How family structure type affects household energy consumption: A heterogeneous study based on Chinese household evidence

Yuanping Wang, Lingchun Hou, Lang Hu, Weiguang Cai, Lin Wang, Cuilian Dai and Juntao Chen

Energy, 2023, vol. 284, issue C

Abstract: The problem of household energy consumption (HEC) is gradually becoming prominent in the current situation of rough-style energy development. Household structure type plays a vital role in examining HEC heterogeneity. Based on data from the China Integrated Social Survey, this study examined the heterogeneity of household structure type and other factors on HEC through quantile regression. The conclusions show that the education level of household members, income, weekly working hours, days of residence, and home ownership contribute significantly to HEC. In contrast, the average age of the resident population is negatively associated with HEC. In addition, childless households and “spouse + parent” households have the lowest and highest effects on HEC, respectively, and a “neutralizing effect” occurs at the higher quartiles of HEC for three-generation households. There is heterogeneity in the impact of HEC among family members of different genders at the same age; the person with the primary consumers of HEC in the household is not always female, and males over 46 years of age replace females in the same age group as the primary consumers of HEC at the high HEC quartile, which is related to the age group. Finally, some policy recommendations were made.

Keywords: Household energy consumption; Household type; Membership structure; Quantile regression; Neutralization effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.129313

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