청주시 저소득 가구의 가정 에너지 비용 부담 경험과 인식

Abstract

Abstract This study explored low-income households’ experiences and perception of home energy cost burdens and determinantsof the perceived home energy cost burdens. Between March and July 2014, a questionnaire survey was administered inCheongju, South Korea. Among the 434 useable responses collected, responses from 218 households with monthlyincome less than 2,500,000 Korean Won (KRW) were compared with those of 216 households with higher incomes. Themain findings are as follows. In the past three years, more than 10 percent of low-income households had had theirelectricity cut off; 5.7 percent had had their city gas cut off. To pay for their home energy expenses, nearly 70 percentof the low-income households had had to limit their heating, cooling or spending for other necessities; 38.3 percent hadto borrow money. Low-income households reported more problems paying for home energy than higher-incomehouseholds did. Households with more negative evaluation of rainwater leak, no one staying at home all day, monthlyincome less than 1,500,000 KRW and householders in their 40s and 50s tended to perceive a heavier home energy costburden. Finally, the most popular support programs were fuel assistance and discounts on energy bills.Keywords : Home Energy Cost, Energy Cost Burden, Low-income Households, Questionnaire Survey, Regression Analysis주요어: 가정 에너지 비용, 에너지 비용 부담, 저소득 가구, 설문조사 , 회귀분석