the probability of households opting for clean energy

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