LAPSE:2023.25580v1
Published Article
LAPSE:2023.25580v1
Cooking Fuel Usage in Sub-Saharan Urban Households
Ting Meng, Wojciech J. Florkowski, Daniel B. Sarpong, Manjeet Chinnan, Anna V. A. Resurreccion
March 28, 2023
This study models the frequency use of wood, charcoal, liquid gas, electricity, and kerosene in urban households in Ghana and supplements the literature on cooking fuel choices. The modeling is based on survey data collected in several major Ghanaian cities. Survey results indicate that charcoal and liquid gas are frequently used in meal preparation, while the frequency use of firewood, kerosene, and electricity is limited. Frequency use is estimated using the ordered probit technique. Five cooking fuel use equations identify income, socio-demographic characteristics, and location of urban residents as influencing the frequency use. Statistically significant effects measure probability changes in each of the four fuel categories. Income and education increase the probability of often or very often of using liquid gas or electricity to cook. The effect of being employed by the government is similar but less consistent. Age, household size, and marital status are linked to frequency use, but differently affect specific fuels. As the number of children or adults increases in a household, so does the probability of using firewood or charcoal, but this also increases the probability that such households never use liquid gas or electricity for cooking. Regional differences indicate Tamale residents heavily rely on wood and charcoal, and infrequently use liquid gas or electricity. Multiple cooking fuel use behavior may reflect risk aversion to fuel shortages. Increasing incomes and improving education will drive the probability of an increased use of cleaner cooking fuels and decreased use of fuel mixes, benefiting meal preparers’ health and the environment.
Keywords
cooking fuel choice, income, location keyword, ordered probit, probability change, survey
Suggested Citation
Meng T, Florkowski WJ, Sarpong DB, Chinnan M, Resurreccion AVA. Cooking Fuel Usage in Sub-Saharan Urban Households. (2023). LAPSE:2023.25580v1
Author Affiliations
Meng T: Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, Beijing Food Safety and Strategy Research Base, College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China [ORCID]
Florkowski WJ: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223-1797, USA [ORCID]
Sarpong DB: Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana, Legon Accra P.O. Box LG 25, Ghana
Chinnan M: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223-1797, USA
Resurreccion AVA: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223-1797, USA
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
14
Issue
15
First Page
4629
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-07-30
Published Version
ISSN
1996-1073
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: en14154629, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.25580v1
This Record
External Link

doi:10.3390/en14154629
Publisher Version
Download
Files
[Download 1v1.pdf] (1.5 MB)
Mar 28, 2023
Main Article
License
CC BY 4.0
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
60
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Mar 28, 2023
 
Verified by curator on
Mar 28, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.25580v1
 
Original Submitter
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
Directly Related to This Work
Publisher Version